Electronic Charts

[Martin_e]

I recently purchased a new colour chart plotter. I was very pleased with the plotter but totaly unsatisfied with the Chart. It is from a leading manufacturer and is over 15 years out of date. Even my old paper charts are more up dated than the April 03 update of the electronic chart. I am not talking about a depth here or a light there. I am talking about port layouts, main guest ports, depths and lights.
Has anyone else experianced this?
I am looking at changing the plotter for another chart format but am not sure which one. My crusing area is Norway, Oslo fjord, Denmark, Sweeden. But I will be going over the North Sea to visit my home land next year.
Waiting to see what the manufacturers say about the whole thing for now but I do not have much faith in their QA system or the rest of their charts now.
I would apreciate input about the big three, Navionics, C-map NT+ and Garmin Bluechart.

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[romany123]

Martin
I have C-Map and its fine never had aproblem with it

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[Sybarite]

I would suggest you ask the supplier to fund the cost of getting a correct electronic chart. Goods being sold are implied to be fit for their intended purpose.

John

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[Martin_e]

That is what I will be doing I am taking it easy at first to see who comes up with what. One of the reasons I have not meantioned names. The suplier is on my side and worried about the hunderds of other set ups that he has sold. So I guess that we are both waiting to see what the official line from the Plotter manufacture and the chart makers say.
The other thing is that holes are cut in the boat etc, etc.
I hope to come away from the Southampton BS satisfied customer.

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