Having installed many auto helms in a variety of boats, my strongest suggestion is to avoid possible extraneous magnetic influences on the compass such as pots and pans, knives, sinks, and nearby wires etc. hidden behind bulkheads.
Rich (mobile) On 2012-07-08, at 18:28, kelly petew <kellype...@msn.com> wrote: Similar to Tom's, mine is mounted under the cabin sole b/t the galley and the NAV table. It's a good spot, except that my refrigeration unit is located under the settee in front of galley sink. If the autopilot is steering the boat, turning on the frig precipitates a "crazy ivan".....but it eventually "calms down". Otherwise, it's a good spot. Pete Winters Siren Song '91 C&C30 MKII > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. 1989 C&C 30" (Leigh Mathews) > 2. Re: 1989 C&C 30" (Rich Knowles) > 3. Re: 1989 C&C 30 ft fluxgate compass location (Tom Christopher) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 16:28:51 -0700 > From: "Leigh Mathews" <leigh.math...@telus.net> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List 1989 C&C 30" > Message-ID: <000801cd5c98$46ee7730$d4cb6590$@math...@telus.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Where is the best place to mount the compass for a RayMarine 4000+ ? It is > currently mounted right beside the Display/Keypad which is on the Port > Cockpit bulkhead between the Propane locker seat and the Port cockpit seat. > Seems like it should be mounted further down closer to the centre line per > the instructions. > > > > /attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 06:04:38 -0700 (PDT) > From: Tom Christopher <tchristopher...@yahoo.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List 1989 C&C 30 ft fluxgate compass location > Message-ID: > <1341752678.73075.yahoomail...@web113713.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I mounted mine on the aft table leg down below.??? Low and near the center of > the boat. > ? > works well with the addition of the rudder position sensor. > > Tom Christopher > !988 C&C 30 mk2 > > > ________________________________ > From: Leigh Mathews <leigh.math...@telus.net> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2012 7:28 PM > Subject: Stus-List 1989 C&C 30" > > > Where is the best place to mount the compass for a RayMarine 4000+ ?? It is > currently mounted right beside the Display/Keypad which is on the Port > Cockpit bulkhead between the Propane locker seat and the Port cockpit seat.? > Seems like it should be mounted further down closer to the centre line per > the instructions. > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20120708/12b4d3a2/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CnC-List mailing list > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > End of CnC-List Digest, Vol 78, Issue 14 > **************************************** _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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