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On 16/08/2014 15:36, Paul Saffo wrote:
> There is a Cassens & Plath artificial horizon on eBay for a buy-it-now
> price of $299. In my opinion, this is the best AH around -- better than
> any of the plaths made in the last 30 years. And the price is as
> reasonable as I have seen, so anyone who wants an AH should seriously
> consider this one.  The only downside is that is is coming from
> Bhavnagar which means it was recovered from a ship scrapped in the yards
> in Alang. I've been to Alang I did an essay for Wired on the
> shipbreakers) and it is a wild place, so I'd be a bit wary of the condition.

I can't find the listing for this item (not even in the completed
listings), but in case someone does find it: even if it looks good from
the outside, it may not be very usable.

Mine (serial 1568, early 1980's I think) has a sort of fogging, and what
looks like little droplets of oil, stuck to the inside of the bubble
chamber window. This fog totally obscures most of the cross-hair. With a
lot of patience and some guessing I can get within 10' of the correct
angle.

Luckily I basically received it for free with a great sextant, as the
seller didn't know what it was.

Luc

   

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