I'm getting ready to purchase a compass for my '88 catalina 22. Any suggestions for size, manufacturer, mount, position? Any experiences would be helpful. thanks joe
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Saturn
Hi There, For my choice after looking thru catalogs and visiting differnt chandleries I found that for me a bulkhead mounted compass is what I wanted with a big enough card I could see even at night . Thats why I chose a Saturn. It takes a 4' hole saw to accomadate it but once it's in it is just great. It's very stable and with a red card with white numbers it is very easy to see at night. It even has a red light for lighting the card up for you. So now you have my thoughts on it. Let us know what you decided to buy. Happy Sailing,
Dave LaPere
Hi There, For my choice after looking thru catalogs and visiting differnt chandleries I found that for me a bulkhead mounted compass is what I wanted with a big enough card I could see even at night . Thats why I chose a Saturn. It takes a 4' hole saw to accomadate it but once it's in it is just great. It's very stable and with a red card with white numbers it is very easy to see at night. It even has a red light for lighting the card up for you. So now you have my thoughts on it. Let us know what you decided to buy. Happy Sailing,
Dave LaPerecompass(tac-tic)
I just purchased a "TAC-TIC" compass for my 22, it mounts on the mast under the boom....I've lined it up with the line of sight over the bow so I dont have to look down to see it. It also has a count down feature for racing, elaps time, and a tac-back feature showing lifts and headers and best of all, it's electronic, solar, and digetal.....gives you LARGE numbers to read instead of a compass card... I'll never go back to the standard compass again..... Randy
I just purchased a "TAC-TIC" compass for my 22, it mounts on the mast under the boom....I've lined it up with the line of sight over the bow so I dont have to look down to see it. It also has a count down feature for racing, elaps time, and a tac-back feature showing lifts and headers and best of all, it's electronic, solar, and digetal.....gives you LARGE numbers to read instead of a compass card... I'll never go back to the standard compass again..... Randy
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