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From: Jackson McDonald
Date: 2017 Mar 11, 15:33 +0000
Please see attached photo of the Plath Yachtsman sextant that Greg Rudzinski and I tested at Port Canaveral, Florida, earlier this week.
In Bill Morris's excellent blog post (https://sextantbook.com/category/c-plath-sextants/) as well as in other photos I've seen, the Plath Yachtsman is blue.
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Posts about C Plath Sextants written by engineernz ... The frame is closed off at the back by a back plate, which is attached to the frame by three screws and a leg.
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Mine is orange. Any idea why? My guess is that it was painted orange for use as emergency gear, but that's just a guess.
Also, maybe Bill Morris can tell me whether the lens is glass or plastic. The coating has blistered on my scope's lens. I don't want to use a solvent to remove the coating if the lens is plastic. Any advice?
JMcD
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Subject: [NavList] Re: C.Plath Yachtsman Sextant
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On 11 Mar 2017, at 1:23 AM, Greg Rudzinski <NoReply_Rudzinski@fer3.com> wrote:
A few days ago Jackson McDonald and I were able to put a C.Plath Yachtsman to the test by observing the upper limb of the Moon from a pier near Port Canaveral. This version of Plath sextant is uniquely simple and compact with little compromising of precision. Bill Morris has a fantastic blog post on this model for anyone who has one of these or interested in getting one.
https://sextantbook.com/category/c-plath-sextants/
Lat. 28° 24.5, N Lon. 80° 35.2' W HE 20 ft. IC 0.0'
3/7/2017 UT 20:56:24
Hs 25° 00.2' Moon upper limb
Greg Rudzinski
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