[Rhodes22-list] Installing a bulkhead compass

[Tom Van Heule]

Mary, "that's hot"
It looks well finished. I had imagined something "bulky"

It does prompt me to ask, generally, why even mount a compass in 2020 when
all sorts of other solar gadgets suffice?

I was into one before I really thought about the application; when am I
going to NOT see the shore and NEED this modification ? There are all sorts
of gps device onboard,all ip68 and In Floating cases.   Seems like an old
solution that cuts a hole in the hull.

On Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 7:09 PM Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> Thought I would add this to the compass discussion. When we had our R22,
> we used the compass mainly to steer by rather than true navigation. We
> didn't want to cut a hole in the bulkhead and we liked the comfort of
> being able to sit on the bench seats with our backs up against that
> cabin wall at anchor. Our solution was to mount the compass on a board
> that fit in the companionway. It was easily stowable when not in use.
> And we mostly learned not to trip over it when moving from the cockpit
> to the cabin when underway. It was affected by breaker panel which was
> right below it but but because we were on the Chesapeake and knew where
> we were that didn't matter so much. I've attached a photo.
>
> Mary Lou
> ex-R22
> now Rosborough RF-246  Tara
>
> On 12/22/2020 9:04 AM, Ric Stott wrote:
> > If I had every thing in life that I really wanted I would install two
> compasses. One on either side of the companionway, as high as possible. I
> have trouble reading my port side compass on starboard tack. There is
> nothing like a binnicle compass but a tiller makes placement critical.
> > Ric
> > Dadventure.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Dec 22, 2020, at 8:53 AM, JeffSmith <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I agree with Peter Nyberg mainly because I have had boats with bulkhead
> >> mounted and binacle compasses and much prefer the later, because it is
> >> easier to steer to. The compass that comes closest to a binaccle mount
> could
> >> be the
> >> Ritchie Compass Ritchie Xp-98W X-Port Tactician Compass - White
> >> Mounted below the companion way as Peter suggests works for me. While
> >> Radiant came with a bulkhead mount, I plan on mounting the Richie  in
> >> addition - when I get around to it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----
> >> Jeff Smith
> >> 2009 R22 #101 RADIANT
> >> Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
> >> Atlantic Highlands, NJ
> >>
> >> --
> >> Sent from: http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/
>
>
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