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Re: Back In Hobby: Some Questions, Please
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2007 Apr 25, 10:46 -0700
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2007 Apr 25, 10:46 -0700
Gary LaPook wrote: Here is a link to a site where you can download for free the current copy of Bowditch as well as H.O 229, H.O 249 etc: http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime/?epi_menuItemID=c56aa099e2bff9525b2a7fbd3227a759&epi_menuID=35ad5b8aabcefa1a0fc133443927a759&epi_baseMenuID=e106a3b5e50edce1fec24fd73927a759 Here is a link to an online version of Bowditch: http://www.i-DEADLINK-com/bowditch/ Here is a link to an online Nautical Almanac: http://www.tecepe.com.br/scripts/AlmanacPagesISAPI.isa Her is a link where you can download a celestial navigation program: http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/ Enjoy. On Apr 25, 9:57 am, Robert11wrote: > Hi, > > Now that I'm retired, I would like to bring myself back up to speed > with this great hobby. > Was wondering about the following, as I haven't tracked any of this > for many a year, unfortunately. > > a. Are full sized frame, metal, sextants still being manufactured > anywhere ? > > b. If so, by whom, please ? > > c. Irrespective of price, which are acknowledged as the "best" in > quality now ? > > Guess I should probably get myself a new copy of Bowditch. > Looking thru Google, it seems the Gov't does not print it anymore, > although, apparently it is available from some private publisher(s). > > I now have the single blue covered 1962 single volume edition with the > really nice plastic star insert pages. I guess they don't do it like > this anymore. > > All in all, confusing, as to what's available, and from who. > > Where would you folks suggest I go to purchase the most complete, best > printed, and clearest, volume ? > > Guess I should also ask which on line source is the most complete for > navigation related texts, etc. (other than Amazon) ? > > Thanks, > Bob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---