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I'm with you. I don't have many gizmos, but I need them visible at the helm. 
In Response To: Not nuts, just to each his own ()
And I need them visible below(I use a board on a hinge in the companionway). If the boat is moving, I want the chart plotter where I can see it at all times. I've got nothing to prove anymore, I've hit a few rocks. 
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- What's the best free navigation software for a macbook?
- I couldn't find any when I was looking last year
- The cheapest and quickest
- I knowk, but I can't see keeping two sets of charts and tools.
- Navionics IMHO
- I know you like to rant about Navionics Dave
- You are close
- I agree with both of you...
- For the Bahamas, Explorer is the only way to go
- Agree 100%
- Use of CP vs. PC
- Yes, a PC is not good at the helm
- PC
- I use my netbook at the helm
- I use my eyes at the helm.
- Do you feel the same about the AIS and radar?
- Yes I do!
- Not nuts, just to each his own
- I'm with you. I don't have many gizmos, but I need them visible at the helm.
- Sailing instruments, auto pilot and gps with track at the helm
- I'm with you. I don't have many gizmos, but I need them visible at the helm.
- Not nuts, just to each his own
- Yes I do!
- Do you feel the same about the AIS and radar?
- I use my eyes at the helm.
- But you can 'mirror' to an iPad mounted at the helm
- Yes, a PC is not good at the helm
- For the Bahamas, Explorer is the only way to go
- I'm not defending Navionic charts
- Navionics sent me an dated card when I showed them a problem
- I agree with both of you...
- You are close
- I know you like to rant about Navionics Dave
- I knowk, but I can't see keeping two sets of charts and tools.
- Open CPN runs on Mac and Windows
- OpenCPN?
- Navionics makes a web app
- I couldn't find any when I was looking last year
