Are they related to the Furuno tribe?....(c;

Mgazi Mfuming

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 20:36:17 -0400, "Ken Heaton"
wrote:

I may be misunderstanding you Steve but if you are asking what the joke is
it goes something like this:

Have you heard about the Fugawi tribe recently discovered by anthropologists
in Africa?
Apparently they are a tribe of Pigmies that live in the grasslands of the
central plains. They are on average about 4' tall and live in a region
where the grass grows about 6' tall.
We call them the Fugawi because they are always going around saying, (wait
for it) "We're the Fugawi, we're the Fugawi." ;-)

Happy New Year!
--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT syd DOT eastlink DOT ca

"Steve" wrote in message
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FUGAWI, but you have to respect people who name their product after a
bad joke.



I appreciate all of your comments Wiley, but please expand on the above
'snipe'..

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

A bonus is that Fugawi can now be used with a Palm or HP handheld along
with
a miniature dedicated GPS unit.


I have the Fugawi Palm software and Maptech's Outdoor Navigator. Again, no
comparison. Outdoor Navigator is a sweet deal - you get EVERY NOAA chart in
the US with the software for $99. They also give you every USGS topo (about
60,000 of them) but they aren't good for boating use - they are nice to look
at though! With Fugawi, you get chart pieces. It's cute and makes a nice
demo but isn't really prime time for really using in your boat or dinghy.
Outdoor Navigator is a real chartplotter with routes, waypoints and is made
to be used on a boat. You can't go wrong with it...

A bonus is that Fugawi can now be used with a Palm or HP handheld along
with
a miniature dedicated GPS unit.


I have the Fugawi Palm software and Maptech's Outdoor Navigator. Again, no
comparison. Outdoor Navigator is a sweet deal - you get EVERY NOAA chart in
the US with the software for $99. They also give you every USGS topo (about
60,000 of them) but they aren't good for boating use - they are nice to look
at though! With Fugawi, you get chart pieces. It's cute and makes a nice
demo but isn't really prime time for really using in your boat or dinghy.
Outdoor Navigator is a real chartplotter with routes, waypoints and is made
to be used on a boat. You can't go wrong with it...

Outdoor Navigator is a real chartplotter with routes, waypoints and is
made
to be used on a boat. You can't go wrong with it...

Funny you should say that. For the six years I have been using Fugawi, I
have been able to enter waypoints and routes.
On the water it shows position accurately, course, track, co-ordinates on
screen, direction true and magnetic, speed, estimated time of arrival, time
to go.

It does everything my friend's expensive chart plotter does.

I cannot comment on other programs, but this has proved easy to use and
accurate. And the price is right.

Henry.

Outdoor Navigator is a real chartplotter with routes, waypoints and is
made
to be used on a boat. You can't go wrong with it...

Funny you should say that. For the six years I have been using Fugawi, I
have been able to enter waypoints and routes.
On the water it shows position accurately, course, track, co-ordinates on
screen, direction true and magnetic, speed, estimated time of arrival, time
to go.

It does everything my friend's expensive chart plotter does.

I cannot comment on other programs, but this has proved easy to use and
accurate. And the price is right.

Henry.

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've used Fugawi with BSB charts for 3 years. No big problems, OK in
most things. Good UI, Fair reliability.

I'm considering moving to Nobeltec, also with BSB charts, but I also
want them to introduce ENC S57 support, which seems slow.


/Marcus

--
Marcus AAkesson
Gothenburg Callsigns: SM6XFN & SB4779
Sweden
Keep the world clean - no HTML in news or mail !

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've used Fugawi with BSB charts for 3 years. No big problems, OK in
most things. Good UI, Fair reliability.

I'm considering moving to Nobeltec, also with BSB charts, but I also
want them to introduce ENC S57 support, which seems slow.


/Marcus

--
Marcus AAkesson
Gothenburg Callsigns: SM6XFN & SB4779
Sweden
Keep the world clean - no HTML in news or mail !

"Marcus AAkesson" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:51:17 -0800, "Steve" wrote:


I've used Fugawi with BSB charts for 3 years. No big problems, OK in
most things. Good UI, Fair reliability.

I'm considering moving to Nobeltec, also with BSB charts, but I also
want them to introduce ENC S57 support, which seems slow.

You might want to reconsider.

http://www.nobeltec.com/Support/bsb.asp
"Special Notice Regarding BSB 4.0 Chart Support
Due to circumstances beyond our control, Maptech has again changed the
format of their BSB charts and as such, Nobeltec software does not support
the new BSB 4.0 format. Supporting this new format requires us to make
significant changes to our software. Due to this fact, we have made the
decision to not add chart support for the BSB 4.0 format" ...

Note to Canadians: NDI 2004 charts are BSB 4.0. Nobeltec does not have
complete Canadian coverage in the Passport portfolio's. EG: No coverage of
the westcoast of Vancouver Island or the Queen Charlottes (P3). Nobeltec has
also stated that they have no intention of producing the P3 CD.


--
Saltair

Perhaps the worst plight of a vessel is to be caught in a gale on a lee
shore.
In this connection the following rules should be observed.

1. Never allow your vessel to be found in such a predicament.

Callingham: "Seamanship: Jottings for the Young Sailor"

"Marcus AAkesson" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:51:17 -0800, "Steve" wrote:


I've used Fugawi with BSB charts for 3 years. No big problems, OK in
most things. Good UI, Fair reliability.

I'm considering moving to Nobeltec, also with BSB charts, but I also
want them to introduce ENC S57 support, which seems slow.

You might want to reconsider.

http://www.nobeltec.com/Support/bsb.asp
"Special Notice Regarding BSB 4.0 Chart Support
Due to circumstances beyond our control, Maptech has again changed the
format of their BSB charts and as such, Nobeltec software does not support
the new BSB 4.0 format. Supporting this new format requires us to make
significant changes to our software. Due to this fact, we have made the
decision to not add chart support for the BSB 4.0 format" ...

Note to Canadians: NDI 2004 charts are BSB 4.0. Nobeltec does not have
complete Canadian coverage in the Passport portfolio's. EG: No coverage of
the westcoast of Vancouver Island or the Queen Charlottes (P3). Nobeltec has
also stated that they have no intention of producing the P3 CD.


--
Saltair

Perhaps the worst plight of a vessel is to be caught in a gale on a lee
shore.
In this connection the following rules should be observed.

1. Never allow your vessel to be found in such a predicament.

Callingham: "Seamanship: Jottings for the Young Sailor"

"Ken Heaton" wrote in message
...
I may be misunderstanding you Steve but if you are asking what the joke is
it goes something like this:


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