I had not; I figured, if enough fluid (mineral spirits?) had leaked out to create the air bubble in the short span of time involved, it was clearly in need of repair and further quick degradation.
THAT SAID, just for curiosity I just now unpacked the old compass, and the bubble looks exactly as it had when we replaced it 3 years ago. I'm a bit surprised actually. http://lunatiq.org/images/compass1.jpg http://lunatiq.org/images/compass2.jpg (or, in case yahoo mangles those urls, here's some pre-mangled urls, just remove the spaces:) htt p://lunatiq .org/im ages/compass1.jpg htt p://lunatiq .org/im ages/compass2.jpg In any case I'd only kept the old one should I have it repaired by a factory authorized repair center and subsequently sold on eBay or elsewhere. Any advice is appreciated. David On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:49 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > David; > > Did you first refill the compass to see if it held fluid? It is an easy > process and very inexpensive. > > David Hoyt > Sovereignty > Catalina 27 # 65 > > > In a message dated 3/3/2010 12:38:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] <dsavlin%40gmail.com> writes: > > I bought a brand new Ritchie Navigator DNB-200 back in 2007 for $267 > shipped > from BoatersBasement.com. That didn't include the mounting kit for my > Edson > pedestal though, since I was replacing an older (original) compass that had > developed a great big air bubble and just remounted it. You might want to > shop around, eg. Defender, etc. > > David > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:48 AM, J > <[email protected]<jlenox225%40yahoo.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > > I need to add a compass to my steering binnacle, there is currently no > > fixed mount compass aboard. I am looking on line at a Rule industries > > Cruiser binnacle mount compass for about $100. The only other option > seems > > to be the Ritchie navigator for about $500 - 600. I know you usually get > > what you pay for, but that is a lot of money. Is anyone using the Rule > > compass and do you have an opinion regarding the quality and accuracy of > > same? Thanks in advance. > > Jeff > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
