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Maptech Chartbook Kits vs Individual Charts
Looking for comments on which would be better to use. Will be plotting course out on the laptop, so I'm basically looking for backup.
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John are you using Sea Clear?
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My main software is Fugawi ENC, but I have SeaClear II as well. The Fugawi can use vector or raster charts. I want to have paper charts, but using the Chartbook seems like a better way to go, then buying each individual chart.
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I agree about the chartbook in leiu of paper charts. Which chartbooks are you looking at, for what area ? |
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I have down loaded the cart kits from maptech into sea clear and have down loaded a bunch from the goverment site Seems like the chart kits don't use all available charts for the area. they represent. I like the large charts for planning. Like for your trip across the gulf.they have one that covers the whole gulf The chart kits I don't think have those theyre more coastal.
Does that make sense.
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Yep, I am getting a "regular" chart of the Gulf, was looking at the chartbooks for going up the coast. Don't need their digital charts really, but like having the paper charts in a more compact format.
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Free - Regions 6, 7, and 8, at this point. A bit over $300 locally, which I figure, looking at the charts I'd need, is cheaper.
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I use captn Voyager and have those regions and I too need to pick up the chartbooks as backups. That isn't a bad price.
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For paper I agree the chart kits are nice I dont have the room to keep loose full sized charts in an organized fasion. wish i did. I like the full size versions.
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The other thing nice about the Maptech Chartbooks, is many are waterproof...so they don't get destroyed if they get wet, making them suitable for use in the cockpit of a smaller sailboat. Paper charts just don't hold up really well if they get wet.
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