pugwash
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I'm having trouble finding a steering compass to mount on the mizzen of my ketch. There is a Contest brand which has a special kit but it doesn't look very nice and Plastimo hasn't got around to answering my e-mail about it. When the boat was built in 1969 the compass slotted on to a wedge fitting screwed to the mast but the original brass compass is now beyond repair with a big air bubble in the bowl, and the plastic mount of the 10-year-old replacement was broken when I fell against it in the Channel and I can't find a replacement. I can't find any new compass or bracket with that exact fitting, nor can I find a good-looking (ie, classic) compass that can be fitted on a mast.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?