Jack I agree with all you say. Dave. 1975 C&C 33 SLY Sent from my iPad
> On Sep 18, 2017, at 8:33 AM, jackbrennan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Of course, the caveat to all of this is that, depending on where you sail, > even up-to-date charts can be anywhere from mildly off to wildly and > dangerously inaccurate. > > In the Keys and South and West Florida, where sand shifts all of the time, > TowboatUS and Seatow do a fine business from boaters blindly following their > chartplotters. Many inlets and channels in West Florida have nasty, uncharted > sandbars. > > After Irma, forget about it. Who knows what's where? You could go aground on > a sunken boat. > > Depth sounders and the ability to read water are more valuable navigation > tools in places like this. I like paper charts because you get a bigger view. > A GPS is wonderful for confirming that you are where you think you are. > > Still, I get the allure of all that gear. I crewed on a friend's catamaran to > Fantasy Fest in Key West last fall. His electronics were several times more > valuable than many of our boats. > > I felt like I was on the con of the Starship Enterprise. Especially when we > hit warp speed (10+ knots). The only thing the electronics couldn't do was > spot crab pots at night. :) > > Jack Brennan > Former C&C 25 > Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 > Tierra Verde, Fl. > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Frederick G Street via CnC-List > Date:09/18/2017 10:14 AM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Frederick G Street > Subject: Re: Stus-List GPS, Chart Plodders and Technology when there is none > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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