Anybody tried SeaClear II free nav software?

[sailingdog]

Yes, but both SeaClear II and the NOAA charts for the USA are available FREE on the internet. And if you have a DVD burner, you can burn them to a DVD anytime you want.

Originally Posted by xort

for less than $10 I e-bayed a complete set of the charts plus seaclear all on one dvd. seaclear seems to work just fine with the charts being on the dvd. that saves space on the hard drive and gives me every chart NOAA publishes

[xort]

Originally Posted by sailingdog

Yes, but both SeaClear II and the NOAA charts for the USA are available FREE on the internet. And if you have a DVD burner, you can burn them to a DVD anytime you want.

I pay the little people to do that.

[sailboy21]

Love Seaclear.. You can input your own charts.

I made an entire topo map for Baranoff Island (90 miles long) form microsoft terra server maps, digitized several pages of my Deloreme atlas, and converted a high resolution aerial photograph of Sitka Alaska into SeaClear.. name another piece of software that can do that! for free!

Also: love the NMEA pass though feature, track log function, and of course the ability to scan in and digitize any chart you want to
nuff said

[BarryL]

Hello,

I have Seaclear and it works fine. I bought a cheap ($25) USB GPS that I stick on the cabin top.

The only thing I don't like about it is that I just don't care for a laptop chart plotter. My laptop is not suitable for use at the helm, and that is where I want my chart plotter.

It's great at the nav station as a backup and for working out a trip.

Barry

[rireefguy]

I am a huge fan. I use it all the time, and you just cant beat the price. We used it just yesterday to plan out the club cruise that are doing in Aug.

[CaptKermie]

Originally Posted by Northeaster

Did you make sure that the path is correct to the folder where you downloaded the files ( look under File, Chart Info, Image File, and be something like C:\Program Files\Seaclear\ CHARTS)
Also, did you go under Mapcal (Seaclear Calibration Utility), Tools, Autoload List, Scan for new charts) or Tools, Set Directories, and make sure the path to your charts is there as well.

It has been a while since I loaded my free NOAA charts, but they do work.
In Seaclear, I can go to File, Charts, List all, and pick one.
I can also right click on the currently displayed chart, click charts, and choose Best Chart or smaller scale.

I went through that procedure after reading the manual instructions and I still cannot get SeaClear to see the charts. What else do I have to do? I would like to try out the SeaClear.

[tjaldur]

Originally Posted by Giulietta

Do you know if they have European charts?

Try this site for european charts:

Morze, mapy

The charts are scanned only, so you will have to calibrate them yourself.

[Mary51]

CaptKermie:

I had the same problem until I pretended to calibrate the charts. At the time, I just wanted the chart up on the screen and didn't care about using the program as a chart plotter. I recall figuring out how to make the program think I had calibrated the charts, and Voila! they appeared when I accessed the "file" heading on SeaClear.

Now, I have to figure out how to go back and calibrate the charts . . .

Hope this helps.

Mary

[MiVelero]

You need to use MapCal II, this program is part of the Sea Clear package, click on tools.
Then click on set directories ... the rest is self explanatory.

I have been using this program with a cheap usb gps and has worked flawlessly. As stated before, for the price it is a great tool.

[badsanta]

Does any one know of a good remote daylight monitor that I can connect to the lap top and then put the remote in the helm ??? I found one 8 inch and it was $3500 at that price I will just get a chartplotter. Anythoughts??