A C210 PLT DEVIATES FROM V23 AND FOLLOWS V165 WHILE DISTR WITH WX RPT RETRIEVAL FROM FSS.

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FIRST; LET ME SAY THAT THIS NAV ERROR WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. HOWEVER; SINCE CHART MAKER HAS CHANGED THE FORMAT OF THEIR ENRTE CHARTS -- ESPECIALLY THE 3/4 SIZE -- I HAVE FOUND THEM CLUMSY TO USE; WORKING MUCH TOO HARD LOOKING BACK AT THEM REPEATEDLY TO CONFIRM COURSE CHANGES; AIRWAYS; ETC. THE OLD CHARTS GAVE A BIGGER PICTURE ON MUCH LESS PAPER. MAYBE OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME IN 30 YRS OF FLYING I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CRITICIZE CHART MAKER. THE ERROR: V23 REACHES CLOVIS VOR SEBOUND ON A 124 DEG HDG AND V165 LEAVES THE VOR ON A 124 DEG HDG. HOWEVER; V23 (ON WHICH I WAS FILED) MAKES A JOG TO THE R TO 142 DEGS. UNFORTUNATELY; THE V23 SYMBOL IS ABOUT 8 INCHES BELOW ON THE AIRWAY. A QUICK GLANCE MAKES ONE WANT TO CONTINUE ON A 124 DEG HDG (V165) WHICH IS WHAT I DID. HOWEVER; DISTR WAS THE REAL CULPRIT. PRIOR TO REACHING THE VOR; I ASKED FRESNO TO GO OFF FREQ FOR THE WX. PERMISSION GRANTED; AND AS WE CROSSED THE VOR I WAS IN AN INTENSE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MARGINAL WX AHEAD AND AT MY DEST WITH FLT WATCH. BY THE TIME I GOT BACK ON CTR FREQ HE BARKED; 'TURN R 40 DEGS; YOU ARE 5 MI FROM THE AIRWAY CTRLINE.' I MADE THE MISTAKE OF BABBLING SOME EXCUSE AND HE REPEATED HIS COMMAND; WHICH I EXECUTED. I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED TO SAY TOO MUCH MORE AND THEN HE FINALLY SAID (AS IF I WAS A NEW STUDENT) 'YOU ARE NOW ON THE CTRLINE.' DEFINITELY MY FAULT -- SHOWING HOW CREATING A DISTR FOR YOURSELF RIGHT BEFORE A COURSE OR ALT CHANGE CAN SCREW YOU UP. MY COMMENT ABOUT THE CHARTS STILL STANDS. IN IFR CONDITIONS THE PLT NEEDS HIS INFO EASILY AVAILABLE.