T&T: Any experiences good or bad with Navtex and Weather fax

[George Rankin]

Does anybody on the list have experiences or recommendations for navtex and
weatherfax receivers?   I'm probably getting Furuno equipment for the new
boat and am interested in their fax30 network weatherfax simply because it
integrates with their equipment.    I'm considering anything, though, since
I will have a computer display.

I know that you can subscribe to Sirus and XM weather, but I'm not sure of
the benefits of that over a free service.   I'm not planning to cross the
pacific (in the near term), but I do go to places where the VHF weather
reception is spotty -- and I would like to look at the weather maps instead
of rapidly scribbling reports onto a napkin.

I also find the US weather to be painful, since it can take about 15 minutes
to get to my area -- at which point the VHF usually cuts out!   I know what
will happen in the mountains for the next week, though.

George Rankin