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Old 03-03-2013, 06:22 AM   #17
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I have also used Nobeltec for 13 years because that is what the work boats have installed. Nobeltec VNS10 is ok but with the usual issues of locking up etc. Nobeltec Odyssey is beyond a joke. As posted hear before,tech support for Nobeltec acknowledged the issue but said they didn't have any plans to correct. There were a few Odyssey features I did like however, the graphics were better than VNS. We have used VNS on 4 trans atlantic trips,Around South Africa, Canada, ,Med and the Great lakes.
Having said that I do keep Open CPN on a personal computer with a GPS plug in. We also run a separate computer in th Galley with Chart Pro Navigator running
On my next personal boat I will have an inexpensive chart plotter, probably a Standard Horizon 12'' model as backup and use Open CPN on my laptop as a primary because of the 17' screen. I am not familiar with Polar Navy but I will check it out.
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