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General Category - Pearson Owners and Enthusiasts => Cruising => Topic started by: Rusty Pelican on November 06, 2013, 09:50:58 AM

Title: NOAA Charts
Post by: Rusty Pelican on November 06, 2013, 09:50:58 AM

The US Government announced awhile back that it would no longer print navigational charts after April as a cost-saving measure, but don’t run to your favorite Print On Demand retailer just yet, because you can now download pretty much every navigational chart in the NOAA catalog for free – at least for 3 months.
Here is the link

http://www.charts.noaa.gov/PDFs/

Bob G

Title: Re: NOAA Charts
Post by: selene on November 06, 2013, 10:29:56 AM

Thanks for this resource - I have been using their bookletcharts for some time - convenient for short cruises - but these seem to be the full-size variety.

Wish I had access to a full-size plotter!

Title: Re: NOAA Charts
Post by: Rusty Pelican on November 06, 2013, 03:12:05 PM

Staples & such can do them for you

Title: Re: NOAA Charts
Post by: selene on November 07, 2013, 01:03:47 AM

 :) Funny guy!  Just imagining myself with a map stapled and taped together, wind blowing, trying to work out where I am while it falls apart in my hands...yeah, that would work really well. 

Fingers crossed I lever lose the GPS!

Title: Re: NOAA Charts
Post by: Rusty Pelican on November 07, 2013, 08:58:06 AM

Staples is a chain store that can print anything, like FedEx Office