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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 351.1 | First impressions | SUMMIT::THOMAS | Ed Thomas | Tue Jul 15 1986 12:55 | 16 |
| Waterproof charts are available for as far up the coast as Cape Ann.
Maine is suposed to be available "next season" according to the sales
person. Cost is somewhere between $11-$13 per chart depending on the
degree of greed at your local marine emporium.
THe charts are color photo reproductions of NOAA charts we all have
come to know and love. They're slightly smaller than the regular
charts, about 12" less in height and 8" less in length (eyeball
measurements). I don't know what it would be like to work with for
setting courses, etc., but the size seems OK for eyeball navigation.
I got one last night and it's neat. On the one side it has Mass. Bay
from Duxbury to Salem with full inserts of Scituate and Salem Sound. On
the other side it has the Boston Harbor chart. The one for the Cape had
inserts for just about every harbor/inlet on the Cape.
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| 351.2 | There's a cheaper way. | NECVAX::RODENHISER | | Tue Jul 15 1986 14:36 | 17 |
| Sounds like big bucks to me. Too 'Yachtie'.
Since I'm in the Buzzards Bay/Vineyard Sound area most of the time
my folding copy of 13229 used to get ratty very quickly 'til I started
plastic laminating the pages.
I've used an outfit in Framingham (over near the GM plant) although
there's quite a few around (yellow pages under Laminates-PLastic).
Ask for the thinest stock they've got, 2 mil is best, 5 mil is almost
too stiff if you want the charts to continue folding.
It shouldn't cost more than $1.00 - $1.50 per sheet, they'll quote
over the phone if you know dimensions. I think it cost me about
$5 to do four pages 15" x 32" each.
John
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| 351.3 | Laminating questions | SUMMIT::THOMAS | Ed Thomas | Thu Jul 17 1986 09:51 | 13 |
| A couple REAL dumb questions about the laminating..
1. Do you do front and back? Assumption is yes.
2. Do you need any special tools, e.g., rollers?
3. Are there any things that should not be done when laminating?
(Or, Are there any mistakes you've made that you can tell us about?)
4. What's the largest one you've done?
Thanks for the input. I hadn't realized large size laminates were
available for folks like us.
Ed
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| 351.4 | | NECVAX::RODENHISER | | Thu Jul 17 1986 11:48 | 20 |
| Sorry Ed, now that I see your questions I feel REAL dumb about my
info. This is not a do-it-yourself project. The places I was referring
to do it for you. The have large laminating machines, usually
up to 48" wide that are fed from large rolls of stock. The have
heated drums, and sort of remind you of an old washing machine wringer.
It's a sandwich with mylar on both sides, that's why you want the
thinest stock they've got. I let them use 5 mil once when that was
what was in the machine. This was a mixed blessing. They turned
out to be totally indestructable (I sit on them in the cockpit and
they still look like new) but they don't fold and store as well
as I'd like.
You'll have no problem with size. They can handle any chart. You'll
be charged by the running foot for the stock you use so bring along
any small stuff you'd like done and feed it in along the edge.
John
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