Folio charts

[PabloPicasso]

Where is the best (cheapest) place to but folio chart sets. At £44 a pop they are expensive if cheaper than individual charts of same area.

Any recommendations? Currently after Folio SC 5623 southwest ireland

 

[puddock]

Where is the best (cheapest) place to but folio chart sets. At £44 a pop they are expensive if cheaper than individual charts of same area.

Any recommendations? Currently after Folio SC 5623 southwest ireland

Expensive??? They are a bloody bargain if you consider the areas covered

 

[geoid96]

Best I have found is Dash4it
£39.87 inc. delivery

http://www.dash4it.co.uk/store/go/ireland/admiralty-folio--5623--ireland--south-west-coast-bantry-bay-to-kinsale/4095

 

[Gk 66]

Chart folios are a bargain when you consider the work that has gone into compiling the data on them.

 

[PabloPicasso]

Hmmm all pricey I think. But cheaper than 44 quid on many sites and 75 pounds on one! Thanks

 

[skip50]

If you are a member of the RYA, you get substantial members discount, can't remember how much, but it was the cheapest I could find a year or so ago.

£37.65 with discount, delivery FOC.

 

[lustyd]

Chart folios are a bargain when you consider the work that has gone into compiling the data on them.

You mean the guy in 1766 with a dinghy and lead line? Have you ever read the source information on your charts?

 

[Twister_Ken]

You mean the guy in 1766 with a dinghy and lead line? Have you ever read the source information on your charts?

No, no. Not a dinghy. Not then. A cutter or a pinnace or a jolly boat or a gig.

 

[puddock]

You mean the guy in 1766 with a dinghy and lead line? Have you ever read the source information on your charts?

Suggest you get out there with your dinghy and lead line and just make your own then ..... don't forget to market them and make yourself a very rich man in the process. Good luck. (PS Remember all your up to date buoyage and lights etc)

 

[lustyd]

Suggest you get out there with your dinghy and lead line and just make your own then ..... don't forget to market them and make yourself a very rich man in the process. Good luck. (PS Remember all your up to date buoyage and lights etc)

My point was that much of the effort has long since been paid for, not that there is no work involved in making charts. Changes to buoys and lights are notified and therefore very little work involved.

 

[[70521]]

Best I have found is Dash4it
£39.87 inc. delivery

http://www.dash4it.co.uk/store/go/i...--south-west-coast-bantry-bay-to-kinsale/4095

+1 and their service is fantastic.

 

[puddock]

My point was that much of the effort has long since been paid for, not that there is no work involved in making charts. Changes to buoys and lights are notified and therefore very little work involved.

... and my point was that I consider them to be very good value for money. I recently bought a set that covers the east coast of scotland (I can't remember but I think there are at least 10 chartlets in there) which would put them at less than £5 per chartlet.
That is hardly extortionate by any means.

 

[fastjedi]

Usually possible to get an n-1 version on Ebay at circa £15 - £20 if you are on a budget.
Might take a month or two to find the right deal though