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Re: Suitable Sextants
From: Gennaro Sammarco
Date: 2005 Oct 11, 16:32 +0200
From: Gennaro Sammarco
Date: 2005 Oct 11, 16:32 +0200
Hi, I would be very pleased to see how to build and to use one. Gennaro Sammarco ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexandre E Eremenko"To: Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 4:32 AM Subject: Re: Suitable Sextants > In my previous message on the subject I did not address > the cost-effectiveness. > And the questions of "effectiveness" at all. > (Because I think that all this sextant business is not about > effectiveness. A GPS and a battery-powered spare GPS is by far the > most reliable and most effecdtive tool of navigation. > Or, if you are preparing to the doomsday, have TWO SEPARATE AA-battery > powered GPS, each at $140 at K-mart). > > From the effectiveness point of view, > Bris sextant is really a revolutionary invention. > 1. You can make it yourself at almost no cost and without any handiwork > skills. > 2. I bought THE last one sold by Cassens-Plath. > But I can give you detailed instruction how to make > one yourself. > 3. It fits to your T-shirt pocket. > 4. Never needs adjustment or repair. You can drop it on the floor. > (the only concern is not to loose it, it is so small) > 5. I believe it permits you to determine your position within 5-10 miles > in the good weather conditions. Which should be enough for > a landfall in an ocean crossing or even in finding most islands. > 6. I am ready to publish detailed instructions how to make one and > how to use one, if there is any interest. > > Alex. > ___________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger: chiamate gratuite in tutto il mondo http://it.messenger.yahoo.com