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Subject: Re: Accuracy of Altitude sighting at Sea
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes (rodneym@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sat Oct 23 1999 - 17:50:35 EDT
It is perfectly true that you cannot "justify" the price of a fine sextant for navigating a small craft. But, if you have the money to spend, the pleasure of using it (or just
holding it) is worth something.
A davis Mk 3 will allow you to find Bermuda, or the Azores with no trouble.
On Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:37:24 +0100, Dr. Geoffrey Kolbe wrote:
>I have to say, I was a little surprised at this. It means that one is
>hardly justified in buying a C.Plath Navistar sextant, when for a 50th of
>the price one can buy a Davis Mk 3 plastic sextant and not really be
>compromised by its comparative crudeness and simplicity!
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