Jerry Hawkins wrote: > > I've noticed several theories about compass mounting for sea kayaks: > > 1) Don't mount - use a hand compass. Not good when you want to maintain a course while paddling. A hand compass is good for checking progress by taking a bearing on a landmark during a crossing (etc.) but lousy for maintaining a course. Burch recommends both hand and deck mount. > 2) Mount it straight to the deck. > 3) Mount a beveled or curved wood base to the deck, then mount the compass > with a removable mount to the flat top of the wood base. Potayto potahto -- depends on your deck's configuration The Aquameter Sailor II (and similar others) comes with a snap mount which allows mounting to a FLAT surface, so if you don't have a flat surface, then (3) is mandatory. > 4) Use only bungies or straps for a completely removable mount. Not my first choice. Bungies can fail. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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