[westsailpatti]

No fair google ! Have you ever heard of a Jug Head Compass ? And why is it called that ?

 

[aeventyr60]

It's the internal mechanism that gets you home after a night on the piss.

 

[westsailpatti]

Nice try .

 

[aeventyr60]

I resisted google...first thing that came to my mind. It works on dinghies too.

 

[westsailpatti]

Ha , no it won't but thanks for the post . OK Mr. 60, hint it's really old .

 

[Faster]

It's a compass with the cardinal points denoted by an 8 pointed surround like Jughead's hat..

 

[tdw]

Does the damn thing have ears ?

 

[westsailpatti]

All right the answer . In current time it is referred to as a tell tail compass . Back in the day it hung in the captains bunk , so he could look up at it and know if the Jug Head on deck had the ship on course .

 

[aeventyr60]

All right the answer . In current time it is referred to as a tell tail compass . Back in the day it hung in the captains bunk , so he could look up at it and know if the Jug Head on deck had the ship on course .

Have that too. It is used to see if Tinkerbell (monitor windvane) is still on course, or to track Crazy Ivan, the somewhat erratic electric auto pliot is still sober.

 

[westsailpatti]

Thank you Mr. 60 and every one else . A while back a friend of mine was working on a mansion In the Hollywood Hills Ca. , the mansion's owner were long gone and the property was being raised for new construction . Well my friend came across this compass that you could only read if you were laying on your back , it had a ornate gimble and a dry card and was bronze . He gave it to me , knowing little Patricia A well . I did some research on it and found that it came from Frederic Lincoln 's shop from the mid 1800's .

 

[tdw]

Well there you go. I remember such a thing but have never seen one and certainly didn't know what they where called.

 

[Liquorice]

You can still get them:

Commodore Dirigo Telltale Compass at AhoyCaptain.com - Always your best source.

But they aren't cheap!

sam

 

[Minnewaska]

Cool idea to wake up and know if you've swung around on your anchor too.

If underway and I'm down below, I take a peak at my iphone or ipad, both of which have a nav app. Yes, I've sat on the throne and kept on eye on the jughead's course and speed.