On Oct 1, 7:51*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:38:09 +0000, Larry wrote:
A lot of us have a great deal of experience with paper charts and a
sextant, too, but that doesn't mean we're locked into using them when
something better comes along....right?

I haven't seen better yet - at least not for big boat navigation with
a dry space to work and ample power. * I have no interest in
navigating on an iPod or anything similar.

I trust my GPS and electronic charts about as far as i can throw an
oil tanker.

On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:11:55 -0700 (PDT), Two meter troll
wrote:

I haven't seen better yet - at least not for big boat navigation with
a dry space to work and ample power. * I have no interest in
navigating on an iPod or anything similar.

I trust my GPS and electronic charts about as far as i can throw an
oil tanker.

I would respectfully suggest that you may need better equipment.
Unless you are privy to a military quality inertial system, there is
nothing else better that I'm aware of.

On Oct 1, 11:23 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:11:55 -0700 (PDT), Two meter troll

wrote:
I haven't seen better yet - at least not for big boat navigation with
a dry space to work and ample power. I have no interest in
navigating on an iPod or anything similar.

I trust my GPS and electronic charts about as far as i can throw an
oil tanker.

I would respectfully suggest that you may need better equipment.
Unless you are privy to a military quality inertial system, there is
nothing else better that I'm aware of.

uh nope just my compass and charts thank you very much. I have thirty
years of notes on some of them. places to fish, places to watch out,
places to catch currents, places where the ice forms long reaches. all
kinds of notes, there is not a single chart military or other wise
better than mine for the waters i sail in (unless its my dads and i
made darn sure i copied his notes as well) when i get into water i
have not sailed i find those who have; pilots and tug boat skippers
tend to have a better idea of whats what in the water than any updated
chart. only place ive sailed that i didn't do this was the gulf of
Mexico and thats because i don't exactly trust those folks. still my
paper charts got the notes i took and observations i made.

Wayne.B wrote in
:

there is
nothing else better that I'm aware of.


This error is correctable.....

We do NOT have to keep marine charting to the accuracy of the 1890's
cartographer at his drawing board.....like it still is, today.