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Old 12-09-2013, 02:45 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by O C Diver View Post
Wasn't interested in driving up the magenta line on a plotter. As this will be my first trip up the ICW, felt it would be helpful for daily planning purposes, as a guide to where to look for aids to navigation, and general help if an aid to navigation is missing. The software that I use on my charter boat plotter allows me to display or hide features such as contour lines, depths, bottom compositions, wrecks, etc. Just kind of surprised that in this computer chart age that we live in, there isn't chart software that allows you to toggle the the magenta line on and off as needed.

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Ted, the magenta line can help as a planning tool. There are some confusing areas that you have to pay close attention. Just don't take it as gospel.
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