Dennis Pogson a écrit:

Trouble with Ozi is there are so many
functions you can't remember them all! Particularly in the winter when you
are not using it on a daily basis.

Did you try ScanNav :

http://www.scannav.com/GB/home.html

?

I used it for 4 years, now. This is my favorite for 3 main reasons :

- Very friendly;
- Not expansive;
- Many important functions others do not offer for this price.

--
Peio

"Len Krauss" writes:

SeaClear PC Chart plotter and GPS Navigation software.

Would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience with SeaClear, pro and
con.


I downloaded SeaClear about two weeks ago and have been very
impressed. It was easy to install and learn. The manual is
sparce, but most things make sense if you just try 'em.

The only glitch I had was hooking up the GPS. I first installed
SeaClear on my desktop. I hooked up my GPS (Garmin 72) and placed
it in "simulate" mode (since I couldn't easily take my desktop outside
where the antenna could see the satellites) and chose a location on
the coast (where I had previously downloaded the NOAA charts), but
SeaClear wouldn't take me there--it kept bringing up DR mode.

Turns out, one of the NEMA sentences contains a flag indicting
the fix is invalid (due to simulate mode) and SeaClear was honoring
it. Would be nice to have an override feature to assist in learning.

Wanting to try it out but not having the coast nearby (I live in
Atlanta), I installed SeaClear on my laptop, scanned in and loaded
a map of the city, hooked up the GPS, took it all to the car and
had my wife drive me around town so I could play. Worked like a champ!
Dewey

Sports is | Dewey Baxter Operations Center Manager
life with | Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
the volume |
turned up! |

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Sports is | Dewey Baxter Manager, Computer Operations
life with | Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
the volume |
turned up! |

"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
...
Dave wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:19:33 -0500, "Len Krauss"
said:


Would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience with SeaClear,
pro and con.

I've been messing around with it for only a couple of weeks, so take
it for what it's worth.

The only negatives I've found (given that it's a free program) are
that the documentation is a bit Spartan, and that in using the route
function in DR mode you have to enter your DR course in true, rather
than magnetic, even if you have set the options to show headings in
magnetic. That can get a bit confusing, since if you're in magnetic
you have to mentally add your local variation in order to actually
steer the course you've entered.

I'm sufficiently impressed to plan on using it for navigation next
summer. I would be interested in a comparison of the relative merits
of SeaClear and the shareware program from Oz (the name of which
escapes me at the moment.)

I switched to Oziexplorer from Seaclear about 4 years ago and haven't
regretted it.

Ozi's functionality and many more useful options swung it for me, but if
you
want a simple basic nav. program you can learn in a couple of hours, go
for
Seaclear.

I have, in the past couple of years, downloaded the latest versions of
Seaclear and tried them, but it just doesn't compare with Ozi.

Dennis.


Dennis,

Do you have an opinion about Nobeltech's program?

-Greg

Dene wrote:
"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
...
Dave wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:19:33 -0500, "Len Krauss"
said:


Would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience with SeaClear,
pro and con.

I've been messing around with it for only a couple of weeks, so take
it for what it's worth.

The only negatives I've found (given that it's a free program) are
that the documentation is a bit Spartan, and that in using the route
function in DR mode you have to enter your DR course in true, rather
than magnetic, even if you have set the options to show headings in
magnetic. That can get a bit confusing, since if you're in magnetic
you have to mentally add your local variation in order to actually
steer the course you've entered.

I'm sufficiently impressed to plan on using it for navigation next
summer. I would be interested in a comparison of the relative merits
of SeaClear and the shareware program from Oz (the name of which
escapes me at the moment.)

I switched to Oziexplorer from Seaclear about 4 years ago and haven't
regretted it.

Ozi's functionality and many more useful options swung it for me,
but if you want a simple basic nav. program you can learn in a
couple of hours, go for Seaclear.

I have, in the past couple of years, downloaded the latest versions
of Seaclear and tried them, but it just doesn't compare with Ozi.

Dennis.


Dennis,

Do you have an opinion about Nobeltech's program?

-Greg

Never used it Greg.

I used to sell Nobeltec software and train boaters on it's use. I had a
Saturday seminar and a CD trainer. I do know it fairly well.

Compared to other current offerings, it's expensive. Yes, it is "feature
rich" with bells and whistles but it's to the point that most navigators
never find all the features, let alone use them.

I now use Memory Map's Pocket Navigator on my iPac while underway and their
PC version for planning at home. The raster charts from Softchart are far
cheaper than the Vector charts from Nobelwreck and easier to see on the
screen.
Rose Point in Seattle also has a great basic product and the price will
leave you some boat units for charts.

