On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote: > > 3. Another direction would be to buy a navigational charting system for my > laptop (the one I'm writing this article on right now) and use that and its > built-in (and mostly free - at least for US versions) charts on that. ... >... The disadvantage is that the laptop has to be secured against > motion-induced damage (e.g.: leaping from the dinette table in a big > seaway), it has to be powered somehow, and it might not be as easy to read > in brght sunlight. You can, however, move it around the boat. Considering a laptop, please keep in mind that there are many things that can go wrong with a one that render it useless. If anyone chooses this option, please make sure that all the critical functions are duplicated in some way, whether it is with paper charts, a GPS unit with the relevant navigational data, or a complete spare laptop in a waterproof case (don't forget the desiccant). An external drive or DVD with a backup of your data can be a very good thing to have, as well. -- Bennett Crowell SF Bay Area *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jun 21 2008 - 16:17:14 PDT
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