[Rhodes22-list] Compass

[brad haslett]

Slim,

Forgive me for sounding like Alex Trabec from
Jeopordy;  What is a compass?

Brad


--- Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> The previous owner of my boat had a removable six
> inch high board that sat
> across the companionway.  On it he mounted a compass
> AND an auxiliary
> speaker for the radio.  An ill-fated feat of
> engineering since the compass's
> proximity to the speaker (magnet) rendered the
> compass useless right from
> the get go. Needless to say, I've never used the
> thing and it's been stored
> in my garage all these years.  But I pulled it out
> the other day and removed
> the speaker.  The compass now seems to point north
> OK but I'm wondering if
> it's damaged or compromised by sitting next to the
> magnet all this time.
> It's a Ritchie B-80.  It has what I assume to be a
> calibration screw on the
> front, but I don't know how to calibrate or test a
> compass.  Any advice?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Slim
> 
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