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Navigation
25-09-2011, 13:59
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Garmin 521s or 541s ?
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brak
Re: Garmin 521s or 541s ?
Incidentally, I have a new-in-box-never opened Garmin 541 for sale. If anyone is interested - PM.
Forum:
Navigation
24-09-2011, 20:43
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Mystery Chartplotter?
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Posted By
brak
Re: Mystery Chartplotter?
Google search for "hummingbird navigational system (https://www.google.com/search?q=hummingbird+navigational+system&nfpr=1)" brings up as a first result a user manual for "NS 10", which looks to be...
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Atlantic & the Caribbean
09-09-2011, 08:55
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Lying when Entering the US
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16,940
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brak
Re: Lying when Entering the US
You do not "wave" your passport. Your passport contains an RFID chip with all the information about you that is being read by a system and information is being saved and processed. It's no different...
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Navigation
08-09-2011, 20:08
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RTOFS Gulf Stream Model, Saildocs and Viewfax
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3,681
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brak
Re: RTOFS Gulf Stream model, Saildocs & Viewfax
Incidentally, RTOFS data is available in PolarView without the need for a multi-step email/save/open process.
Click to select area, press "download", wait about 20 seconds and you should be good to...
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General Sailing Forum
31-08-2011, 17:30
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Sailboat Runs Over Divers
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8,376
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brak
Re: Sailboat Runs Over Divers
"Finding himself in the midst of divers" is the violation. He should not have "found himself" there. Those dive flags were on the surface all the time. It is a responsibility of a captain to post...
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General Sailing Forum
31-08-2011, 16:07
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Sailboat Runs Over Divers
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brak
Re: Sailboat Runs Over Divers
There is usually no dive boat there - it's a popular shore dive location.
Ignoring dive flags is not a mistake - it's a violation of a law.
As a sailor and a diver, I certainly hope that other...
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General Sailing Forum
31-08-2011, 15:56
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Sailboat Runs Over Divers
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8,376
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brak
Re: Sailboat Runs Over Divers
I was planning to dive that bridge in the near future. It's one of the better dives in the area. As far as I know, divers always go there at high tide just for this reason - but still, all the more...
Forum:
Navigation
19-08-2011, 13:30
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CM93 Charts and Chartplotters
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brak
Re: CM93 Charts and Chartplotters
CM93 charts are a professional product by CMap. There are no individual user chartplotters that support them, afaik. But you can get a nice ECDIS system for about $50K that will work with CM93 charts...
Forum:
Navigation
16-08-2011, 16:11
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Offshore Navigator Question
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Posted By
brak
Re: Offshore Navigator Question
Seamless connection of raster charts requires "quilting". I don't think Offshore Navigator is a quiliting product.
There are quite a few software options that will quilt raster charts (one is in my...
Forum:
Navigation
15-08-2011, 09:07
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25
Canadian BSB Chart
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9,710
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brak
Re: Canadian BSB Chart
If you are using PolarView, it is a good idea to "re-add" the Charts directory after you copy new charts there.
PolarView will find and re-index updates to existing chart files. However, if...
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Classifieds Archive
09-08-2011, 20:58
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4
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NDI Electronic Charts: Great Lakes & St. Lawrence
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1,859
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brak
Re: NDI Electronic Charts: Great Lakes & St. Lawrence
If these are really in BSB v3 (i.e. un-encrypted) - they will work with most applications that support BSB raster charts.
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Marine Electronics
09-08-2011, 20:44
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Linux Driver
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2,023
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brak
Re: Linux driver
drivers for BU-353 (or any other devices based on PL-2303 chipset) should be included in the kernel in most modern Linux distributions. I.e. - if your distro is within the last few years, it should...
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Navigation
03-08-2011, 15:42
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Raymarine Autopilot Questions
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49,642
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brak
Re: Raymarine Autopilot Questions
I am sure you mean this as (hopefully friendly) poke in my direction :) I wish you were correct. I am an engineer (software, and occasionally - hardware, though not recently). Why Cruisers forum put...
