That advice sounds like it's from a compass adjuster. Once you have it dialed in, why take it off and have to do it all over again? Compasses are filled with alcohol for the same reason that people are filled with alcohol. Whatever reason that may be.
On 19 November 2013 19:28, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > Interesting. I've had Ritchie Globemaster compasses for over 20 years and > have never removed them from the boats. No problems to date. > > Rich > > On Nov 19, 2013, at 23:20, Alex Giannelia <a...@airsensing.com> wrote: > > So, way back when, in 1974, Edson built a pedestal that was supposed to > fit a Ritchie compass. The top plate had 4 ¼” countersunk screw holes > facing down in a diagonal pattern to fit the ¼” x 20 threads in the casting > of the pillar. It also had 4 #10 or #12 countersunk holes facing up, > presumably to act as studs to mount the base of the compass. > > > > Problem is, the holes facing up are not symmetrically drilled: 3 line up > with the Ritchie base, and one misses by ½ a screw hole. So, Edson > suggests, just use the downward holes to hold it all together. Problem is, > Ritchie and others say to remove the compass during winter storage, so then > the whole assembly can come apart. So what gives? > > > > > > Alex Giannelia > > CC 35-II 1974 to be renamed after re-launch > > TORONTO, Ontario > > > > ag@@airsensing.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC
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