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Oscar
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Initially Posted - 04/14/2003 :  20:51:02  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
I am not going across the Atlantic, but I will lose sight of land on the Chesapeake. I also like to keep an eye on the GPS...(trust but verify) and finally, after decades of looking at one both on the water and in the air I just feel naked without a compass, so I went out and bought an economy Ritchie....plus or minus five is close enough for what we are planning to do.
Alas, just like building a home, every design/installation decision is tied to another, and since I'm not sure what we're going to put where, I was not ready to commit to a permanent installation (ie drill holes in the boat).......I share the solution I came up with with you all here, maybe it is what one of you has been looking for:

Required: one piece of cedar siding or similar and a flat piece of thin galvanized framing reinforcement steel, about 1.5" x4" and six small copper screws....all floating around the workshop , or cheap at Home Despot.....

I scribed the bottom portion of the companion way board onto the wood, cut, sanded and treated with boiled linseed oil.
I cut the metal in half, bent both pieces in a U shape and screwed them to the back of the wood piece. (the framing metal comes with lots of holes in it, if you plan it out right, you don't have to drill <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>.

<img src="http://www.woodenshoemusic.com/Images/familypics/Forumshots/compasone.JPG" border=0>

The board installs in the companion way like so:

<img src="http://www.woodenshoemusic.com/Images/familypics/Forumshots/compastwo.JPG" border=0>

If it starts raining, you insert the companion way board and clip the compass board to the top of it and close the hatch.....

<img src="http://www.woodenshoemusic.com/Images/familypics/Forumshots/compasthree.JPG" border=0>

Afterwards, or if you're out sailing without the need for a compass, you clip it onto the top teak rail in the V, out of harms way, no need to take the compass out of the bracket. (if it's too tight back of the screws that hold in the teak rail a turn or so)

<img src="http://www.woodenshoemusic.com/Images/familypics/Forumshots/compasfour.JPG" border=0>

Like I said, I hope someone can use this.

Oscar
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ssteakley
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Response Posted - 04/14/2003 :  21:17:12  Show Profile
Oscar,
I like your solution..that hatch board idea might be used for other applications as well??? I have wheel steering so the compass is on the pedestal but your solution is very user friendly and solves three problems in one...Great idea!
Steve

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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 04/14/2003 :  21:26:24  Show Profile  Visit Arlyn Stewart's Homepage
Cool... I like it!

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