sherwindu wrote:

Can I replace some lost fluid in my Ritche Helmsman Compass myself? I
stupidly opened up the wrong screws and let some leak out.

This won't help you, but is a wonderful excuse to tell one of our family
legends.

When my grandmother's sister was on her way to China (as a missionary, from
Finland), one day the captain called all crew and passangers on deck, and
announced that someone had again drunk the spirit from the compass. To
prevent any repetition of such an incident, he announced that he had added
enough rat poison to the spirit, to be sure that if anyone would try that
trick one more time, he would not live to repeat the offence!


- Heikki