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Re: Accuracy of Altitude sighting at Sea
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 1999 Oct 23, 3:51 PM
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 1999 Oct 23, 3:51 PM
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! >
