"Steve" wrote in message
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I know, that to some, this Yeoman may seem like "old tech"
and not worth
messing with.. There does seem to be some 'die-hard'
Yeoman devotees and as
I look at the simplicity of the whole scheme, I'm think
seriously about
building the thin matrix mat into my chart table (as Larry
has discribed). I
don't have the room for the whole plotting table to mount
under the chart
table but I did check today and the mat and circuit board
box assembly will
fit nicely.. The other cable are provided with
connectors..

To justify my scheme, I can maintain my paper chart plot
at all times and
put the laptop away once the more complex route planning
has been completed
and the waypoints uploaded to the GPS.. The Yeoman only
draws .5 amps and
can be used to solve near time nav problems and to update
the plot.. If all
systems crash, the plot is still there on the Yeoman chart
cover..

I'm a die hard user. I also justify it through simplicity
for others on the vessel. Anyone can leaern how to plot, or
give course and distance to a point, with only a minute's
instruction. Very different from electronic screens which
have such a narrow field of view - you've got to show people
how to zoom and scroll before they can check a plot, and how
to change mode before they can give a course and distance to
a point.

Also, all my complex route planning is done by drawing lines
on real charts . . . then loading the waypoints with two
clicks each into (the only route plan I bother with) on the
wheel position GPS.

Mine's permanently mounted under the chart table. My pencil
lines are drawn directly on the chart, the charts are
clipped in position. Keep metal clear of the matrix. Don't
drill or cut the matix. And don't try to use the area close
to the box on the matrix - as a registration point, a fix or
a waypoint - it'll be way out.
--
JimB
Yacht Rapaz, sadly for sale:

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