check with your compass manufacturer, but _usually_ it is mineral spirits.

Hi
what oil do i put in my bulkhead mounted compass.

redrat

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:33:19 GMT, wrote:

Hi
what oil do i put in my bulkhead mounted compass.

redrat

Kerosene, or better, clarified lamp oil.

Brian W

Agree. You should verify what the OEM put in because if you mix the wrong
stuff, you may get a cloudy mix or the wrong stuff could effect the painted
on markings of the card.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

Hi
what oil do i put in my bulkhead mounted compass.

redrat

There is a group that does work for the St. Lawrence Seaway for items like
this. There is a guy out of Richmond Hill who did mine, a Danforth Corsair
and did a new dome and light and fluid. Real nice job. I will try to find
his number it was years ago but I located him by calling that Seaway outfit
and they gave me his number.
It is some kind of proper compass oil






"Steve" wrote in message
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Agree. You should verify what the OEM put in because if you mix the wrong
stuff, you may get a cloudy mix or the wrong stuff could effect the
painted
on markings of the card.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

There was a time when it was ethyl alcohol. (Hic...)

Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com

Brian Whatcott wrote in message . ..
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:33:19 GMT, wrote:

Hi
what oil do i put in my bulkhead mounted compass.

redrat

Kerosene, or better, clarified lamp oil.

Brian W

Half mineral spirits, half mineral oil.

"Brian Whatcott" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:33:19 GMT, wrote:

Hi
what oil do i put in my bulkhead mounted compass.

redrat

Kerosene, or better, clarified lamp oil.

Brian W

I restored several HAND (brandname) ship compass's several years ago and a
instrument repair co. in jenson bch. FL. told me that mineral sprits or jet
fuel (kero) will work fine but you must-MUST-evacuate all the dissolved
gases in the fluid.
I did this with a sergeant Welch vac pump but any two stage vac pump will
work fine, just as long as it gets down to 28" of mercury or so.
all the ones I did are still fine today.
bill k (one of the many lurkers)

The liquids vary.
Contact Robert White Instruments in Boston.
They service compasses (all mfrs.) very well.


wrote:

Hi
what oil do i put in my bulkhead mounted compass.

redrat

That's http://www.robertwhite.com/

Jim Conlin wrote:

The liquids vary.
Contact Robert White Instruments in Boston.
They service compasses (all mfrs.) very well.