Midlife... When China shoots down the GPS satellites, your Loran won't work either...due to the electromagnetic pulse of global nuclear war!
To my mind this remains just another government boondoggle looking for any excuse to survive despite not being in the best interest of 99% of the citizens and unecessary for national defense.
Bestfriend...what do you call "big bucks"? You know that you can buy a Garmin handheld with the plotter maps AND take it with you to the next boat? $327 on Amazon.
