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Re: Bubble sextants on e-bay
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Jan 01, 11:11 -0800
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Jan 01, 11:11 -0800
Dear Robert, Thank you very much for a lot of useful info. > If you are looking for a bubble sextant, there are only two that I would > recommend without hesitation and in this order: > > British MK IX A Do you have any experience with AN 5851-1 (a.k.a. A14) recommended by others? And its development A15 with variable-time averager? > You should purchase it from a reputable > dealer who knows sextants and who has hopefully overhauled the unit you > intend to purchase. I have not seen an e-bay dealer yet who sold an air sextant without a disclaimer that he does not know how to use it. My experience with e-bay so far confirms your example with 10 coins falling heads. Of the 8 items I bought on e-bay so far, except books, 3 had hidden defects and 3 were badly damaged in the process of delivery (and I was never able to collect any insurance). > As for where to find them, there are several dealers out there. Two come to > mind: our own Ken Gebhart and Robert E. White &Sons of Boston > Massachusetts. Robert White's web page does not seem to mention any air sextants. And I did not know that Ken sells any used equipment that is not listed in Celestaire catalog. Ken, how to find out what antique items you have for sale? Alex. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---