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Compass Adjusting
This
Learning Guide
describes "virtually
every method known
to man" that the
skipper of a wood,
plastic or aluminum
hull can use to
adjust the compass,
ensuring that the
vessel's precise
heading may be
determined easily --
in any weather!
Starting with a
general overview,
the program goes on
to cover use of the
pelorus,
manipulation of the
corrector magnets,
installation and
alignment of the
compass, and a light
touch on the
fundamentals.
Described in the
text are the methods
to determine
magnetic heading by
bearings on the sun,
ranges, reciprocal
bearings, bearings
on distant objects
and the Darrach or
"sun compass"
method, as well as
appraisals of when
to use each.
This
Learning Guide
describes "virtually
every method known
to man" that the
skipper of a wood,
plastic or aluminum
hull can use to
adjust the compass,
ensuring that the
vessel's precise
heading may be
determined easily --
in any weather!