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Re: high-profile sextant
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Jun 25, 17:04 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2007 Jun 25, 17:04 -0400
You can se it on the Cassens-Plath web page. They still make them and sell them. Alex. > The July issue of Wired magazine (with Transformers on the cover) > features a full-page photo of the Horizon Ultra Sextant by Cassens & > Plath (page 056, in the "Start" section). The accompanying paragraph > says "...real sailors still carry these 25--year-old gizmos...What > makes the Horizon Ultra stand out are its finishing touches: a > brass-alloy frame to resist warping, a white enamel coating to deflect > heat, and a lighted micrometer for judging angles at dawn or dusk." > > I don't see it on their web page. Maybe they will post it there after > a delay. > > - Jim Van Zandt > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
