A fair number of boats we test today don’t have compasses, a shortcoming that many boaters consider a nautical no-no. A compass ensures safe navigation, even when a boat is equipped with a GPS.

For those of you who were ever on the M60 series of tank, one of the nifty features it had was a built in compass. While this might not seem like a big deal, it did offer you the ability to navigate ...

One of the most taken-for-granted pieces of equipment on a boat is the magnetic compass. The compass is the basic navigational instrument aboard a boat, especially when out of sight of land. When ...