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Re: Replacement horizon mirror for a Kelvin Hughes sextant.
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2019 Sep 27, 06:48 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2019 Sep 27, 06:48 -0400
I prefer my Husun Mate to a C+P. The C+P is more accurate, especially with a 6x telescope, but the Mate is more compact and has a nice heft; I can use it longer without tiring. The Mate's light is handier for recording sights. The black ones also are a thing of beauty.
On Sep 26, 2019, at 12:16, Francis Upchurch <NoReply_Upchurch@fer3.com> wrote:Hi David,Grey crinkle finish. I think the original price was about £340 ?(collectors item rather than navigation tool). I got it for £240 since it needs some repairs and should then be OK for navigation I hope.Best wishesFrancisOn Wed, 25 Sep 2019 at 23:00, David Pike <NoReply_DavidPike@fer3.com> wrote:Francis
Is your KH Mates Mk 2 a black or grey crinkle finish model? I ask because I was wondering how much they go for these days. I know a chap locally who's looking for a metal sextant, and I know a chap, also locally, who had a late model Hughes to sell. Last time I almost arranged a sale for him a number of years ago we were taking about £200 GBP, but I suspect that their price must have dropped in recent years, because of the availability of more modern larger mirror sextants from ship breakers in the Far East. Incidentally, when I received my own 1940s Hughs Mates Three Circle off ebay, there was a bill inside from the 1950s for a replacement mirror from a chandlers in South Wales for nine pounds ten shillings. This is a guess, because my sextant is in TIKI at the moment, but next time I visit I'll take a photo. I took it plus a MkIX and a MkIXBM, because a chap from Humber Yawl Club actually asked me to show him how to use one. We got quite a good Mer Pass with all three. DaveP
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