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Back In Hobby: Some Questions, Please
From: Bob Rose
Date: 2007 Apr 25, 09:57 -0700
From: Bob Rose
Date: 2007 Apr 25, 09:57 -0700
Hi, Now that I'm retired, I would like to bring myself back up to speed with this great hobby. Was wondering about the following, as I haven't tracked any of this for many a year, unfortunately. a. Are full sized frame, metal, sextants still being manufactured anywhere ? b. If so, by whom, please ? c. Irrespective of price, which are acknowledged as the "best" in quality now ? Guess I should probably get myself a new copy of Bowditch. Looking thru Google, it seems the Gov't does not print it anymore, although, apparently it is available from some private publisher(s). I now have the single blue covered 1962 single volume edition with the really nice plastic star insert pages. I guess they don't do it like this anymore. All in all, confusing, as to what's available, and from who. Where would you folks suggest I go to purchase the most complete, best printed, and clearest, volume ? Guess I should also ask which on line source is the most complete for navigation related texts, etc. (other than Amazon) ? Thanks, Bob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---