Posted by Max Lent (maxlent@…>)
Hi All,
I just discovered some resources that you may find useful. Being
intrigued by GPS and marine navigation, I thought that there ought
to be a way that I could cheaply download charts to my computer and
use those charts with my Bluetooth GPS receiver and my laptop
computer.
The first free resource that I found was SeaClear II
http://www.sping.com/seaclear/. This seemed like the perfect
solution until I started reading the manual. The user interface is
far from intuitive and the help files aren’t very helpful. Next, I
found an online tutorial on how to use SeaClear II at
http://www.boatmaine.us/seaclear-training.aspx. The tutorial is
excellent. Within minutes I had installed SeaClear II, downloaded
the free charts from NOAA, and used my Bluetooth GPS receiver to
locate my position.
SeaClear II works great even if you don’t have a GPS receiver. The
GPS receiver I bought, a Holux GPSlim (GR-236) SiRFStarIII Bluetooth
Receiver, was listed on eBay. A review can be found at
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/gr236.php.
My total cost for adding electronic nautical chart GPS to my
notebook computer was about $100.
Max
http://www.maxlent.com
Posted by Jerome Weinraub (zayde@…>)
Very timely-I was about to download SeaclearII
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From: “Max Lent” <maxlent@…>
To: <freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 4:20 PM
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Free Nautical Charts
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Hi All,
I just discovered some resources that you may find useful. Being
intrigued by GPS and marine navigation, I thought that there ought
to be a way that I could cheaply download charts to my computer and
use those charts with my Bluetooth GPS receiver and my laptop
computer.
The first free resource that I found was SeaClear II
http://www.sping.com/seaclear/. This seemed like the perfect
solution until I started reading the manual. The user interface is
far from intuitive and the help files aren’t very helpful. Next, I
found an online tutorial on how to use SeaClear II at
http://www.boatmaine.us/seaclear-training.aspx. The tutorial is
excellent. Within minutes I had installed SeaClear II, downloaded
the free charts from NOAA, and used my Bluetooth GPS receiver to
locate my position.
SeaClear II works great even if you don’t have a GPS receiver. The
GPS receiver I bought, a Holux GPSlim (GR-236) SiRFStarIII Bluetooth
Receiver, was listed on eBay. A review can be found at
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/gr236.php.
My total cost for adding electronic nautical chart GPS to my
notebook computer was about $100.
Max
http://www.maxlent.com
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