Re: [Paddlewise] Mounting a compass

I believe Southwest Kayaks has a neat mounting bracket with bungies for the
Silva that accommodates peaked decks.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
To: Elaine Harmon <eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu>
Cc: Bhansen97_at_aol.com <Bhansen97_at_aol.com>; jhawkins_at_cisco.com
<jhawkins_at_cisco.com>; paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
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Date: Sunday, October 10, 1999 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Mounting a compass


>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
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