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I dunno. Brass propeller- shaped candle holders?

I think I'd rather have a fresh bottle of "Old Spice"

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On Nov 24, 1:17*am, Tim wrote:
I dunno. Brass propeller- shaped candle holders?

I think I'd rather have a fresh bottle of "Old Spice"

http://marinadelrey.patch.com/articl...ts-for-boaters


I always like boating related gifts. The author lists the very items
I'd like (but already have).
One year the wife gave me the local Blue Charts for my new Garmin
Map60 CX.
I still use them... even playing with the charts on my home computer
planning destinations.
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On Nov 24, 9:07*am, North Star wrote:
On Nov 24, 1:17*am, Tim wrote:

I dunno. Brass propeller- shaped candle holders?


I think I'd rather have a fresh bottle of "Old Spice"


http://marinadelrey.patch.com/articl...ts-for-boaters


I always like boating related gifts. The author lists the very items
I'd like (but already have).
One year the wife gave me the local Blue Charts for my new Garmin
Map60 CX.
I still use them... even playing with the charts on my home computer
planning destinations.


Now, I an understand that... Something practical and useful.
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On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:12:17 -0800 (PST), Tim
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One year the wife gave me the local Blue Charts for my new Garmin
Map60 CX.
I still use them... even playing with the charts on my home computer
planning destinations.


Now, I an understand that... Something practical and useful.


===

Very practical and very useful, especially in the off season. It can
also be done for free on a home PC, and very inexpensively on a boat.
All of the US charts can be downloaded at no cost on the NOAA site:

http://www.charts.noaa.gov/

Tim, you will need the S-57 ENC charts for the inland rivers.

A very capable software charting program is available for free he

http://opencpn.org/drupal/download

All you need to turn that combo into an inexpensive chartplotter for a
boat is a $30 USB GPS device, a laptop computer and an inexpensive
power inverter.

http://www.amazon.com/USGlobalSat-BU-353-WaterProof-Enabled-Receiver/dp/B000V5TV22

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Bright-PW400-12-Inverter-Watt/dp/B000OOZY5S

Unfortunately our Canadian friends still have to pay for their
electronic charts.

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On Nov 24, 10:02*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:12:17 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

One year the wife gave me the local Blue Charts for my new Garmin
Map60 CX.
I still use them... even playing with the charts on my home computer
planning destinations.


Now, I *an understand that... Something practical and useful.


===

Very practical and very useful, especially in the off season. * It can
also be done for free on a home PC, and very inexpensively on a boat.
All of the US charts can be downloaded at no cost on the NOAA site:

http://www.charts.noaa.gov/

Tim, you will need the S-57 ENC charts for the inland rivers.

A very capable software charting program is available for free he

http://opencpn.org/drupal/download

All you need to turn that combo into an inexpensive chartplotter for a
boat is a $30 USB GPS device, a laptop computer and an inexpensive
power inverter.

http://www.amazon.com/USGlobalSat-BU-353-WaterProof-Enabled-Receiver/...

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Bright-PW400-12-Inverter-Watt/dp/B000OOZY5S

Unfortunately our Canadian friends still have to pay for their
electronic charts.


I'm paying close attention, Wayne.





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On 11/24/2011 10:07 AM, North Star wrote:
On Nov 24, 1:17 am, wrote:
I dunno. Brass propeller- shaped candle holders?

I think I'd rather have a fresh bottle of "Old Spice"

http://marinadelrey.patch.com/articl...ts-for-boaters


I always like boating related gifts. The author lists the very items
I'd like (but already have).
One year the wife gave me the local Blue Charts for my new Garmin
Map60 CX.
I still use them... even playing with the charts on my home computer
planning destinations.


Going on a road trip?

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On Nov 24, 1:20*pm, Drifter wrote:
On 11/24/2011 10:07 AM, North Star wrote:

On Nov 24, 1:17 am, *wrote:
I dunno. Brass propeller- shaped candle holders?


I think I'd rather have a fresh bottle of "Old Spice"


http://marinadelrey.patch.com/articl...ts-for-boaters


I always like boating related gifts. The author lists the very items
I'd like (but already have).
One year the wife gave me the local Blue Charts for my new Garmin
Map60 CX.
I still use them... even playing with the charts on my home computer
planning destinations.


Going on a road trip?

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Pretty tricky to travel far on the open North Atlantic in a 15' open
aluminum boat. So yes, road trip first and then sailing exotic
locations.
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On 11/24/2011 1:43 PM, North Star wrote:
On Nov 24, 1:20 pm, wrote:
On 11/24/2011 10:07 AM, North Star wrote:

On Nov 24, 1:17 am, wrote:
I dunno. Brass propeller- shaped candle holders?


I think I'd rather have a fresh bottle of "Old Spice"


http://marinadelrey.patch.com/articl...ts-for-boaters


I always like boating related gifts. The author lists the very items
I'd like (but already have).
One year the wife gave me the local Blue Charts for my new Garmin
Map60 CX.
I still use them... even playing with the charts on my home computer
planning destinations.


Going on a road trip?

--
1-20-13 The end of an error



Pretty tricky to travel far on the open North Atlantic in a 15' open
aluminum boat. So yes, road trip first and then sailing exotic
locations.


I see. Are there no ponds and puddles nearby which meet your criteria
for exotic sailing?

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On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:02:34 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:
Very practical and very useful, especially in the off season. It can
also be done for free on a home PC, and very inexpensively on a boat.
All of the US charts can be downloaded at no cost on the NOAA site:

http://www.charts.noaa.gov/

Tim, you will need the S-57 ENC charts for the inland rivers.

A very capable software charting program is available for free he

http://opencpn.org/drupal/download

All you need to turn that combo into an inexpensive chartplotter for a
boat is a $30 USB GPS device, a laptop computer and an inexpensive
power inverter.

http://www.amazon.com/USGlobalSat-BU-353-WaterProof-Enabled-Receiver/dp/B000V5TV22

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Bright-PW400-12-Inverter-Watt/dp/B000OOZY5S

Unfortunately our Canadian friends still have to pay for their
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North Star wrote:
On Nov 24, 1:17 am, wrote:
I dunno. Brass propeller- shaped candle holders?

I think I'd rather have a fresh bottle of "Old Spice"

http://marinadelrey.patch.com/articl...ts-for-boaters

I always like boating related gifts. The author lists the very items
I'd like (but already have).
One year the wife gave me the local Blue Charts for my new Garmin
Map60 CX.
I still use them... even playing with the charts on my home computer
planning destinations.


Destinations you will never see.

-HB
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