Researching charts for our upcoming trip, I'm astounded that Navionics can provide a single chip for Baja, Central America, North coast of South America and the Windward Islands, all for $199. However, there is some "fine print". It looks like I need to purchase their proprietary card reader, at a cost of $300. And even then it may not be able to read the XL9 charts, because the FUGAWI web site specifically says it reads Gold and Gold + charts. What's really needed here is a layman's guide to cartography! The real challenge here is figuring out the best solution for combining a proprietary chart plotter with a PC for backup. Hey all you dual Furuno guys out there, can you share a single chart chip between two chartplotters, or do you have to buy two chips? Regardless, can anyone share their experience with Navionics cartography? Do you find it to be good quality, up to date and accurate? Thanks! Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA

Scott, C-map has a new chip coming out in April, that includes the Gulf of Alaska down to the Panama canal and over into the Caribbean. Since I belong to club C-map I just turn in my chip, Acapulco to Cape Flattery, plus $30.00 and I'll get the new chip. I was planning on purchasing 3 to 4 more chips or more to cover that large of an area. Bill and Linda Edwards Nordhaven ----- Original Message ----- Wayward Wind From: "Scott E. Bulger" <scottebulger@comcast.net> To: "Passagemaking Under Power List (E-mail)" <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 8:35 AM Subject: [PUP] Any experience with Navionics electronic charts? > Researching charts for our upcoming trip, I'm astounded that Navionics can > provide a single chip for Baja, Central America, North coast of South > America and the Windward Islands, all for $199. However, there is some > "fine print". It looks like I need to purchase their proprietary card > reader, at a cost of $300. And even then it may not be able to read the > XL9 > charts, because the FUGAWI web site specifically says it reads Gold and > Gold > + charts. What's really needed here is a layman's guide to cartography! > > The real challenge here is figuring out the best solution for combining a > proprietary chart plotter with a PC for backup. Hey all you dual Furuno > guys out there, can you share a single chart chip between two > chartplotters, > or do you have to buy two chips? > > Regardless, can anyone share their experience with Navionics cartography? > Do you find it to be good quality, up to date and accurate? Thanks! > > Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA > _______________________________________________ > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions. > > To be removed from the PUP list send an email with the > subject "unsubscribe" (no quotes) to the link below: > > mailto:passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com > > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List

Regardless, can anyone share their experience with Navionics cartography? Do you find it to be good quality, up to date and accurate? Thanks! Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA Reply: Our vessel is equipped with RayMarine electronics which use Navionics chart chips. We have been cruising from China to Borneo for about a year now and are very pleased with them. They have remarkable details for out of the way spots we've visited. Gordon Alchemy USCG Doc. No.: 1177849 - Station ID (MMSI): 367070010 Call Sign: WDC7347 - FRN: 0014000947 Owners: Gordon & Yu-ching Anderson Mailing Address: 4004 Wallace Lane, Nashville, TN 37215 Phone: + (615) 297-8289 Current Cellular: +60 (12) 835-1870 Current Anchorage - Kota Kinabalu, , Sabah, Malaysia Email: alchemy@post.com Web Site: http://www.alchemy-trawler.com/ Blog: http://usmvalchemy.spaces.live.com/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/706 - Release Date: 2/28/2007 4:09 PM

On Mar 2, 2007, at 11:35 AM, Scott E. Bulger wrote: > Hey all you dual Furuno > guys out there, can you share a single chart chip between two > chartplotters, > or do you have to buy two chips? The answer very simply is yes!! I have 3 furuno's(2 Black Box's in the pilot house and a 10" up on top), which all can see the two chips I currently have.