Craig Jungers wrote: > What I'd like to know is if there are GPS units out there (or Chart Plotters > - some of which may not have a built-in GPS - just so you know) that easily > accept the non-proprietary navigational data. Craig, I use an older Nobeltec raster-chart-bsed plotting program on a laptop at home which has a GPS interface. That might be the easiest way to go on your mofo-ship. As to adapting raw charts to a GPS, I'd wonder about that for small units like the Map60C I own. The display is so small; the detail of a trad. raster-based chart would overwhelm the microprocessor; clutter on the screen might lead to mental distraction. It costs about $0.13K/region to get BlueCharts, and is a small cost, relative to the overall cost of cruising. I just pay the freight and go for it. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 03 2008 - 08:08:05 PST
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