GL: Nobeltec Charts

[Elliott Bray]

I agree with Dave, next time you have to spend any money with Nobeltec, go
somewhere else.

While the NOAA charts are free to download or a DVD with all of them can be
bought for $40, Nobeltec has taken away ENC capability with version 9.3.
Really frosts me because the only reason I upgraded from 6.5 was to get
ENCs.

Raster charts do great and versions for the rivers are availiable from
Maptech.

HTH
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Elliott Bray, wintering in Austin,TX
M/V Letitia - Gulfstar 44 MC
In heated storage in Whitehall, Michigan
www.loopcruiser.com
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>
Dave Legrow wrote:
> 
> Why buy the Nobeltec (Transas)charts?  The NOAA charts are more
> up to date, free, and available in both vector (ENC) and raster
> formats!  The the River charts from the Army Corp of Engineers
> are available in ENC format as well.  Take the money that one
> set of Passport charts would cost you, and buy Coastal Explorer.
> 
> It should also be noted that Nobeltec VNS is at the end of the
> line.  The new Max software from Nobeltec will not use the
> Passport charts.
> 
> 
> Dave Legrow
> T'III