Hi Joe, In response to Capt. Al's last post: Stick to your guns, if you are wounded I'll be in the bunker too with many more supporters of the added advantage of ENS. I have enjoyed 20 plus years of boating and follow all the tried and true teachings of piloting with paper charts and I would never abandon the practice. However, ENS offers an added layer of useful information in "real time" and for me it's lots of fun to follow. It has added another dimension to my cruising life. IMHO, it is definitely not "electronic junk". So keep on duckin' Al , it ain't over yet! Regards, Russ Simon KK 42 "Mango" Clear Lake Shores, TX PS. Anyone want to buy a used slide rule?

At 06:58 PM 4/16/01 EDT, you wrote: >Hi Joe, > In response to Capt. Al's last post: Stick to your guns, if you are wounded >I'll be in the bunker too with many more supporters of the added advantage of >ENS. I have enjoyed 20 plus years of boating and follow all the tried and >true teachings of piloting with paper charts and I would never abandon the >practice. However, ENS offers an added layer of useful information in "real >time" and for me it's lots of fun to follow. It has added another dimension >to my cruising life. =============================================================== I agree with you Russ, the original post made it sound like you couldn't do without ENS and would need valium to pick up a paper chart. . Captain Al Pilvinis "M/V Driftwood"--Prairie 47 2630 N.E. 41st Street Lighthouse Point, Fl 33064-8064 Voice 954-941-2556 Fax 954 788-2666 Email yourcaptain@earthlink.net Website http://home.earthlink.net/~yourcaptain