Good. I'm glad you were there to catch my mistakes, Frank. Is the JPR format pretty portable? My nav program of choice, OziExplorer, doesn't give me the option...
Added JPR files for the Siuslaw and its North Fork Topo maps: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MessaboutW/files/Coast/ These maps aren't calibrated well enough...
Thanks for doing the research, Myles. I know how much of a sacrifice it must have been. ;o) Last time I was at Griff's I overheard someone say they were going...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/01/us-sailor-pee-idUSTRE7A04DB20111101 Seems like if you're sailing solo in the Med at night you might want an EPIRB on...
John and Frank - At this point in time, the fact that the US government makes the 2000+ nautical charts available in BSB overwhelms other considerations....
I have put the KAP files I built at http://coots.org/files. In Internet Explorer right-click the file name then select "Save Target As ..." I used imgkap to...
Our esteemed editor is heading to Scotland for vacation. There will be a slight delay in publication of this issue. Chapter reps, please pass to your members....
When you go to the UK, isn't it called "going on holiday" rather than "going for vacation"? ;o) Oscar Z. Medford Our esteemed editor is heading to Scotland for...
Heh... what's funny about "when in Rome..." with respect to boats, is that the Romans pretty much just copied the Etruscans, Greeks, and Carthaginians. Thus,...
Thanks Frank for the files. Great news!! Now, relative to putting these at Coots.org, what would work for you to get you the other lake and river KAP files?...
My JPEGs are 72 PPI. I fixed some slight errors in the legends of the Coast rivers maps, and will fix the other maps soon (if they need it), so you guys may...
I think the map images in Frank's KAPs are too small. They're supposed to be 72 PPI. <g> Also, the image quality is lousy, perhaps the result of ImgKAP doing...
The imgkap program reduces the colors to 128, which is still quite a few. But the JPG vs PNG may be a big improvement. It appears that the JPG compression is...
Why does Jerry always get blamed? The short answer is... because he's so bloody Jerry all the time. The longer answer: he's got broad shoulders; he seems to...
David, Yep, threw caution to the wind and ordered the 'Hitachi KM12VC 11 Amp 2-1/4-Horsepower Plunge and Fixed Base Variable Speed Router Kit with 1/4-Inch and...
That looks like a real good router, Bob. While I can think of some ways to cut birdsmouth mast staves using a straight cut router bit, this is supposed to be...
ImgKAP undoubtedly uses some ham-handed approach to reducing the colors to 128. <g> Before sending an image on to program like ImgKAP, I usually use my image...
A couple of 128 color images to play with. Considerably smaller file sizes than the 8-bit color images, but still plenty legible. The PNG is a fair amount...
Thanks for the samples. The GIF has something wrong, it is a little tiny non-GIF. I put the PNG and the original JPG in IrfanView, with interpolation turned...
Thanks John. I used to have a router - a Craftsman - and used it with a router table but that was a long time ago. I have a Harbor Freight laminate trimmer...
Whoa! that is one mean MF'N looking ferryboat. How would you like to be cruisin' along, turn around and see that big black thing headed right up your moon...
Those birdsmouth bits are so special I'll bet you can't get them from MLCS, or the other manufacturers David mentioned. If you can find out who makes them for...
The JPEG and PNG images should print out fine for your cruising handbook. But you'll have to do some dissection of the bigger maps if you want all the maps to...
My how time flies! Was it really twenty years ago that those Micros were on exhibit in art galleries? At the time, the plan was to set them loose to sail,...
I think GIF, or maybe just PSP's handling of it, may have trouble with "odd" numbers of colors like 128... The map of the Yaquina sloughs wasn't a good choice...
