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Re: Cleaning arc of Vernier sextant.
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2006 Oct 25, 20:43 -0600
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2006 Oct 25, 20:43 -0600
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:33:32 -0600, Dan Allen wrote: > I have fond memories of visiting nautical shops in San > Francisco in the 1970s, such as George Butler. They are of > course long gone now... > They had topographic maps, as well as charts. I know I spent money there; but it's all a bit hazy now. Might even have been a bit hazy then, come to think of it . . . . If I recall correctly, there used to be a big hole in the ground nearby, work on a large new building foundation was being held up because of the ships that had been moored, sunk, and buried during the 1849 Gold Rush. Archaeologists were having a field day. -- Richard, 2006-Oct-25 5:13:50 PM GMT - 6 hours for summer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
