tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post422378444039933151..comments2024-03-17T17:59:44.193+00:00Comments on Bill's Log: Slow Going for ‘Minnow’William Serjeanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-407718272379569162013-12-28T13:23:40.385+00:002013-12-28T13:23:40.385+00:00Hi Bill, I hope you had a lovely Christmas with yo...Hi Bill, I hope you had a lovely Christmas with your family. <br /><br />Back to boats . . . . . . or even Compass or another Compass (Compassesses). I've shortlisted two. They both have LED Illuminations and are pretty much the same apart from size:<br /><br />The Uflex: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130922524866<br /><br />The Ritchie: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271140736827<br /><br />I think I will go for the larger one. I want to be able to see it from the helmsman's seat 4 to 5ft away (hopefully). I have also made a Digital compass but it's not packaged yet. It will just display up to 3 HUGE digits in º but if I integrate it with the Tiller Pilot chip, it could alternate between set course and actual course. Although I will have a lot of low-consumption electronics on-board and do have a lot of "Faith" in them, I do accept that they are more likely to fail than traditional mechanical units. For that reason I am backing up sufficient items so that I could continue onwards.<br /><br />The Ritchie Compass is no bigger than 5" in any direction. <br /><br />Steve<br /><br />SteveSteve Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062014204863054047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-27397903575641366002013-12-21T17:24:21.598+00:002013-12-21T17:24:21.598+00:00Steve,
I think you know more about the sort of com...Steve,<br />I think you know more about the sort of compass you've described than I do! I've always preferred grid compasses, but, as you've mentioned, a Bosun would be too large for Puffin.<br />Cheers,<br />Bill.William Serjeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-48021332371320625662013-12-20T18:59:15.409+00:002013-12-20T18:59:15.409+00:00What a transformation. Looking very good.
I let m...What a transformation. Looking very good.<br /><br />I let my Bosun Grid-Steering Compass go when I sold Molly (West Wight Potter). It would have been rather large inside PUFFIN's little cabin! QUESTION: Which direct, edge reading small'ish compass would you recommend ? Something big enough to read from a 3-4 feet but not huge or heavy?<br /><br />SteveSteve Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062014204863054047noreply@blogger.com