Anyone have Experience with MacENC ?

[Colorado Dreamer]

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with MacENC Nav Software for the MAC. Good or Bad....

Thanks. - Michael

[ssullivan]

The last time I used this software was about 25 minutes ago.

I have traveled from NYC to Downeast Maine and this month from Key Largo to SC using it as my primary navigation tool.

I have posted several comments on this site about the software (a search will find them for you).

Also... the support is like nothing I've ever seen before. Questions are answered viam email in minutes, not days. I even pasted in some email headers in one of my comments on the software on this board showing the number of minutes they took to respond to my question.

The question isn't if you should get it... it's "why haven't you already ordered it?"

It works flawlessly.

[DeepFrz]

Here is the link .

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...enc-13071.html

[Gene :^)]

MacENC works great. Best there is for Mac (in my opinion).

FYI for other readers:

MacENC reads NOAA ENC Vector charts with seamless quilting. Also Overlays BSB Raster charts. Best of both worlds.

Go here for a free trial before you buy it...

macenc.com

GPSNavX (same company) reads only BSB Raster charts. The charts are quilted but you need to open them yourself (shows bounds).

Free trial on this one too...

GPSNavX™ - Marine Navigation & Charting Application for OS X

Make sure you have a decent speed Mac to run MacENC. Slower macs run GPSNavX better.

Tech support sent me this link to figure out Mac speed (yes, tech support is amazing. You can email and get instant replies or use iChat for even faster service). They said a Mac with a 2000 or higher score runs ENC best. I have run it on a Mac that only scored 300. So it does work, it's just even better on a fast Mac.

Primate Labs Blog : Mac Performance (December 2007)

[Latitude9.5]

sweet, i didnt even know that was available, downloading now.

[Colorado Dreamer]

Thank you everyone for easing my mind. I will give it a shot.

BTW - I did not know there was a search feature on the forum...very handy. Thanks for pointing that out to me also.

[Easysailer]

I have installed Mac enc, purchased compatible gps receiver, downloaded the gps driver but can not get mac enc to recognize the USB port any suggestions?

[GPSNavX]

Typically a USB GPS receiver can be made to work with MacENC following these steps ..

Connecting a BU-353 USB GPS

[dharvard]

I've been using MacENC w. my Macbook Pro for 4 seasons now, and I love it. Am now ready to TRY and get it to work with radar. Anyone out there had any experience hooking up radar antenna to your ENC laptop? Specific brands/gear needed? Dixon in Michigan

[mctdog]

This company is amazing for support. I've had a couple on my end, all my fault, and the support group usually replied to my email within a few minutes. I would highly recommend not only the software, but also the company because of their excellent support.

[karle]

I would also recommend downloading/evaluating opencpn for Mac as a backup. Its an open source software that works with charts in different formats BSB/KAP, s57 ENCs, CM93.

Download OpenCPN | Official OpenCPN Homepage

It has its own dedicated forum here.

OpenCPN - Cruisers & Sailing Forums

Originally Posted by Colorado Dreamer

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with MacENC Nav Software for the MAC. Good or Bad....

Thanks. - Michael

[Dave Lochner]

+1 for Mac ENC.

Purchased an early version, perhaps 10 years ago or more. Periodic upgrades have been free. Even when upgrading computers, it was not necessary to purchase the product again.

Excellent company! The way it should be.

[Bow]

+1

I use it as a back up to a stand alone ECDIS system as well as for voyage planning.