Dick Fletcher
P15 #667, Entropy
Raleigh, NC
james nolan wrote:
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> I've noticed that the compasses have an offset adjustment. Depending on your
> location and magnetic deviation you can adjust the compass from reading
> magnetic north (uncompensated) to reading true north (compensated). This
> adjustment is easily done in the cockpit with a small tool. I'd like to
> adjust my wind vane so that it reads true wind rather than apparent wind.
> What is unfortunate about this adjustment is that I have to keep hauling my
> wife to the top of the mast to make these adjustments. With the boat heeling
> and the wind blowing, my wife is usually not in the best mental state to
> make such an adjustment - especially an accurate one. Is there any way to do
> this adjustment with the mast stepped on the trailer?
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> Jim Nolan