As with other sea kayaking equipment considerations, you quickly find that when you are on the water you need your hands on the paddle. A deck mounted compass is really the best answer, with an orienteering type flat compass for course plotting on land, and as a spare. I have a Silva deck compass, model "58F Kayak" similar to the Suunto Orca, mounted with bungy cords. This has been very good, easy to read. See it at http://www.silva.se/marine/index.htm It's good to have the compass removable when not needed. This saves damage and theft. Regards, Peter Treby 37º 42' S 145º 08' E *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 12 2001 - 14:16:33 PST
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