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Re: Retracing Sir Shackleton's journey
From: Stan K
Date: 2014 Jan 16, 19:19 -0500
From: Stan K
Date: 2014 Jan 16, 19:19 -0500
Alan,
My Davis plastic sextants come with lanyards, but they are very light sextants. Did you hear the one about the navigator who strangled himself...
Stan
My Davis plastic sextants come with lanyards, but they are very light sextants. Did you hear the one about the navigator who strangled himself...
Stan
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan S <alan202@verizon.net>
To: slk1000 <slk1000@aol.com>
Sent: Thu, Jan 16, 2014 4:47 pm
Subject: [NavList] Re: Retracing Sir Shackleton's journey
From: Alan S <alan202@verizon.net>
To: slk1000 <slk1000@aol.com>
Sent: Thu, Jan 16, 2014 4:47 pm
Subject: [NavList] Re: Retracing Sir Shackleton's journey
Stan:
Re Frank's comments concerning handling of a sextant, and making notes, writing down times and angles for the right handed v.left handed operator, one can attach a "lanyard" to the sextant, a boot lace works fine, they can be cut to desired/convenient length, which also serves to make the sextant "undroppable" after placing the lanyard over one's head. A camera carrying strap would work well too, allowing the right handed person to do their own note taking.
Alan
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