sea clear and charts
 

anyone used sea clear software? i used it years ago but just
rediscovered it...downloaded the NOAA charts...free and it's great!

havent figured it all out yet but it beats paying $20 for charts

sea clear and charts
 

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:17:20 -0400, W1TEF
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:33:18 -0400, bpuharic wrote:

anyone used sea clear software? i used it years ago but just
rediscovered it...downloaded the NOAA charts...free and it's great!

havent figured it all out yet but it beats paying $20 for charts

I've never used it, but others I know have. It's supposed to be
fairly stable, but I understand that if you are using Vista or XP,
it's a bit buggy. Forget it if you are using Linux.

There is a new option which is much better than SeaClear in my
opinion. It is called OpenCPN, has a better user interface, more
features, and runs on just about any platform. Did I mention that it
is free?

http://www.opencpn.org/download

The latest production version is 1.3.6, the Beta version of 2.1 is not
yet ready for prime time.

sea clear and charts
 

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:06:49 -0400, W1TEF
wrote:

There is a new option which is much better than SeaClear in my
opinion. It is called OpenCPN, has a better user interface, more
features, and runs on just about any platform. Did I mention that it
is free?

http://www.opencpn.org/download

The latest production version is 1.3.6, the Beta version of 2.1 is not
yet ready for prime time.

Free's for me!! :)

I'll check it out - thanks.

How's the cruise going?

Cruise is going well, now on the final leg home after about 3,500
nautical miles since January. Right now we are in the Ragged
Islands, way far south in the Bahamas, not far from eastern Cuba.
We'll be heading north up through the Raggeds and Jumentos for the
next week or so, then on to the Exumas and home.

Boat and gear are holding up well after some earlier alternator issues
back in January/February. Unfortunately I still don't know for sure
the root cause but we seem to be OK as long as we're running both
engines and sharing the load.

We've now caught 7 Mahi Mahi for the trip including two big guys, too
many Barracuda to count, but no tuna yet. Any tips on trolling for
tuna? I've been using pink and white plastic squid on a wire leader
on the advice of some locals further south. Do you know a good source
for cedar plugs?

http://shiptrak.org/?callsign=w2tli&filter=360

sea clear and charts
 

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:28:15 -0400, wrote:

I have been on tuna charters and the thing that struck me was how fast
we were pulling the plug. We were on a 30 sumpin sport fish going
about as fast as he goes.

And that is very fast, well over 20 kts in all probability. I had no
idea that you could catch tuna at that speed. What kind of lures
were you using, and how far back?

sea clear and charts
 

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:16:15 -0400, wrote:

We ended up with
a few marlin, several tuna and a bunch of Mahi on a 2 day charter out
of Hattaras (on the trip that really worked).

Thanks. That's an excellent catch.

sea clear and charts
 

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:53:59 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:17:20 -0400, W1TEF
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:33:18 -0400, bpuharic wrote:

anyone used sea clear software? i used it years ago but just
rediscovered it...downloaded the NOAA charts...free and it's great!

havent figured it all out yet but it beats paying $20 for charts

I've never used it, but others I know have. It's supposed to be
fairly stable, but I understand that if you are using Vista or XP,
it's a bit buggy. Forget it if you are using Linux.

There is a new option which is much better than SeaClear in my
opinion. It is called OpenCPN, has a better user interface, more
features, and runs on just about any platform. Did I mention that it
is free?

http://www.opencpn.org/download

The latest production version is 1.3.6, the Beta version of 2.1 is not
yet ready for prime time.

OK i give up. how do i change charts? it insists on loading the gulf
of mexico. while i'm interested in the oil spill, it's not where i do
my boating

i've loaded the charts in the active directory but i see no way to
actually select and use these charts

sea clear and charts
 

On 6/8/2010 9:25 PM, bpuharic wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:53:59 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:17:20 -0400,
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:33:18 -0400, wrote:

anyone used sea clear software? i used it years ago but just
rediscovered it...downloaded the NOAA charts...free and it's great!

havent figured it all out yet but it beats paying $20 for charts

I've never used it, but others I know have. It's supposed to be
fairly stable, but I understand that if you are using Vista or XP,
it's a bit buggy. Forget it if you are using Linux.

There is a new option which is much better than SeaClear in my
opinion. It is called OpenCPN, has a better user interface, more
features, and runs on just about any platform. Did I mention that it
is free?

http://www.opencpn.org/download

The latest production version is 1.3.6, the Beta version of 2.1 is not
yet ready for prime time.

OK i give up. how do i change charts? it insists on loading the gulf
of mexico. while i'm interested in the oil spill, it's not where i do
my boating

i've loaded the charts in the active directory but i see no way to
actually select and use these charts


Hey this is pretty cool. I downloaded Florida but there seems to be a
lot more charts than that.

Drag the map around till what you want is in the center then select
larger scale chart. The available charts are outlined in green. When you
get the chart you want you can zoom in and out, and select the features
you want. That's all I know so far. I've played with it for half an
hour, but its time to go to bed. Good luck. Did you download electronic
or raster charts. I did electronic and I think they suck.

sea clear and charts
 

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:04:02 -0400, Le Moose
wrote:



Drag the map around till what you want is in the center then select
larger scale chart. The available charts are outlined in green. When you
get the chart you want you can zoom in and out, and select the features
you want. That's all I know so far. I've played with it for half an
hour, but its time to go to bed. Good luck. Did you download electronic
or raster charts. I did electronic and I think they suck.

i downloaded the raster charts (extension .kap), put them in the
active directory but can find a way to select the chart i want...

sea clear and charts
 

On 6/9/2010 6:12 AM, bpuharic wrote:
On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:04:02 -0400, Le
wrote:



Drag the map around till what you want is in the center then select
larger scale chart. The available charts are outlined in green. When you
get the chart you want you can zoom in and out, and select the features
you want. That's all I know so far. I've played with it for half an
hour, but its time to go to bed. Good luck. Did you download electronic
or raster charts. I did electronic and I think they suck.

i downloaded the raster charts (extension .kap), put them in the
active directory but can find a way to select the chart i want...


