Roger Long wrote:
... I would use the private charts you trust to enter the general
shoreline as a route ...

Not sure I know which charts you reference. I have available the CHO paper
charts (latest, corrected) and the NDI DVD (latest, corrected) for the area
in question (most of the southwest and south coast of NF). I have not
encountered private charts for this region. BTW the NDI electronic charts
include free updates for one year from the date of purchase. Pretty good
service, and they automatically send the new DVD to the address one uses
when registering the charts. All in all, very good service. I don't know
if this service is available elsewhere; the Bermuda electronic charts I
purchased in 2008 did NOT include updates.

BTW if I had a functioning Loran on my boat, I would keep it as a back up
... When you get within 3 about miles, you switch to eyeballs ...

The Sitex I mentioned in the original post dates from 1982. It has never
failed to operate correctly and I carried it aboard through last summer. I
compensate the unit based on GPS, but I have not lately had to rely on it
for position information. I removed it only to free up a very small amount
of space that might hold a few books (and also because the LORAN whip is in
the way when adjusting the steering vane) Based on what I have heard about
the NF south coast, the device may go back aboard.

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Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare

On Nov 28, 2:22*pm, "Armond Perretta"
wrote:

Not sure I know which charts you reference. *

I misread your post. I looked back later and realized that the
private charts you were referring to are only for the Bahamas.

I think it might be possible with Google Earth as far as getting an
idea about any systematic chart skew or offset such as you might be
able to correct for with the Loran. However, it's also possible that
Google skews or shifts around their image tiles so that they
correspond to the official charts. When I do unlock the Newfoundland
region, I'm going to check the locations of lighthouses and other
major features between my Bluecharts and GE because it's fairly quick
and easy to do.

I think it's far more likely though that the whole region is just
poorly charted and some individual features are misplaced. Nothing to
do then but keep a sharp lookout and sail conservatively.

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Roger Long