February 8, 2011 13:41
Fantastic on the Brazil charts georgelewisray . I am going there right away (upon logout). I am seeking all the charts I can get, for the whole world, digital and paper (I collect them, I love maps and charts since early childhood - I have never been lost lol).
I do actually think that the NAVIONICS for MacENC, from Fugawi are pretty reasonably priced though. I have the entire Med out in to the Atlantic one and looking at getting the whole North America, Central Am. and Caribbean one, very soon and even more as time goes on. I have just been pretty busy on network stuff. What I really NEED, is a program that works with and educates on, using sextants. I got a real good deal on one about 40 years old, in new condition and complete, etc. and have the books, and have actually shot the seminars at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, with my broadcast TV kit to make a show of it. In a large class (50 to 60) we're all glued in on the instructor and it starts out great and all sounds do-able and easy and suddenly, 10 minutes in to it, he goes over our heads and every ones eyes roll. It IS a very deep subject and I do look forward to getting in to to it deeply, and feel there will be a little time to do that, doin' 5 knots for 4,000 miles 24 hours a day . . . . . I have a lot extremely interesting sites marked in SAFARI and certainly willing to share any/all of them. I seek anything "sail" for the Mac. The new SAT product I am working on now is a SAT WX receiver with Quadrifilar helicoidal antenna for free SAT WX GRIB downloading worldwide (like the SkyEye only MUCH less expensive) I really like the WXtoIMG app and will pay the fee to get the top level version, soon. I bought the Raymarine hub and have done some wiring to network the coming hardware. Raymarine thinks their manuals are easy to understand. Oh well. I wish everyone would just go USB2 interface ready and get it over with. The SIMRAD NSE series is - they are way ahead of the game and I now looking at leaving FURUNO for my next large $$$ purchase and going with the new SIMRAD stuff. It's pretty impressive and USB2 "network ready" Just add it to the "ENDLESS LIST" for blue water journey prep. Safe sail, JANDY clear to 16
I do actually think that the NAVIONICS for MacENC, from Fugawi are pretty reasonably priced though. I have the entire Med out in to the Atlantic one and looking at getting the whole North America, Central Am. and Caribbean one, very soon and even more as time goes on. I have just been pretty busy on network stuff. What I really NEED, is a program that works with and educates on, using sextants. I got a real good deal on one about 40 years old, in new condition and complete, etc. and have the books, and have actually shot the seminars at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, with my broadcast TV kit to make a show of it. In a large class (50 to 60) we're all glued in on the instructor and it starts out great and all sounds do-able and easy and suddenly, 10 minutes in to it, he goes over our heads and every ones eyes roll. It IS a very deep subject and I do look forward to getting in to to it deeply, and feel there will be a little time to do that, doin' 5 knots for 4,000 miles 24 hours a day . . . . . I have a lot extremely interesting sites marked in SAFARI and certainly willing to share any/all of them. I seek anything "sail" for the Mac. The new SAT product I am working on now is a SAT WX receiver with Quadrifilar helicoidal antenna for free SAT WX GRIB downloading worldwide (like the SkyEye only MUCH less expensive) I really like the WXtoIMG app and will pay the fee to get the top level version, soon. I bought the Raymarine hub and have done some wiring to network the coming hardware. Raymarine thinks their manuals are easy to understand. Oh well. I wish everyone would just go USB2 interface ready and get it over with. The SIMRAD NSE series is - they are way ahead of the game and I now looking at leaving FURUNO for my next large $$$ purchase and going with the new SIMRAD stuff. It's pretty impressive and USB2 "network ready" Just add it to the "ENDLESS LIST" for blue water journey prep. Safe sail, JANDY clear to 16