Forum:
Navigation
02-08-2011, 19:37
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Raymarine Autopilot Questions
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49,642
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brak
Re: Raymarine Autopilot Questions
Can't recall what I found back then, but just now I looked at Raymarine specifications document for linear drive (they have it listed for both type 1 and 2, it's the same document). It shows amps and...
Forum:
Navigation
02-08-2011, 18:42
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Raymarine Autopilot Questions
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49,642
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brak
Re: Raymarine Autopilot Questions
This is published both in Raymarine documentation (for drive units and core packs - read each document to see specific voltage/amp specs) and in Q&A/support section of the web site.
I know...
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Sailor Logs & Cruising Plans
27-07-2011, 07:25
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Boston to the Keys
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12,035
Posted By
brak
Re: Boston to the Keys
FWIW BoatUS insurance has no such clause (especially if your boat is in Florida all the time, which is a type of coverage you can always buy).
Forum:
Navigation
22-07-2011, 12:00
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25
Canadian BSB Chart
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9,710
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brak
Re: Canadian BSB Chart
Updates in EXE file is an unfortunate choice of delivery method.
I suspect that updates are self-extracting archives. If so - it may be possible to extract charts in a Windows machine (or virtual...
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Liveaboard's Forum
18-07-2011, 11:44
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The Pumpout Boat Crashed into My Boat
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5,013
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brak
Re: The Pumpout Boat Crashed into My Boat
At least the pumpout boat didn't disintegrate near yours :) Can you imagine *that* disaster?
Sorry to hear about it, hope they are going to take care of this issue?
Forum:
Navigation
18-07-2011, 11:43
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25
Canadian BSB Chart
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9,710
Posted By
brak
Re: Canadian BSB Chart
You sure can - see reply to your support question.
Forum:
Navigation
07-07-2011, 16:37
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6
Ferry runs aground in St. Thomas - 6 injured
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4,110
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brak
Re: Ferry runs aground in St. Thomas - 6 injured
I took ferries there more than once and as they round that south-east corner of STT, they usually cut way too close to shore or rocks, in fact they tend to take a narrower channel closer to the...
Forum:
Navigation
04-07-2011, 10:20
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7
CM93/3 <-> S57 comparison?
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6,344
Posted By
brak
Re: CM93/3 <-> S57 comparison?
Technically, there is only one S-57. Versions refer to object definition and such - essentially high-level organizational features. Any S-57 viewer can load at least basic geometries from any S-57...
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OpenCPN
04-07-2011, 07:08
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Charts II: NGA - 2700 Charts
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180,151
Posted By
brak
Re: Charts II: NGA - 2700 Charts
These charts are of non-US coverage and RNCs are not actually available (in fact, at this point for some of the areas there are no RNCs that I know of, at least not current). They are quite a bit out...
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OpenCPN
04-07-2011, 05:46
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Charts II: NGA - 2700 Charts
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180,151
Posted By
brak
Re: Charts II: NGA - 2700 Charts
I found them to be usually quite responsive to anyone (beside the fact that unless your email address ends in something other than .com - they don't know where you are).
I.e. - they will always...
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OpenCPN
03-07-2011, 21:15
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1,292
Charts II: NGA - 2700 Charts
Views:
180,151
Posted By
brak
Re: Charts II: NGA - 2700 Charts
a set of 400 caribbean charts in full size png would take just about 100Gb (verified). a full set of these charts would be pushing a 1TB.
it seems unlikely that NOAA would "pull" them. these...
Forum:
Navigation
03-07-2011, 06:48
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7
CM93/3 <-> S57 comparison?
Views:
6,344
Posted By
brak
Re: CM93/3 <-> S57 comparison?
I think it's important to define "compatible" :)
Compatible as in "can be read by the same software" - no. CM93 is a different data format, and can't be read by software that supports S-57 (and...
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