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Re: Compass Question

Posted By: Dave Sharpe
Date: Monday, 21 June 1999, at 11:08 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Compass Question (Nick Schade)

> The little bars are not for adjusting for declination. They are for
> correcting for the magnetic properties of the boat. Larger boats have a
> big chunk of iron (the motor) which will affect the compass.

> Declination is corrected by adding the correction given on your chart.

Nick - thanks for the correction - Actually I knew that but I'd just come off a tough 12 hour night shift and was too tired to remember it. Anyway, the point is that the bars tend to need constant correction (in my experience) and were more trouble than they were worth.

Messages In This Thread

Compass Question
mike allen -- Wednesday, 16 June 1999, at 12:34 p.m.

Re: Compass Question
Mike Scarborough -- Wednesday, 16 June 1999, at 9:51 p.m.

Re: Compass Question
Leroy Lakowski -- Thursday, 18 November 1999, at 8:24 p.m.

Re: Compass Question
Nick Schade -- Thursday, 17 June 1999, at 9:27 a.m.

Re: Compass Question
Dave Sharpe -- Friday, 18 June 1999, at 7:04 p.m.

Re: Compass Question
Nick Schade -- Saturday, 19 June 1999, at 9:28 a.m.

Re: Compass Question
Dave Sharpe -- Monday, 21 June 1999, at 11:08 a.m.

Re: Compass Question
mike allen -- Tuesday, 22 June 1999, at 2:03 p.m.

No don't do it
Jerry -- Wednesday, 23 June 1999, at 12:50 p.m.

Re: No don't do it
mike allen -- Thursday, 24 June 1999, at 8:33 p.m.

Re: No don't do it
Dave Sharpe -- Thursday, 1 July 1999, at 12:51 p.m.

Re: Compass Question
Dave Sharpe -- Thursday, 24 June 1999, at 8:14 p.m.

Re: Compass Question
Nick Schade -- Wednesday, 23 June 1999, at 9:52 a.m.

Re: Compass Question
Jerry -- Wednesday, 23 June 1999, at 1:14 p.m.

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