I think opencpn team is right. This is a difficult issue to solve. But, let's turn a problem into an advantage...
Following your idea I think we should have an option in OP interface to manage a kind of "templates" to save/import not only opencpn settings but all important programs.
This "save/import templates" button should open a new window to choose what settings you want to save/import:
All - OpenPlotter - kplex - Signal K and plugins - OpenCPN and plugins - SDR receiver.
Am I forgetting any app?
Following your idea I think we should have an option in OP interface to manage a kind of "templates" to save/import not only opencpn settings but all important programs.
This "save/import templates" button should open a new window to choose what settings you want to save/import:
All - OpenPlotter - kplex - Signal K and plugins - OpenCPN and plugins - SDR receiver.
Am I forgetting any app?