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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

20-10-2017, 14:07

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

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Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

You can fill in the boat card with nonsense info. They aren't doing a security check on members as far as I know. :smile:

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

17-10-2017, 20:21

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

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Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

From my limited experience I agree with all the above.

The last line is my point. Just because the users don't see them doesn't mean the hardware and software isn't there. Also, the...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

17-10-2017, 07:27

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

Views: 13,613

Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

Thread drift into Lala Land. :nonono:

Yes I have and overall I like it. In fact, in most ways it still works very much like the old interface. Specific comments:

1. Love/hate the new...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

17-10-2017, 06:26

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

Views: 13,613

Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

Corporate mindset? I don't think so. I am about as far from corporate one can be and operate a small business.

By the way, you have obviously confused me with someone else. I asked nothing...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

16-10-2017, 15:23

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

Views: 13,613

Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

That is a cool resource for flats boats and I agree, not happy that Garmin keeps their format proprietary. However see CarlF's comments below.

I have the same experience. The charts zoom...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

16-10-2017, 13:12

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

Views: 13,613

Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

Well more correctly, you are providing a very, very tiny fraction of the content along with hundreds or thousands of other users. Meanwhile the provider, in this case Garmin, provides the platform...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

16-10-2017, 12:35

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

Views: 13,613

Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

I think Garmin's not the only one that takes free NOAA charts, converts them to a proprietary format and sells them to the boater. If I was a cynical person I would say it's done just to extract...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

16-10-2017, 09:58

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

Views: 13,613

Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

I'm planning a new radome and since I have a Garmin plotter guess I'm probably going Garmin dome instead of swapping out the whole system. The manual for the new domes do push their automated...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

16-10-2017, 09:49

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

Views: 13,613

Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

There are actually a couple of alternatives but not sure if the information is as complete as activecaptain. The first two have chart interface, the last I think is test only. Also, the...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

16-10-2017, 07:03

Replies: 87

The New ActiveCaptain

Views: 13,613

Posted By skipmac

Re: The New ActiveCaptain

Agree. If one is worried about privacy or their personal information being sold then fill it out with BS.

When shopping or researching something for business if I encounter a web site that...

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