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Re: The "big" sextant manufactures
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2007 Oct 25, 18:31 -0400
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2007 Oct 25, 18:31 -0400
John wrote: > The Plath sextants have been a big disappointment to me. After > hearing about them for almost 50 yrs, I looked through one for the > first time at the "Celestial Celebration Weekend" at the Mystic > Maritime Museum. I was shocked -- I thought I was looking through a > darn toy. The field of view was a mere fraction of the Navy Mark II > I'd been using for years; the shades obstructed the FOV; there was > annoying extraneous internal light; and the horizon only showed on the > left side! I considered it a piece of junk. Heretic!!! Blasphemer!!! Anti-Christ!!! Repent ye blackest of sinners. Repent 'else the gods shall bring down upon you, a plague of locusts, boils and pestilence!. Ok. Now I got that off my chest. If you think that Plath is junk, then I really want to get my hands on a Navy MK II. You made some interesting points worth pondering. I would be interested to hear others' comments on the Plath vs. the Navy MK II. Also, do you have a URL where I can see exactly what it looks like? There is a picture of one in my 1966 Bowditch which shows a long, thin scope. The photo in the '84 Bowditch depicts a Mk III cheers Robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
