To me its not a question of either a compass or a GPS. I have a GPS and I love it, but a compass is a "must have" on any boat I own. Jeff Halman 20 "Northwave" ----- Original Message ----- From: <wcampion@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 2:48 PM Subject: M_Boats: Traditional Compass vs GPS
This is a general questions to all who care to share.
I was considering purchasing a traditional compass for my M15. Of course, I would need a nice gimballed compass which would need to be mounted in a location that is visable and out of the way. These requirements appear to be mutually exclusive, however, I don't want to be kicking it or knocking into it while I'm moving around in the cockpit. And mapping a course seems to require a degree of education or experience. I was also thinking of the advantages of a GPS. It doesn't have to be gimalled. Mounting should not be a major deal and a GPS seems to be more user friendly and more versatile than a traditional compass.
I am looking for some feed back and thoughts from people who are currently using either a compass or a GPS or both.
Thanks in Advance, Skip Campion M-15 #201 ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats