NavList:
A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
Re: Most commonly used/preferred sextant among NavList members
From: Sean C
Date: 2015 Feb 2, 20:45 -0800
From: Sean C
Date: 2015 Feb 2, 20:45 -0800
Rodger Farley has free plans available on his website for a home-made octant. (Click the link and scroll down a little.) I also recommend his celnav program and companion book, "Celestial Navigation in a Teacup."
Cheers,
Sean C.