Anyone have an opinion or have installed this compass on their boat? I was thinking of installing it on/thru my front Valley hatch with a backing plate. Would this be OK?
Using a 70p in the provided recess isn’t a prefered option for me as its difficult to read.
Thanks
compass
The compass should be fine, mounting it on a rubber hatch probably isn’t a good idea though. They arn’t intended to carry a load on them and will likely destroy the rubber hatch cover. Some reason you can’t install on the deck?
Bill H.
Go for it
Worst case scenario is you buy a replacement hatch cover. Good trial method without putting holes in your deck.
See you on the water
Marshall
The River Connection, Inc.
Hyde Park, NY
I would rather consider the portable…
I would rather consider one of the portable compasses. This way you’ll have a choice of having a totally clear deck and if you are on a paddle where you do need to navigate you can pull it out of your day hatch.
Put a snowglobe into the recess 
Compass
This compass wants a flat surface , my deck is peaked, would require a little more work,but is doable.
The hatch is flat, I also switch up boats,I would be able to use this hatch on different boats. I was just wondering if anyone has done this mount?
I think this guy did
This guy did mount a compass onto a rubber cover on one of his kayaks:
http://gnarlydognews.blogspot.com/2009/11/compass-for-sea-kayak.html
velcro
Velcro’ed to the cover isn’t quite the same as drilling the cover full of holes.
Bill H.
correct
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Will work
You probably don’t even need a backing plate, just large fender washers.
I have a hatch that’s been modified to pressure test compartments. It has a valve stem threaded through a hole in the hatch. The Valley Foam hatch does a great job of sealing itself if you under-size the hole. The fender washers dig into the foam, but don’t pull through.