: Okay, after reading customer reviews I saw many said it was rather
: small. I thought the 1 1/2" base was the little black thing
: only where you put the sticky stuff. I see now that the whole
: thing is apparently 1.5" I guess it's got its purpose in
: life but that's kind of small for navigation.

I find that deck-mounting way down by the forward hatch as one sees in commercial kayaks is just too far away for my eyes to see easily.

I use one of these and find it altogether simple, versatile, easy to use, and one can put it away when you don't need it on the deck, which, let's face it, for most or us is most of the time.

Silva 58F Compass clips on to the deck lines of sea kayaks.
Price £35.00