I just downloaded raster charts for florida which included the entire
Gulf of Mexico. Wow! They are awesome. Use up/down arrows to select the
chart scale you want and the magnifying glass to zoom in and out.

sea clear and charts
 

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:53:59 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:17:20 -0400, W1TEF
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:33:18 -0400, bpuharic wrote:

anyone used sea clear software? i used it years ago but just
rediscovered it...downloaded the NOAA charts...free and it's great!

havent figured it all out yet but it beats paying $20 for charts

I've never used it, but others I know have. It's supposed to be
fairly stable, but I understand that if you are using Vista or XP,
it's a bit buggy. Forget it if you are using Linux.

There is a new option which is much better than SeaClear in my
opinion. It is called OpenCPN, has a better user interface, more
features, and runs on just about any platform. Did I mention that it
is free?

http://www.opencpn.org/download

The latest production version is 1.3.6, the Beta version of 2.1 is not
yet ready for prime time.

do you know how to select charts from the directory?

sea clear and charts
 

On 6/9/2010 6:58 PM, bpuharic wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:53:59 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:17:20 -0400,
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:33:18 -0400, wrote:

anyone used sea clear software? i used it years ago but just
rediscovered it...downloaded the NOAA charts...free and it's great!

havent figured it all out yet but it beats paying $20 for charts

I've never used it, but others I know have. It's supposed to be
fairly stable, but I understand that if you are using Vista or XP,
it's a bit buggy. Forget it if you are using Linux.

There is a new option which is much better than SeaClear in my
opinion. It is called OpenCPN, has a better user interface, more
features, and runs on just about any platform. Did I mention that it
is free?

http://www.opencpn.org/download

The latest production version is 1.3.6, the Beta version of 2.1 is not
yet ready for prime time.

do you know how to select charts from the directory?

I thought you downloaded the raster charts already. Did you unzip them
and install them? That was easy but I can't figure out how to hook a GPs
to the computer and get the software to talk to it. I have a Delorme
Earthmate and a couple of Garmin Nuvis. All of them have usb ports but
no serial port. The program is kind of useless without GPS

sea clear and charts
 

On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:51:50 -0400, Jeddadiah Smith
wrote:

On 6/9/2010 6:58 PM, bpuharic wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:53:59 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:17:20 -0400,
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:33:18 -0400, wrote:

anyone used sea clear software? i used it years ago but just
rediscovered it...downloaded the NOAA charts...free and it's great!

havent figured it all out yet but it beats paying $20 for charts

I've never used it, but others I know have. It's supposed to be
fairly stable, but I understand that if you are using Vista or XP,
it's a bit buggy. Forget it if you are using Linux.

There is a new option which is much better than SeaClear in my
opinion. It is called OpenCPN, has a better user interface, more
features, and runs on just about any platform. Did I mention that it
is free?

http://www.opencpn.org/download

The latest production version is 1.3.6, the Beta version of 2.1 is not
yet ready for prime time.

do you know how to select charts from the directory?

I thought you downloaded the raster charts already. Did you unzip them
and install them?

yep. got them in the 'active' directory. but there's no way to call
them up to see them. they reside in the active directory but there's
no command to actually see them


That was easy but I can't figure out how to hook a GPs
to the computer and get the software to talk to it. I have a Delorme
Earthmate and a couple of Garmin Nuvis. All of them have usb ports but
no serial port. The program is kind of useless without GPS

might need a serial/usb converter

sea clear and charts
 

On 6/9/2010 10:50 PM, bpuharic wrote:
On Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:51:50 -0400, Jeddadiah
wrote:

On 6/9/2010 6:58 PM, bpuharic wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:53:59 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:17:20 -0400,
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:33:18 -0400, wrote:

anyone used sea clear software? i used it years ago but just
rediscovered it...downloaded the NOAA charts...free and it's great!

havent figured it all out yet but it beats paying $20 for charts

I've never used it, but others I know have. It's supposed to be
fairly stable, but I understand that if you are using Vista or XP,
it's a bit buggy. Forget it if you are using Linux.

There is a new option which is much better than SeaClear in my
opinion. It is called OpenCPN, has a better user interface, more
features, and runs on just about any platform. Did I mention that it
is free?

http://www.opencpn.org/download

The latest production version is 1.3.6, the Beta version of 2.1 is not
yet ready for prime time.

do you know how to select charts from the directory?

I thought you downloaded the raster charts already. Did you unzip them
and install them?

yep. got them in the 'active' directory. but there's no way to call
them up to see them. they reside in the active directory but there's
no command to actually see them


That was easy but I can't figure out how to hook a GPs
to the computer and get the software to talk to it. I have a Delorme
Earthmate and a couple of Garmin Nuvis. All of them have usb ports but
no serial port. The program is kind of useless without GPS

might need a serial/usb converter

Well I finally did that. After loading and unloading the driver and
changing settings every which way to Sunday, I finally got it to work by
downloading an updated driver from Belkin. I used the Garmin Emap with
the Belkin F5U409. Both units over 10 years old. I don't think the Nuvis
can output serial data so I won't bother to try anything with them.