On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:51:17 -0800, "Steve" wrote:

I've been a contented user of The Capn since ver. 4.3 up to 6.1 (upgrading
each time the card comes).

However, the latest upgrade would require that I move to a more power full
laptop computer (I suspect, because of the Mosaic crap and SoftCharts). Now
I'm finding it difficult to get product support for Capn Voyager.

Rather than spend the $49 for an upgrade that I can't use (recent marked dwn
special), I'm considering crossing over to Fugawi 3 for $99.

I looked over the Demo and read about all the features and conclude that
although it isn't as 'slick' as The Capn, it is more flexible (in chart
formats), more capable and user friendly.. It also can be used with the
street/highway (land based) map data bases. Allows you to scan and register
your own charts. The list goes on, while the basic navigation program seems
simple and user friendly..

With an upgrade, I could also be using the ENC vector charts.

So, Why am I here?? I would like the hear from others who might have been
exposed to either Fugawi and/or The Capn.

Thanks for any comments on actual usage.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions


Just to add to the religious war that's brewing, you might want to
add OziExplorer to your list. It's downright frugal with your
computer resources, and will read dang near any raster map format. I
think it will do just about anything Fugawi does. It does not support
any vector charts, though. In my experience, the autopilot support is
a bt dodgy, but I haven't really tried to resolve those issues. It
might be my problem. It's not primarily desgned for boaters, but it
is definitely useable.

Unlike the other packages I've messed with, Ozi has a published API
that lets third parties develop stuff that interfaces with the main
package. One of them sends water depth data to OziExplorer, which
integrates it wth the position data for display and logging. My own
little program can exchange position and waypoint data with Ozi. I've
been a Maptech fan for awhile, but I find myself using Ozi more and
more.

I've always disliked CAPN for its inflexible setup. I haven't tried
FUGAWI, but you have to respect people who name their product after a
bad joke.

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