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Re: Material: hatch magnets
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 2/19/2003, 10:30 am
In Response To: Re: Material: hatch magnets (William Cruz)

: Dear Larry and John,
: I know the flush hatches that are secured with magnets are beautiful, but
: aren't you worried about having to navigate by compass and having those
: magnets throw off your compass? Is the magnetic field so weak that it
: wouldn't effect a compass? Is GPS is your method of navigation? Sincerely,
: Bill

As long as the compass is about 6" to 12" from the magnets, they should have no effect on navigation. It is easy enough to test how close is safe. Place your compass on a table and move the magnets closer until you see the compass move. Try this with the magnets moving in from different directions and orientations.

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Material: hatch magnets
john -- 2/18/2003, 11:19 pm
Re: Material: hatch magnets
Mike and Rikki -- 2/19/2003, 1:20 am
Re: Material: hatch magnets
Larry -- 2/19/2003, 12:27 pm
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Chris Moore -- 2/20/2003, 11:01 am
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Re: Material: hatch magnets
Larry -- 2/20/2003, 1:02 am
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Gordon Snapp -- 2/19/2003, 8:12 pm
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john -- 2/19/2003, 9:22 am
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Mike and Rikki -- 2/19/2003, 2:12 pm
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john -- 2/19/2003, 9:24 am
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Larry -- 2/18/2003, 11:50 pm
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john -- 2/19/2003, 9:13 am
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William Cruz -- 2/19/2003, 12:37 am
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Larry -- 2/20/2003, 12:16 am
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William Cruz -- 2/21/2003, 12:02 am
Re: Material: hatch magnets
William Cruz -- 2/21/2003, 1:29 pm
Re: Material: hatch magnets
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/19/2003, 10:30 am
Re: Material: hatch magnets
john -- 2/19/2003, 9:17 am