Back in July 2012 I got my Ritchie Sport X-21BU (blue face) from Defender for $42.99 +shipping. Item# 805400COMBLU Cheers Neil Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5 -------- Original message -------- From: montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com Date: 09/15/2015 11:00 AM (GMT-08:00) To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: montgomery_boats Digest, Vol 151, Issue 21 Send montgomery_boats mailing list submissions to montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to montgomery_boats-request@mailman.xmission.com You can reach the person managing the list at montgomery_boats-owner@mailman.xmission.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of montgomery_boats digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Montgomery 15 Compass Options (George Iemmolo) 2. Re: Montgomery 15 Compass Options (Dave Scobie) 3. Re: Montgomery 15 Compass Options (Stanley Wheatley) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:40:30 -0500 From: George Iemmolo <griemmolo2@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 Compass Options Message-ID: <CAP9=bJWMLbVJzNizymG4+vA-A9co2Ckwmju87RuVU-w+1H_-CQ@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I am on a small Lake and really do not really need a compass. I do agree that one with compensating magnets would be better I think you could find a good one in the $50 range. George George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails" On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 3:39 PM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
And, look at the 36% of reviews that give it one star...! Not sure I would trust my boat/life to something like that. Hopefully there is something in between the extremes of $15 and the $150 that is decent.
cheers, John S.
On 09/10/2015 06:32 PM, George Iemmolo wrote:
I have to agree that Doug's recommendation of the Plastimo is the one of choice, but being a little tight with my Boat $ I say look at this one before you buy.
http://www.amazon.com/HDE-Compact-Marine-Compass-Bracket/dp/B0054L3188/ref=s...
George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:45 PM, David Grah via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
This summer, during a week on the Great Slave Lake, I had occasion to have
to navigate through fog in unfamiliar waters with rocks and islands to run into. I had loaded a number of way points into my GPS but not enough to navigate in the limited visibility. I relied heavily on chart and a compass and it all worked out. The compass I carry on our Montgomery 15 is a very simple handheld compass (a Ritchie Navigation SportAbout Hand Bearing Compass
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/ritchie-navigation--sportabout-hand-bearing-co... ). I worked well enough for us to survive in fog on the big lake but it only would read right if held very close to level to the horizon. As a result, to read it I had to hold it carefully level along with steering and navigating. I'd like to find a better compass option. Ideally the compass wouldn't be permanently mounted so it doesn't take up valuable surface that I might want to lean against at anchor but could be deployed at read easily at all angles of heel when underway. What good compass solutions have the fine people in this group come up with? Thanks! David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15 - Sky
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design
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------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:43:47 -0600 From: Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 Compass Options Message-ID: <CAGjBOA4rnG4S7TpeBqLcLn07im2J-Q6x3VJYrpNWbZqw1jB=sg@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 U can find the ritche 57.2 for about $55 with some www-searching. :: Dave Scobie On Sep 14, 2015 6:40 PM, "George Iemmolo" <griemmolo2@gmail.com> wrote:
I am on a small Lake and really do not really need a compass. I do agree that one with compensating magnets would be better I think you could find a good one in the $50 range.
George
George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 3:39 PM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
And, look at the 36% of reviews that give it one star...! Not sure I would trust my boat/life to something like that. Hopefully there is something in between the extremes of $15 and the $150 that is decent.
cheers, John S.
On 09/10/2015 06:32 PM, George Iemmolo wrote:
I have to agree that Doug's recommendation of the Plastimo is the one of choice, but being a little tight with my Boat $ I say look at this one before you buy.
http://www.amazon.com/HDE-Compact-Marine-Compass-Bracket/dp/B0054L3188/ref=s...
George "We Can Not Control the Wind But We Can Adjust Our Sails"
On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:45 PM, David Grah via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
This summer, during a week on the Great Slave Lake, I had occasion to
have
to navigate through fog in unfamiliar waters with rocks and islands to run into. I had loaded a number of way points into my GPS but not enough to navigate in the limited visibility. I relied heavily on chart and a compass and it all worked out. The compass I carry on our Montgomery 15 is a very simple handheld compass (a Ritchie Navigation SportAbout Hand Bearing Compass
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/ritchie-navigation--sportabout-hand-bearing-co...
). I worked well enough for us to survive in fog on the big lake but it only would read right if held very close to level to the horizon. As a result, to read it I had to hold it carefully level along with steering and navigating. I'd like to find a better compass option. Ideally the compass wouldn't be permanently mounted so it doesn't take up valuable surface that I might want to lean against at anchor but could be deployed at read easily at all angles of heel when underway. What good compass solutions have the fine people in this group come up with? Thanks! David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15 - Sky
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design
- Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com
------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:52:18 -0400 From: Stanley Wheatley <swwheatley@comcast.net> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Montgomery 15 Compass Options Message-ID: <1E7AA3F6-12DF-4BF2-9E85-D272035BDC8C@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I love Ritchie, in part because they are about 10 minutes from my house. My last boat had a Ritchie Navigator. Great compass but overkill for an M15 or M17. For my new-to-me M17 I went with their Venture SR-2. If you want a bulkhead mounted compass (I prefer them) for an M17, I think this is the way to go. Probably would not look out of place on an M15 either. https://www.ritchienavigation.com/research-compasses/compass-by-mounting-sty... Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 14, 2015, at 5:29 PM, Dave Scobie <scoobscobie@gmail.com> wrote:
On my M17 i have a Richie V-57.2 Explorer Compass (the white face model number is V-57W.2) -
https://www.ritchienavigation.com/research-compasses/compass-by-series/explo...
this is a 'size appropriate' compass for the M15, M17, S17 and S15. i've put a punch on the S17s (pics attached).
-- :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com
This summer, during a week on the Great Slave Lake, I had occasion to have
to navigate through fog in unfamiliar waters with rocks and islands to run into. I had loaded a number of way points into my GPS but not enough to navigate in the limited visibility. I relied heavily on chart and a compass and it all worked out. The compass I carry on our Montgomery 15 is a very simple handheld compass (a Ritchie Navigation SportAbout Hand Bearing Compass
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/ritchie-navigation--sportabout-hand-bearing-co... ). I worked well enough for us to survive in fog on the big lake but it only would read right if held very close to level to the horizon. As a result, to read it I had to hold it carefully level along with steering and navigating. I'd like to find a better compass option. Ideally the compass wouldn't be permanently mounted so it doesn't take up valuable surface that I might want to lean against at anchor but could be deployed at read easily at all angles of heel when underway. What good compass solutions have the fine people in this group come up with? Thanks! David GrahBishop CaliforniaMontgomery 15 - Sky <depth and ritchie V57 port.jpg> <depth port and ritchie V57 starboard.jpg>
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