S-53 Ritchie Navigation Explorer Compass 2 3/4-Inch Dial with Surface Mount (Black)
June 24, 2018 - Comment
The Explorer surface mount compass from richie navigation features a 2 3/4 inch easy to read direct-reading dial and internal green night illumination. It has built-in compensators to easily adjust for deviation and scientifically Matched sapphire jewel hardened steel Pivot dial movement. 5-Year warranty. Black
Product Features
- Internal green night Illumination
- Built-in compensators
- Scientifically matched sapphire jewel & hardened steel pivot Dial movement
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generally fine but hard to adjust for proper positioning on boat generally fine but hard to adjust for proper positioning on boat. easily read. had one before and tried to order parts for it (base and metal adjusting rods) but they were not available and ritchie never responded to my questions to their customer support email address.
A Great Little Compass I installed it on an ’88 Boston Whaler Outrage. I installed a larger GPS/Fish Finder, and a water proof mount for a radio. This required moving the factory installed compass. Installation was simple. The location and port for the wire are well designed, which made it easy to snake below deck. The light is an LED, which increases it’s durability and life and limits the drain on the battery. It glows green, while my preference is red. The housing is solid and sturdy. It did not move 3’…
First compass I’ve found that works in a car. Works well — reasonably well even inside a car. I drive a Passat and up until this point every compass I’ve tried was wildly inaccurate. This one, after calibration, was close. It’s still slightly off when pointing south, but it’s close enough to get the job done. Comes with DC pigtails, but you have to provide your own plug that you’ll need to splice. If you don’t plug it in it still works, all the power does is turn on the green nightlight. Which would be a little distracting in a car…