Good morning., I don't take mine off but we store the boat next to the water so temperatures aren't too extreme (compared to inland).
The compass on a friend's C&C 35 Mk.1 developed a bubble one winter a few years back. We refilled in in the spring with 'Stoddard solvent' (Varasol) and it has been fine since. Ken H. On Mon, 4 Nov 2019 at 09:12, Robert Abbott via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > To my northern sailors where the temps go below freezing....does anyone > take their compass off the boat over winter? Southern sailors can chime > in words of wisdom as well. > > I read somewhere it should be to avoid the stress on the seals but I > have never done it and my old compass works. It was reconditioned in > 2006 after the boat made a road trip from Wisconsin to Halifax , Nova > Scotia. > > I don't know if the original owner there took it off....from what I > understand, he was someone that might have done it. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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