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Hello Doug,

Your silence made me think you were at sea.

I did think of RainX just after I hit the send key in the message where I
was talking about washing a sextant after use. I even recalled that you had
gone into quite a detailed explanation about how you took care of yours.

Sorry about that because it was a worthwhile suggestion.

Ugh to STCW. At least your on the receiving side rather than the paying
side,

Joel


----- Original Message -----
From: "Royer, Doug" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 7:00 PM
Subject: Sextant lubrication and protection


> All,
> I've been following the discussions with interest on a belated basis.I've
> been quite busy since the new security regs came into being in July.
> I took a post instructing and certifying mariners in STCW.Also the theory
> and hands-on training in the new shipboard securuty procedures for
U.S.M.M.
> personnel.
>
> To belatedly put in my $0.02 on a few subjects:
>
> 1. I found one of the very best lubricants/film protectants to use on a
> sextant subjected to use at sea is a product known as NYOIL.
> It's not that expensive,relative to the cost of a sextant,around $9.00 for
> an 8 oz. bottle.That 1 bottle will last years.It has about the same
> charactoristics as the old Sperm Whale oil except the smell.If this is
> unavailable in your area a high quality Jajoba oil should be.This natural
> oil has the same charactoristics as the shark liver lubricants used in the
> past.
> 2. I wrote of this in the past.Perhaps some of you missed it: protect your
> sextant mirrors before you go to sea by applying a product known in the
U.S.
> as RAINX to both surfaces of the Horizon mirror,the Index mirror and glass
> surfaces of the optics.It really retards any corrosion of the glass
surfaces
> in the event you are negligent in the maintanance of your sextant for what
> ever reason.
> 3. Something Joel wrote about 7/8 size(yatch)sextants vs full
> size(metal)sextants I'd also like to comment on:I've used full size
sextants
> exclusively in my career.I've never used a 7/8 size sextant on either a
> small or large vessel.I do know I,personaly,like the heft of a full size
> metal sextant over a full size plastic sextant for the simple reason I'm
> used to useing one.
> Now take the following with a grain of salt as I'm not a small boat
driver:
> It was taught to me and practiced by myself and other professionals to
> discipline one's self during sighting procedures to take 1 cut of a body
and
> move on to the next one,get it done and move on to the next duty.A
> proficiant mariner should be able to accomplish this with practice.That
said
> most of you know my background in larger vessels and my lack of time on
> "yatchs".
> As for Joel's comment on heavier rifles vs lighter rifles and the inherant
> ease of holding a heavier rifle on target over a lighter rifle it is
> true.One learns to use a heavier rifle's weight to advantage and one
doesn't
> get beat up by recoil as much as with a lighter rifle useing the same
> rounds.I'll take an M1A1(M-14) over an M-4 carbine(M-16 variant)any day
> because of the ease of holding it on target.
> I feel the same about sextants.
> Take care all.

   

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