Now the seals are a little bit different story. They could contract in accordance with the normally expected properties of other normal substances. Naturally this could cause leaks. I was thinking that the fear was frozen liquid expanding, causing a cracked lens.
Josh On Mon, Nov 4, 2019, 9:35 AM Robert Abbott via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > In 2006, my boat was trucked from Wisconsin. After launch, I noticed the > Ritchie compass was not reacting normally (slow to adjust to changes in > direction). Took it to have it checked out. Repair guy took it apart and > replaced a broken spring (he said, I really don't know what he did) and he > refilled with mineral oil. Compass has worked fine since. > > He advised to remove the compass during winter layup as the freezing temps > here could possibly damage the seals. I have not removed the compass > during the winter and so far there does not appear to be any adverse > issue(s). I felt removing the compass provided more chances of a mishap > (like me dropping it to the ground) than leaving it on the boat. Since > most, if not all, of my boats neighbors did not remove them, neither would > I. > > I read somewhere that the freezing temp of mineral was 24F or -4C (it > contracts, not expands) and our temps get well below that > > 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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