TN Boatman
Member
my compass has lost its fluid. Can this be refilled and with what and how?
Thank you!
Thank you!
Dry compass
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hottoddie
Well-Known Member
- Jan 11, 2012
- 2,229
- Boat Info
- 1986 Sea Ray 390 EC
Garmin 4212 Chartplotter
Garmin 24 HD Radar
Garmin 546s Plotter
- Engines
- 454 Crusaders
It's probably a Ritchie compass. If so remove it and send it to them in Pembroke Mass. They will recondition it for a very reasonable price. Much cheaper and easier than buying a new compass and having to retrofit it.
bahamabreisus
Well-Known Member
- Oct 25, 2007
- 2,555
- Boat Info
- 370 dancer, previous 500,420,390,300 dancers
- Engines
- 454 CI MPI
If it's a Ritchie, they have a rebuild program.
david leonard
Member
- Jul 11, 2018
- 71
- Boat Info
- 1989 Sea Ray Sundancer 300, Raymarine C120
- Engines
- 2 (lord help me) 5.7 Mercs
today, i rebuilt my ritchie (HF 73). it was no problem, at all. i bought a pint of isopar L ($10), and a turkey marinade injector. i took apart the whole unit, cleaned it, lightly regreased the o-ring (very important), as this is most likely the source of the reason why the fluid evaporated, and reassembled. i did buy a new shade from ritchie--they are extremely helpful--and the part was only $13, including the LED light (downright cheap!). any questions, please feel free to contact me.
