[Rhodes22-list] Bill's rant on compasses

[Leland]

Bill,

On Saturday I took out an old lensatic compass from Boy Scouts.  I don't
know what "lensatic" means, but that's what we called it back in the day. 
It's in its original box and in excellent condition.  I hate to think that
something I once owned new may now have antique value.

Anyway, I measured it against my boat compass and sure enough on the port
tack it was about 3 degrees off and on the starboard tack it was about 10
degrees off.  I don't know if it was due to the metal in the motor or other
things or if one or both of my compasses were strangely inaccurate, but I
thought it was interesting.

Lee 


Bill Effros wrote:
> 
> Ed,
> 
> I guess I should have said "I HOPE most of us have..."
> 
> BE
> 
> 
> 
> Tootle wrote:
>> Bill E said, "Most of us have 2 compasses on board."  You are assuming. 
>> I
>> would use the word some of us have two compasses.  
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>> attachment:
>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p19543667/uncharted.gif uncharted.gif 
>>   
> __________________________________________________
> To subscribe/unsubscribe or for help with using the mailing list go to
> http://www.rhodes22.org/list
> __________________________________________________
> 
> 

-- 
View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Bill%27s-rant-on-compasses-tp19543667p19610217.html
Sent from the Rhodes 22 mailing list archive at Nabble.com.