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Re: Removing Deviation from the Ship's Magnetic Compass
From: Hewitt Schlereth
Date: 2013 Aug 6, 07:27 -0700
From: Hewitt Schlereth
Date: 2013 Aug 6, 07:27 -0700
Yeah, Greg, good old Sol, our star. On days when it was overcast and a customer just had to have it done - start of vacation cruise or offshore passage - there were courses between a couple of buoys and a breakwater light that ran close enough NSEW for practical purposes.
Hewitt
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Hewitt,
The Sun was my preferred azimuth reference for checking the gyro. When at anchor or moored then a distant point of land got the job done.
Greg Rudzinski
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