Personally speaking I've never seen a boat (at my dock) with a bubble, let alone an owner who was happy with that, so if I were you I'd pursue a factory repair or a store replacement. Perhaps someone on the list can correct me if I'm wrong.
David On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:53 PM, Mark Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I bought a new Danforth Bulkhead compass at Christmas time and it came with > a similar bubble. Should I send it back or how do I fix it to get the bubble > out? > > >>> David Savlin 03/03/10 12:40 PM >>> > 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, 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 > > > 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 > > [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/
