GL: Charts Again

[Ken Bloomfield]

 The Canadian charts you must buy, but all the US NOAA charts are
available on-line at the URL you have been given.
Here it is again in tiny url format: http://tinyurl.com/cgsmhv
Then, you can go to http://tinyurl.com/cvqw7z and download SeaClear II
with its companion program MapCal II and with a little work on your part
studying, you will be off to the races with a very nice charting program
that:
1.  Interfaces with your GPS
2.  Has an output for an autopilot to steer a multi-waypoint course.
3.  Has automatic chart call-up as you move along.
4.  Creates a log of your trip.
5.  Has AIS display capability.

All of the above is for free.  Just requires a little work.

Ken Bloomfield
Tellico Lady, 50' Marine Trader
Maryville, TN

allen wrote:

  Can anyone pass along URLs for site which discuss alternatives or
  workarounds for those of us who would like to have access to the data
  that we have already paid our governments to collect without being
  subject to the bands who distribute it?

  I am specifically interested in the east and west coasts of Canada
  and the US, the Great Lakes, and some of the Caribbean.

  TIA.
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