![]() ![]() ![]() I downloaded a full set of East Coast (U.S.) NOAA ENCs for my test. You can pick either raster or vector format for the NOAA charts and you’ll get them with all the latest information, which is a big advantage. That price seems to be the norm for the other sales outlets I checked. And while you can buy Navionics charts for the program, typically for $189 per Platinum+ area, you can also use free RNC and ENC charts from NOAA. ![]() The program has a price of $279.95 directly from the company’s website, which is fairly inexpensive for this type of program. So, if I owned this copy of version 4.5, I would be entitled to free updates until version 5.0 came out. Fugawi constantly releases minor updates, typically taking care of bug fixes and compatibility issues, but sometimes including feature enhancements. Whole numbers of versions are considered the “basic” product and updates all the way to the next whole number are free. Northport Systems’ president, Robin Martel, loaned me a copy of the latest version of Marine ENC, Version 4.5.50.* The company has a transparent and easy-to-understand process for updates and upgrades. If you’re looking for something to run on a laptop to backup your dedicated chartplotter, or for the main navigation software to run on a dedicated PC, you should consider Marine ENC for the price, competent features and ease-of-use, especially for chart management using the company’s (subscription-based) X-Traverse system. It loaded painlessly on a new Windows 7 laptop, ran flawlessly for 3 days nonstop, and had an easy learning curve. During a recent offshore delivery of a new Krogen 58′, I had the opportunity to check out Northport System Inc.’s Fugawi Marine ENC charting and navigation software. ![]()
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