It depends on the compass. This version can be mounted vertical through 40 degrees off vertical. http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=18306&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10113&subdeptNum=10682&classNum=10685
--- On Thu, 8/12/10, RobAdkins <[email protected]> wrote: From: RobAdkins <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] Re: scratching my bulkhead over this. To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 6:38 PM mine is a Ritchie Navigator series and the manual requires a right angle to the horizon for proper card float and accuracy. --- In [email protected], Ryan <misailo...@...> wrote: > > Some bulkhead mount compasses have a range of angles they can be mounted to. > The one recently put in my 25. I think it was a Ritchie was designed for the > bulkhead to have some angle and the compass plate itself has enough float to > handle a range of angles. It also functioned as a heel indicator and could > float up to I think 30 degrees of heel. > > Ryan > > > > On Aug 12, 2010, at 4:06 PM, John Downing <jdplu...@...> wrote: > > What happens if it isn't exact? Then, what happens when the boat is heeled > and pitching? Just curious.... > > John > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 1:28 PM, RobAdkins <robadk...@...> wrote: > hi all, > > does anyone happen to know the angle of the cockpit bulkhead where the > 'tronics are usually located. i'm mounting a new compass there and need to > fair the angle to 90 degrees. it just goes to show ya, it's always something. > thanks-rob > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links >
