Re: [Paddlewise] Compasses

Hey, Dave, thanks for the tip. I think we will be needing four of them,
and it is nice to be referred to quality and good price.

Cheers,

Philip Wylie

Dave Kruger wrote:

> Geo. Bergeron wrote:
> >
> >         I'm looking for a decent deck compass that will mount on the peaked
> > deck of my GTS. But the hand-held should be, I think, a back-up IN the PFD.
>
> The Aquameter II is a "best buy," I think.  Big, easy to read, comes
> with a "snap-fit" to the mounting circle for easy removal when not in
> use -- to prevent somebody swiping it off your deck, and very accurate,
> far as I can tell.  Both NWOC (http://www.nwoc.com/) and Pacific Wave
> (http://www.aone.com/~pacwave/no_frames.html) sell it, and I think I saw
> one at Alder Creek (http://www.aldercreek.com/) in Portland, too.
>
> Around $50 US in paddleshops, and has an optional accessory
> bungie-through-a-pipe-cap deal ($12 US?) that you can custom fit to the
> crown in your deck and hook to padeyes.  If the bungie attachments are
> undesirable (they are not super secure, and look kinda scummy), the pipe
> cap can be bolted to the deck.
>
> OTOH, you can buy a PVC pipe cap from a hardware store and
> saw/carve/file/sand to fit the crown of the deck.  Saves a couple
> bucks.  Did that with one of my yaks, and liked it better than the
> Aquameter accessory.  Sexy black color.
>
> --
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR
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