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Re: [Fwd: Ebbco sextant]
From: John Simmonds
Date: 1999 Jan 24, 07:05 EST
From: John Simmonds
Date: 1999 Jan 24, 07:05 EST
Actually, imho, the Davis (either model) makes a good learning instrument (especially teaches adjustment and the need to check prior to use) and when you move on to a metal instrument, makes an excellent backup cheers, John carl wrote: > I don't know about the Ebbco, but I have both a Davis Mark 3 and a Mark > 25. The 25 has pretensions to being a serious sextant--for $175. A > couple of years ago the cover of Ocean Navigator showed a navigator > taking a sight in fairly rough seas with a Mark 25. It's not that it's > not accurate--just it takes a lot of fiddling with the mirrors to keep > it in adjustment. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-= =-= TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send this message to majordomo@XXX.XXX: =-= =-= navigation =-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=