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From: Courtney Thomas (no email)
Date: Sat Aug 06 2005 - 14:05:46 EDT
I have hundreds of charts, many Maptech, all of which I've laminated and
use with a Yeoman chartplotter, which utilizes the laminated charts
instead of buying a lot of very expensive electronics, though the Yeoman
is electronic but I got mine [new] for $150 and it will interface with
my radar, autopilot, etc., so though not as facile to use, meets my
needs.
HTH,
Courtney
On Sat, 2005-08-06 at 10:15, Thomas wrote:
> I know we are mostly talking about mapping software, but I believe
> that most of us are of the age that we like being able to have the
> chart on deck for that ever popular Coastal Navigation basic of "where
> the heck am I" using the charts for visual recognition.
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> I don't think that computers (that I can afford) have been
> sufficiently ruggedized to be a constant companion in the cockpit.
> And, since I often sail single-handed, I don't always have the time to
> be ducking down and popping back up until I've figured it all out.
> Yes, yes, I know - GPS. Certainly an enhancement to our navigation.
> But, for the sake of arguement, lets agree that manual/paper charts
> have their place onboard.
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> Prior to my last little adventure, I used the full sized paper charts
> for my plotting and positioning. So I decided that maybe some of
> these chart books would be better - all organized and in color with
> photos of harbor approaches, crossed to smaller scaled charts for
> details. Seemed like a no brainer - they were less expensive too!
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> Since I sail in the Central and Souther California area, we experience
> fog on a regular basis. Most of the time it isn't the pea-soup
> variety, but is often heavy. Paper charts absorb moisture. Single
> sheet charts are easy to let dry out; spread them out belowdecks with
> a heater and they are fine.
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> The Maptech book however dried into a brick. Pages forever 'glued' to
> each other, and stiff as a board. When I talked to Maptech about
> this, they said that I should keep the charts out of dampness. ??!!??
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> I wanna know how you keep ANYTHING out of dampness on a boat. So, I
> guess the only real answer is to get the waterproof charts. I just
> can't understand why an otherwise professional grade company would put
> out a product that can't withstand the environment it was meant to be
> in.
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> I'm open to suggestions and thoughts.
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> Thomas
> s/v Elusive
> Endeavour 43 Ketch
> Channel Islands Harbor, CA
> www.sv-elusive.com
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