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Re: EBBCO/filters
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2007 Nov 20, 15:49 -0800
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2007 Nov 20, 15:49 -0800
Try fabricating something out of welding goggles. Good luck. Greg Rudzinski On Nov 20, 3:47 am, Isonomiawrote: > I bought a secondhand EBBCO sextant, and the filters all have "stuck" > to the glass in the middle (or is that unstuck around the edges), in > either case there is a ring on the filter and a double image through > the sextant. > > I've tried contacting local boat shops and the french company that > took over EBBCO but without success and I am looking for advice on how > to replace the filters (and keep my eyesight!) > > As one filter was bubbled, I tried to replace it with a sheet from > "eclipse" glasses, and although it works, it is too dim to be useful. > > Help would be appreicated! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---