Where to locate Fluxgate compass, Ray st 4000+ - Page 2

hns1934 · 27-09-2008, 17:27

The compass is located about 4 feet from the engine.

Microship · 27-09-2008, 18:12

I went with a rate gyro compass (Maretron SSC200) on my steel boat, and hesitated somewhat when placing it in the fiberglass instrument pod over the companionway... since that gap in the steel deck introduces a scary 35-degree variation when moving up and down with a hockey-puck compass. Reassured by Maretron, I went ahead and mounted it, then ran through the calibration by doing multiple controlled circles at a constant rate of turn (see below for the track... there was a little current running in the channel). Astonishingly, it's now correct to the degree, perfectly tracking the binnacle compass that has been professionally swung.

Cheers,
Steve

speciald@ocens. · 27-09-2008, 19:48

I had one mounted beneath the floor of the hanging locker in the aft cabin. It worked fine until my wife put her Thigh Master in the locker.

27-09-2008, 18:12	#17
Microship Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Camano Island, WA Boat: Amazon 44 - Nomadness Posts: 238 Images: 5	I went with a rate gyro compass (Maretron SSC200) on my steel boat, and hesitated somewhat when placing it in the fiberglass instrument pod over the companionway... since that gap in the steel deck introduces a scary 35-degree variation when moving up and down with a hockey-puck compass. Reassured by Maretron, I went ahead and mounted it, then ran through the calibration by doing multiple controlled circles at a constant rate of turn (see below for the track... there was a little current running in the channel). Astonishingly, it's now correct to the degree, perfectly tracking the binnacle compass that has been professionally swung. Cheers, Steve Attached Thumbnails __________________ Nomadic Research Labs

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27-09-2008, 17:27	#16
hns1934 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4	The compass is located about 4 feet from the engine.

27-09-2008, 19:48	#18
speciald@ocens. Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: On the boat - Carib, Chesapeake Boat: 58 Taswell AS Posts: 174	I had one mounted beneath the floor of the hanging locker in the aft cabin. It worked fine until my wife put her Thigh Master in the locker.