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This at a veteran's museum....
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Something 'naval' I'm guessing...?
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Binnacle

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What does it do?
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piller wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 10:27 pm What does it do?
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Wow - I learned TWO things tonight....

One - what a 'binnacle' is, and

Two - what a 'corrector magnet' is.... https://www.definitions.net/definition/corrector+magnet
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I had never thought about all that went into making a compass accurate. Quite interesting.
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Very interesting. 8)
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AJMD429 wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 10:47 pm Wow - I learned TWO things tonight....

One - what a 'binnacle' is, and

Two - what a 'corrector magnet' is....
Great! Your next assignment then, is to research these two nautical terms:

* Lubber Line

* Monkey Island

Have fun! :wink:

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Well I'll be dipped in sheep dip ...
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