Elaine Harmon wrote: > > On Sun, 10 Oct 1999 rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > Don't overlook the combination Silva/Nexus UN 70 compass that is both a > > steering compass and hand bearing compass. In its holder it helps you > > hold a course; if you remove it from its holder it acts as a good > > bearing compass to fix your position on two or more bearing points. > > Oooh, tell us more. Price, and who carries it? How big is the "holder", if > I carve a piece of 3" ethafoam to fit over the deck ridge, can it be > mortised on top to accommodate the holder? I was just going to use a > handheld compass in the mortise but it wouldn't be so easy to read as this > one, maybe. (? Ralph, you are giving me so much help I'm running out of > money) > > Slainte! e > > Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu The compass is in the West Marine catalog (item number 195776) for $79.99. The bracket is small enough to mount on a board with that hard foam underneath and attached to deck fittings with bungee and snap hooks so you can take it off in transit and when storing the kayak. You can buy extra brackets. The compass has an arm on it that fits into the bracket. You hold that arm as a pistol grip when you use the compass for taking hand bearings to fix your position. The version in West Marine has no night light but you can find the lighted version here and there. If I recall the lighted one is called the 70 UNE where as the un-lighted one is plain ole 70 UN. The arm has some foam in it that I think will help the unit float if dropped overboard. I have one but can't remember if I tried floating it. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Oct 10 1999 - 16:46:02 PDT
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