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remove compass when winterize?
Half mineral oil, half kerosene.
"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 10:32:14 -0500, Harry Krause wrote: It's alcohol-based. ============================= Actually not, at least not any more. I once damaged an expensive sailboat compass by refilling with alcohol, only to watch the entire interior of the globe turn cloudy. It turns out that the correct fluid is a very clear, low viscosity petroleum based product which looks and smells suspiciously like white kerosene or mineral spirits. Some manufacturers reportedly use a silicone based fluid however which is incompatible with kerosene or mineral spirits. Best advice it it's a good compass is to contact the manufacturer and get whatever they recommend. |
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