I agree w/ David. When ever one of mine developed a bubble, I either replaced or had it repaired. I don't trust my self to repair the most important piece of nav equipment on the boat. There is a company in Houston, TX that rebuilds them. Later in the day I'll look 'em up and post the name. Mark, Gratis (6115) NOLA
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Savlin Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Binnacle compass 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
