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The magnetic compass is the
workhorse of navigation instruments because it provides three things:
- Real time compass headings whether your boat is dead in
the water, on a plane or moving slowly against an outgoing tide, the compass
gives the boat heading.
- Straight line steering helps the helmsman avoid steering
a serpentine path when steering by the compass heading.
- Reliability in all situations is a given and it works
without power.
That is why every boat needs a compass.
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