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22-01-2012, 12:14

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Compass and Autopilot Adjustment

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Posted By nigel1

Re: Compass and Autopilot Adjustment

Have never seen a shadow pin for a yacht compass, but we still have them for the gyro bearing repeaters and the magnetic compass.

Forum: Navigation

22-01-2012, 05:30

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Compass and Autopilot Adjustment

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Posted By nigel1

Re: Compass and Autopilot Adjustment

At work, correcting the ships magnetic compass is one of my favourites tasks.
There is a real sense of achievement to swing the ship, establishing the deviations, working out the co-efficients A, B,...

Forum: Navigation

21-01-2012, 14:34

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Compass and Autopilot Adjustment

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Posted By nigel1

Re: compass and autopilot adjustment

You can check the magnetic compass by steering on a known transit line and comparing the compass with the transit (bow of boat pointing directly at the transit marks), or, tied up to a charted dock...

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