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    Re: SNO-T Sextant
    From: Courtney Thomas
    Date: 2004 Aug 10, 13:48 -0500

    Bruce,
    
    Why did you originally want an inverting scope ?
    
    What threw you off, when first attempting to use the inverting scope ?
    
    What do you now do, that was previously not being done, to
    satisfactorily use the inverting scope ?
    
    Appreciatively,
    
    Courtney
    
    
    
    Bruce Stark wrote:
    
    > LOOK MA! I'm using the inverting 'scope!
    >
    > I bought a SNO-T sextant because I wanted an inverting 'scope.
    > Telescopes on the Russian sextant fit my Tamaya. But, after a bit of
    > experience, I figured I might as well be trying to juggle riding a
    > unicycle as learn to use that damned 'scope.
    >
    > Then, yesterday morning, it was convenient to quit what I was doing
    > every half-hour or so and take a few quick shots with the inverting
    > 'scope. Before the morning was over I'd gotten the hang of it. I was
    > afraid that would mess up my reactions when using the regular scope, but
    > found it hadn't.
    >
    > The SNO-T was quite sticky. Taking off the barrel that contains the worm
    > screw would have required driving out a drift pin. So I followed Joel's
    > suggestion, gave it a shot of WD 40, and ran the screw the length of the
    > arc both ways. Good as new! Now I have a sextant that can measure up to
    > 140 degrees.
    >
    > Bruce
    
    
    --
    s/v Mutiny
    Rhodes Bounty II
    lying Oriental, NC
    WDB5619
    
    
    

       
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