Where are Ritchie compasses made?

Ritchie & Sons in 1867, and moved from Boston to new facilities in Brookline in 1886. The company specializes in manufacturing compasses, astro-navigation devices, and other nautical equipment for all types of ships, including small hand-bearing compasses for recreational and amateur sailing vessels.

How do you wire a Ritchie compass?

Some Ritchie compasses have two sets of lights. If this is the case with your compass, twist the positive leads together (red or white wires) and connect them to (+). Twist the two black leads together and connect them to (-).

What liquid is inside a compass?

Modern compasses usually use a magnetized needle or dial inside a capsule completely filled with fluid (oil, kerosene, or alcohol is common).

What is the liquid in a boat compass?

The fluid is mineral spirits. There should be a fill / drain hole on the compass.

What fluid goes in a compass?

Isopar L
Until 2001, all Ritchie compasses (see exception) were filled with Odorless Mineral Spirits (100% Paraffin based). Ritchie now uses a fluid called Isopar L that has similar properties but some added benefits over Odorless Mineral Spirits.

How do you calibrate a boat compass?

All you have to do is head zero degrees by the COMPASS (never mind what the heading actually is), then turn EXACTLY 180 ” and adjust the thwartship compensator to take out one half the over- or undershoot. Repeat on 90 adjusting the fore/aft compensator. That’s all there is to it!

What is binnacle compass?

A binnacle is the housing for a ship’s compass. The idea behind a binnacle is to counter the magnetic deviation caused by the ship being made of iron so that the compass can point to magnetic north. Metals that were used to construct binnacles were required to be non-ferrous (containing no iron) such as brass.

What is the lubber line of a compass?

Definition of lubber line : a fixed line on the compass of a ship or airplane that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

What is compass oil made of?

It is not alcohol, it is mineral oil. You will probably get a lot of good (and not so good) suggestions, but one readily available source for mineral oil is Baby Oil, like Johnson and Johnson. It is pure, clear mineral oil and does work.