New Knee compas effects

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I have just arrived home from Kendal Hospital having had a replacemant Knee, stuck at home for a while but cant wait to see what effect the knee has on y ships compass Its difficult to check with an handbearing compass as I cant keep it level when bending down near my knee any bright ideas or your own experiences
Regards Mike

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Don't know about your knee - but had a new hip fitted myself some years ago following an RTA, and it had no effect on the compass whatsoever.

The only "bonus" - I now know it's going to rain before Michael Fish does.

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Best wishes for a speedy recovery At least its a good time of year to be laid up.

When your ready Iwould stand in the center of a lawn well away from any cars manholecovers etc,then get someone with the hand bearing compass to crawl across the lawn from different compass points towards you and note if any deviation occurs as they get close.

Give the neighbours something to think about anyway!!



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I did hear that Hanrattys Scrapyard had a contract with the Hospital to supply them with metal for knee jobs -
Perhaps you could try swinging your knee - get a sit harness and throw a rope over a tree branch then get the ferret to swing you round as you take bearings from a compass strapped to your knee. Then you get someone else - possibly the ferret to do the same thing and compare readings. This should produce a deviation chart. What you then do is take the boat deviation chart and apply the readings from the kdc - (Knee deviation chart) and then you ought to have a fairly accurate set of data to work with.
You could try it out by hiring a boat from Newby Bridge and sailing up to the RWYC do - if you get there then you deserve a great evening - if you don't then I think you have a strong case for litigation with Kendal Hospital. Personally I shan't be at the RWYC do - I feel unworthy of entrance to the Hallowed Portals.

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I hope you recover quickly from your op.

Special steel, high carbon types should have little or no effect on your compass. The other benefit is it won't go rusty!!!!

Regards.

Peter.

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Hi Ian.
Wow both at once that must have been painfull I will think twice about having tha other one done when the time comes soon no doubt. But I am home now after only 6 days and the pain is now going, I a now confined to barracks with boat out on dry waiting for all sorts of things to be done before next season. How restrictive have you found your new knees, I realise that the old ones will have given considerable pain as mine have but at least I could get down on my knees to work on the engine etc some times I had to have help getting up and it was bloddy painful but at least I could do it, my concern is will I be able to now.
Mike

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The trick is to do the physio, work at it as hard as you are able and concentrate on geting the knee to bend AT LEAST 90 degrees and more.
Kneeling is a bit of a problem but you will learn to 'get by'.
I sail my Vertue solo and normally get away for at least six weeks a season. Next year I'm aiming for four months, to, round and back from Scotland. So you will no doubt be back sailing next year no problem.
,,,,,,,,,, but do the physio,,,,,,,, everything hangs on that.
Best of luck!

IanW

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Re: Never mind the compass

The real fun will start next time you want to go on an aeroplane.

Bells and red lights - multiple gropings and nothing found.

Strip searchs still nothing found - they'll never believe cock and bull story about tin knee.

You may enjoy Guantanamo

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