Brian, The raster charts from NOAA can be used with earlier versions of Nobeltec. I have 6.5xx and they do fine. http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/Index.htm for the BSB raster charts. Download them and unzip them into (or copy them) to: C:\Program Files\Nobeltec\Charts\BSB In order to organize them for myself I actually put them in a folder below that,i.e. C:\Program Files\Nobeltec\Charts\BSB\Tennessee etc. Nobeltec will automatically look in the C:\Program Files\Nobeltec\Charts\BSB folder at startup. When you don't want it to load them, move the charts to somewhere else. As Keith pointed out, the ENCs at the site he referenced will require an upgrade or a different product. HTH **************** Elliott Bray M/V Letitia - Gulfstar 44 MC Cruising the Tennessee **************** > ------------------------------ > > From: "Keith" <keith@anastasia3.com> > Subject: Re: T&T: Free Charts For Nobeltec? > They will only on version 8.x. See > http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/mcd/enc/download.htm and > Nobeltec's web site. > > > Keith > _____ > AAAAAA: American Association Against Acronym Abuse and Ambiguity. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Trainman484848@aol.com> > > > Does anyone know if the free charts available from NOAA > will work with > > the Nobeltec Visual Navigation Suite. Also any advise on how to > > download these charts would really help a computer dummy like me