What is it about the user interface of Capn that you don;t like? I've been
using it for years and can't think of any major complaints. Taking
existing waypoints and incorporating them into a route used to
be a problem but has been fixed in the latest release. I downloaded the
Nobeltec demo several years ago and found it to be unreliable
and quirky so I walked away from it. Same situation with Maptech.
Haven't tried FUGAWI and OZI though.

Doug
s/v Callista

"spdevel" wrote in message
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I've used them all:

The Capn - really poor user interface. Bad feel. The only people who
like
it are the ones who've been using it for many years and don't know any
better.

Fugawi - very basic stuff. Not the best and certainly not the most
reliable.

OziExplorer - buy software from an American company or else support will
be
a nightmare. OziExplorer is very similar to Fugawi in my experiments.
Again, not the most reliable.

Nobeltec VNS, etc. - the best. Best features and user-interface. It is
reliable. Also the most expensive. I don't think that their product
justifies the $500 - $1,000 cost any longer.

Maptech - good compromise between everything. Excellent support.
Features
are good enough for most uses. User interface is pretty good. It is
reliable.

Transas, Raymarine, and all the others - not ready for prime time.


If you can afford it, Nobeltec is the way to do. For a more reasonably
priced product with great features and excellent support, you would be
very
happy with the Maptech products.

Safety is the most important thing. Don't forget that!