Nobeltec has outgrown it breaches in my humble opinion.

"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
...
Dene wrote:
"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
...
Dave wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:19:33 -0500, "Len Krauss"
said:


Would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience with SeaClear,
pro and con.

I've been messing around with it for only a couple of weeks, so take
it for what it's worth.

The only negatives I've found (given that it's a free program) are
that the documentation is a bit Spartan, and that in using the route
function in DR mode you have to enter your DR course in true, rather
than magnetic, even if you have set the options to show headings in
magnetic. That can get a bit confusing, since if you're in magnetic
you have to mentally add your local variation in order to actually
steer the course you've entered.

I'm sufficiently impressed to plan on using it for navigation next
summer. I would be interested in a comparison of the relative merits
of SeaClear and the shareware program from Oz (the name of which
escapes me at the moment.)

I switched to Oziexplorer from Seaclear about 4 years ago and haven't
regretted it.

Ozi's functionality and many more useful options swung it for me,
but if you want a simple basic nav. program you can learn in a
couple of hours, go for Seaclear.

I have, in the past couple of years, downloaded the latest versions
of Seaclear and tried them, but it just doesn't compare with Ozi.

Dennis.


Dennis,

Do you have an opinion about Nobeltech's program?

-Greg

Never used it Greg.

The Rose Point product (Coastal Explorer) is exactly the same as Maptech
Pro! Maptech bought their software from Rose Point. Maptech has one feature
which Coastal doesn't have. It will plot out the bottom in 3-D. Useless bit
of fluff.
Also, Maptech limits you to two installs. And Coastal is cheaper.
Gordon


"Danny" wrote in message
...
I used to sell Nobeltec software and train boaters on it's use. I had a
Saturday seminar and a CD trainer. I do know it fairly well.

Compared to other current offerings, it's expensive. Yes, it is "feature
rich" with bells and whistles but it's to the point that most navigators
never find all the features, let alone use them.

I now use Memory Map's Pocket Navigator on my iPac while underway and
their
PC version for planning at home. The raster charts from Softchart are far
cheaper than the Vector charts from Nobelwreck and easier to see on the
screen.
Rose Point in Seattle also has a great basic product and the price will
leave you some boat units for charts.

Nobeltec has outgrown it breaches in my humble opinion.

"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
...
Dene wrote:
"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
...
Dave wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:19:33 -0500, "Len Krauss"
said:


Would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience with SeaClear,
pro and con.

I've been messing around with it for only a couple of weeks, so take
it for what it's worth.

The only negatives I've found (given that it's a free program) are
that the documentation is a bit Spartan, and that in using the route
function in DR mode you have to enter your DR course in true, rather
than magnetic, even if you have set the options to show headings in
magnetic. That can get a bit confusing, since if you're in magnetic
you have to mentally add your local variation in order to actually
steer the course you've entered.

I'm sufficiently impressed to plan on using it for navigation next
summer. I would be interested in a comparison of the relative merits
of SeaClear and the shareware program from Oz (the name of which
escapes me at the moment.)

I switched to Oziexplorer from Seaclear about 4 years ago and haven't
regretted it.

Ozi's functionality and many more useful options swung it for me,
but if you want a simple basic nav. program you can learn in a
couple of hours, go for Seaclear.

I have, in the past couple of years, downloaded the latest versions
of Seaclear and tried them, but it just doesn't compare with Ozi.

Dennis.


Dennis,

Do you have an opinion about Nobeltech's program?

-Greg

Never used it Greg.

Len Krauss wrote:
SeaClear PC Chart plotter and GPS Navigation software.

Would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience with SeaClear, pro and
con.

Thanks.

Len

I stil looking to make a closed route. see impossible.


--
Geert Maene.

Geert Maene wrote:
snip
I stil looking to make a closed route. see impossible.


Its that a route that starts and ends at the same waypoint? I think I
did that by putting two waypoints a short distance apart at the
start/finish.

Jack


--
Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)

I have SeaClear II installed on my laptop, linked to a small handheld GPS.
It works like a charm...and of course, it is a freebie.

The best feature is the ability to work with downloaded NOAA charts - giving
you a more up-to-date database than e.g. the overpriced Raychart
cartridges...

"Geert Maene" wrote in message
...
Len Krauss wrote:
SeaClear PC Chart plotter and GPS Navigation software.

Would appreciate hearing about anyone's experience with SeaClear, pro and
con.

Thanks.

Len

I stil looking to make a closed route. see impossible.


--
Geert Maene.