Like Eric, I mounted it high enough so that you can still use the port
bulkhead as a backrest. A hole saw did a quick and neat job of cutting the
hole, and I saved the cutout just in case I ever want to remove the compass
and patch the hole.
I bought and returned the hand held Iris by Platismo before buying the Saturn.
At about $90 from West Marine I didnt think it was comparable at all. It
didn't have lighting, although I think there is a more expensive model ($100
or $120) that does. Most of all, I didn't care for the mounting bracket. I
couldn't find a place to mount it where I thought wouldn't get knocked off. I
was really hoping I could, because then I could also use it on my racing
dinghies by buying extra brackets.
Judith Blumhorst, DC
WWP-19 #266 "Red Wing"
SF Bay, CA