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Can be financed from the savings made from not needing to buy all those
nautical almanacs, sight reduction tables, etc.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:]
> On Behalf Of Peter Fogg
> Sent: Thursday, 9 June 2005 10:14 AM
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> Subject: Re: GPS shortcomings.
>
> > On Behalf Of Lu Abel
> >
> > We're talking about the sextant being a backup navigation instrument,
> > not the primary one, so I must ask why you think a Davis Mk 15 or Mk 25
> > wouldn't be up to the task.
>
> Metal is more reliable. Won't warp and is less liable to temperature
> effects. Nothing new or controversial here.
