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Any time you refer to my attitude, you're addressing me. How about addressing some of the specific things I've mentioned in my postings? I don't make postings where I say that I don't like a certain product just because. I give reasons and facts.

I don't think anyone has actually referred to your attitude. But I'm curious as to what relevance that has to the discussion? You give YOUR reasons and facts as YOU interpret them. The only way to have discourse is to respond to what YOU say. Numerous posters have already responded to your specific criticisims (sp), most disagree with you.

And if the readership here reflects the general boating and cruising population, the percentage of people who are cruising along coastlines and within waterways greatly eclipses the number doing offshore passages. I'd venture a guess that 90% of the people cruising coastlines haven't even looked at a LNTM is 5+ years. We're working with the Coast Guard now on automating the process and those are the numbers they tell me about their readership.

So, if the readership here does not reflect those demographics, maybe this isn't the right forum for you? I am a licensed Mariner and as such I am required to have onboard current LNMs, up-to-date charts, light lists and Coast Pilots. Just because 90% of boaters (your figure) don't practice good seamanship doesn't make it right. Do you keep current on LMNs?
.....just so I understand you, are you saying that the USCG is considering some form of integration with Active Captain?

When I have a complaint about a product, I never said it makes it BAD (your capitalization). It might very well be the perfect thing for others. I'd be happy to describe more fully what I find to be frustrating about iNavX - that appears to be your argument with me. I've already made the points available to Rich and he even fixed one of them. You jump to conclusions about what I do, who I communicate with, and what my intents are.

I think your choice of words ("complain") is accurate here. You have "described more fully" what you find frustrating about iNaX ad naseum (sp), I don't think it serves any purpose to repeat it.

Try to concentrate on the products and the facts and less about me. I think that's what the readers here want.

With all due respect, I don't really give a hoot about you, I take exception with much of what you write, both in terms of accuracy and open-mindedness.