budgester
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So this little gadget is in the cockpit.
I clicker, counter of some kind, but what for ?
I clicker, counter of some kind, but what for ?
What is this ? (2)
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sailorman
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1/ mechanical log counter (repeater)
2/ dial up the course req,to let the helm know WHAT they should be steering
2/ dial up the course req,to let the helm know WHAT they should be steering
PCUK
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Engine hours? What other instrument is it fixed close to?
budgester
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It's on the starboard side of the cockpit directly below the compass. with no other instruments.
The bracket below it looks like it may have been for a GPS, but there is nothing that would fit on the bracket at the moment.
The more old toot I can remove from the boat, the less I have to worry about, but I can see the clicker being semi useful for noting the direction to be steered , I guess these were installed in the days before GPS/Autopilot, seeing as the boat is 1980 vintage.
The bracket below it looks like it may have been for a GPS, but there is nothing that would fit on the bracket at the moment.
The more old toot I can remove from the boat, the less I have to worry about, but I can see the clicker being semi useful for noting the direction to be steered , I guess these were installed in the days before GPS/Autopilot, seeing as the boat is 1980 vintage.
Chalker
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As a heading reminder, why would it go up to 700+ ??
sailorman
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sailorman
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geoid96
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Because it is not designed specifically for 0 to 359 degree compass headings but as a 0-999 counter.
It could be quite a useful reminder of compass heading to steer for a helmsman especially on long legs. We used to use a chinagraph pencil for same purpose.
budgester
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bin it
course reminder
your previous owner seemed to be a " bolter ona"
I'd agree with that, from what I can make out the boat has had 4 previous owners.
I've spent a bit of time yesterday looking at the cabling in the boat, and pulled out 4 cables that ran to nowhere.
Found a box of spares, one very strange knife type thing with a load of holes in it and a rounded end. I get the feeling the original owner was a sailor that did a lot of distance with the boat. but at some point she turned into a floating caravan, there are at least 5 double 240v sockets that I have found so far, and this is on a 26ft Westerly Griffon.
geoid96
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A safety knife for use in a rubber dinghy or liferaft.
