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Forum: Navigation 20-12-2010, 05:50
Replies: 174
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Posted By beetle
Wow! - where is that? And you're right, setting...

Wow! - where is that? And you're right, setting a compass to true there would not be helpful.
Forum: Navigation 19-12-2010, 11:06
Replies: 174
Views: 29,725
Posted By beetle
Well, how might one best differentiate between a...

Well, how might one best differentiate between a 'normal' compass and a fluxgate compass? The term we came up with is 'mechanical'. Perhaps there's a better term to use, in that the regular compass...
Forum: Navigation 18-12-2010, 21:54
Replies: 174
Views: 29,725
Posted By beetle
Yes, that would be normal and keep things...

Yes, that would be normal and keep things straightforward. I singlehand and when I get really tired I find that I can make stupid mistakes such as adding when I should be subtracting. To that end,...
Forum: Navigation 18-12-2010, 15:16
Replies: 174
Views: 29,725
Posted By beetle
All compasses are magnetic, in one way or...

All compasses are magnetic, in one way or another. That was the problem... :)


That's exactly how you do it. You can adjust compensation magnets to force the compass to point to magnetic north...
Forum: Navigation 18-12-2010, 14:17
Replies: 174
Views: 29,725
Posted By beetle
A compass that is your normal, typical helmsman...

A compass that is your normal, typical helmsman compass mounted in the cockpit - no batteries, no electricity.

That term was put into the race rules for the SSS TransPac when race committee was...
Forum: Navigation 18-12-2010, 09:29
Replies: 174
Views: 29,725
Posted By beetle
You don't, just as you don't when you swing the...

You don't, just as you don't when you swing the compass for magnetic north - you compensate for variation and note the deviation at different compass points, this is how I normally swing a compass.
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Forum: Navigation 17-12-2010, 19:43
Replies: 174
Views: 29,725
Posted By beetle
Fascinating - does no-one set their mechanical compass to true?

Scanning the discussion was fascinating!

Everything on my boat is set to to True, including the mechanical compass at the helm station. As a result, there's zero conversion to work out a course...
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