[Rhodes22-list] Installing a bulkhead compass

[Chris Geankoplis]

We have always had bulkhead mounted compasses on all (3) of our Rhodes. I’m
not saying that is the best route to go for everyone, but it worked very
well for the thousands of miles we cruised. I would swing the compass and
adjust or make up a card with variation if required. Ivy using  the inavix/
navionics on our iPad we could get the precise heading over a distance and
note it on the compass and turn off the iPad to save power and steered by
the compass on long crossings to the Bahamas or the Sea of Cortez. There is
something “right” about steering by a compass plus it looks very nautical
on the bulkhead. Installation was a breeze with the Ritchie Sr2.

On Tue, 22 Dec 2020 at 20:09, 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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