Jeff Asbury
Principal Partner
Not sure what to do with 20 Pounds of Paper Navigation Charts.
My Father has been collecting Navigation Charts since the mid 1960's through the mid 1990's. Dad did some extensive cruising in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia & Alaska, so there are quite a few of those areas. But he also has charts from the South Pacific, Indian Ocean, West Coast, Mexico, Mediterranean and on and on. Some are NOAA, US Geological Survey, Pilot Charts and other formats. They are all rolled up. Some have notes and stains and others are almost brand new.
I have just scraped the surface in trying to catalog them. Alas I don't think I will be doing a circumnavigation any time soon. It would be nice to get some kind of compensation for them. I know Minney's Yacht Surplus charges about $2.00 each for used charts. If I hauled them down there they would probably only give me pennies on the dollar for them. I think between Free, $2.00 and $5.00 each would be a fair price depending on condition if I were to sell them.
I have also been thinking of donating them to LA Maritime Museum, or Los Angeles Maritime Institute.
It will be a daunting task to try to list them all but I have started.
To tell you the truth I would rather be sailing then cataloging all these charts in my Garage. I thought I would post this here on the Ericson Board first to see what the demand for used charts would be. I know if you were to buy them new from West Marine they are about $20.00 each now.
If you live in close proximity to me (LA Area) I would be willing to let you take a look (dig through the rolls). As far as shipping them out I would also have to charge for the cost of postage. I am also going to need to get quite a few tubes to ship them in.
Anyway, if you are interested in a particular area or chart please let me know and I will try to see if I have it. Please be patient.
God, my Old Man Dreamed big about sailing to exotic places. He also spent a lot of money and time collecting these charts.
My Father has been collecting Navigation Charts since the mid 1960's through the mid 1990's. Dad did some extensive cruising in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia & Alaska, so there are quite a few of those areas. But he also has charts from the South Pacific, Indian Ocean, West Coast, Mexico, Mediterranean and on and on. Some are NOAA, US Geological Survey, Pilot Charts and other formats. They are all rolled up. Some have notes and stains and others are almost brand new.
I have just scraped the surface in trying to catalog them. Alas I don't think I will be doing a circumnavigation any time soon. It would be nice to get some kind of compensation for them. I know Minney's Yacht Surplus charges about $2.00 each for used charts. If I hauled them down there they would probably only give me pennies on the dollar for them. I think between Free, $2.00 and $5.00 each would be a fair price depending on condition if I were to sell them.
I have also been thinking of donating them to LA Maritime Museum, or Los Angeles Maritime Institute.
It will be a daunting task to try to list them all but I have started.
To tell you the truth I would rather be sailing then cataloging all these charts in my Garage. I thought I would post this here on the Ericson Board first to see what the demand for used charts would be. I know if you were to buy them new from West Marine they are about $20.00 each now.If you live in close proximity to me (LA Area) I would be willing to let you take a look (dig through the rolls). As far as shipping them out I would also have to charge for the cost of postage. I am also going to need to get quite a few tubes to ship them in.
Anyway, if you are interested in a particular area or chart please let me know and I will try to see if I have it. Please be patient.
God, my Old Man Dreamed big about sailing to exotic places. He also spent a lot of money and time collecting these charts.
