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Forum: Navigation 13-10-2012, 22:03
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:whistling:Its easy to figure East and West, it only gets hard when ya wanta go North or South !! !! all ya need is eyeballs !! Just sayin it's a lot easier to get where ya wanta get without spending...
Forum: Navigation 13-10-2012, 19:24
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:confused:AHHH must be my mistake! But then why Quote me ??? and I don't drink beer LOL:whistling:
Forum: Navigation 13-10-2012, 18:05
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:whistling:Don't worry about us ever coming by your boat Racu, we seldom go to marinas !!:D
Forum: Navigation 13-10-2012, 15:51
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:whistling:Im with Rebel Heart on this one !! And Im still willing to buy those out dated charts you folks with those fancy plotters have deemed Out Dated !! So far all of ya have backed water on the...
Forum: Navigation 02-09-2012, 20:06
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:thumb:Im still useing a Accutron watch that ive had for a LONG time ! still keeps less then 2 seconds a month. with my old brass Plath sextant, and a chart or two I can get most anywhere I want to...
Forum: Navigation 01-09-2012, 20:33
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:whistling:Well as my daddy told me a long time ago always carry enough water and food for 40 days and nights ! cus ya can cross any ocean in that lenght of time ! either go east or west ! ya are...
Forum: Navigation 01-09-2012, 18:55
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:thumb:I have well over 50 lbs of charts aboard I almost never take my charts above deck! I keep the ones im not useing rolled up in chart containers in a area in the chart table area ! on my new to...
Forum: Navigation 01-09-2012, 17:35
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:whistling:With all the electronic wizz's saying paper charts are not needed ! How come when I offer to buy ALL and ANY of these worthless pieces of paper, nobody seems to want to sell them ?? Hummm,...
Forum: Navigation 25-08-2012, 17:51
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:flowers:Then why don't a bunch of you Electric Heads sell me those old un-nessary paper charts ?? just askin and still buyin !! LOL:thumb:
Forum: Navigation 24-08-2012, 19:54
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:whistling:"O" and for some of ya Coast Pilot Books are available on line at least the Wifes Capt Program has them contained in it for downloading if ya wish !! I don't use her system much altho I do...
Forum: Navigation 24-08-2012, 19:20
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:thumb:Will do Michael !! I will even go thru what I have and see if I have any Dups !! Cus I don't think any of these electric plotters guys really want to go Chartless LOL
Forum: Navigation 24-08-2012, 16:46
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:whistling:Im still buying used Charts !! with all the folks on here who think they are obsolete, you would think there would be Lot's of them for sale !! But ya know Ive got cash in hand and am...
Forum: Navigation 21-08-2012, 21:06
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:whistling:Connie and I made our first Pacific crossing with ONLY Paper Charts and a sextant,and a Quartz wrist watch !! Never got lost !! We have done it with a Puter with the Captn set up and a...
Forum: Navigation 20-08-2012, 16:25
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:DWhat ever !! Im still buying charts !! the older the better!! message me on here !!
Forum: Navigation 19-08-2012, 19:59
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper Charts Now Unnecessary

:whistling:I weighed my bunch of paper charts, a 50 +yr collection! total weight 57 lbs!! but ya know if ya want to get rid of ANY charts for anywhere, I would be glad to buy them (for a discounted...
Forum: Navigation 18-07-2012, 18:41
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

:whistling:Well, again all I can say is every sailor I know who has hand held gps's carrys a spare and if battery powerd, extra batterys, most of them if they have Chart Plotters still carry a hand...
Forum: Navigation 07-07-2012, 12:21
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Posted By bobconnie
Re: Paper charts now unnessary

:banghead:I just can't believe anyone would go to sea with only electronic charting!! how can you believe that all of what your carrying would not go out if the GPS systems went down !! as it has and...
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