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Forum: Navigation 19-08-2012, 20:04
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Posted By Capt Phil
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

+1, Bob... Capt Phil
Forum: Navigation 15-08-2012, 21:18
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Posted By Capt Phil
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

In the not so old days we used Notice to Mariners, updated light list and a new Coast Pilot to bring our paper charts up to date plus notations of errors and omissions we found along the way that we...
Forum: Navigation 15-08-2012, 13:53
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Posted By Capt Phil
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

I am in awe of folks like Noelex 77 who have aquired the skill to annotate and drop or establish waypoints at will on electronic charts. This is no doubt the wave of the future as the reliability...
Forum: Navigation 14-08-2012, 14:13
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Posted By Capt Phil
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

On the weekend I spent several hours running over potential tracks, harbors, marinas and spots of interest with a new boater planning a summer long trip to the PNW. I left three chart books covering...
Forum: Navigation 16-07-2012, 16:02
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Posted By Capt Phil
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

I'm with you Island Hopper... paper charts and pilots do go hand in hand regardless of where you're sailing or passage making. The most valuable thing is the list of notations on previous passages...
Forum: Navigation 07-07-2012, 21:32
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Posted By Capt Phil
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

Having grown up in the age where paper was the only alternative, I was dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century of technology with GPS and plotters on every boat I delivered by the younger...
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