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Sextant Repair
From: Philip Lange
Date: 2006 Mar 27, 17:44 -0500
From: Philip Lange
Date: 2006 Mar 27, 17:44 -0500
Update:
The index arm pivot screw on the 1968 Plath sextant was indeed a 2 - 56.
Found a local watch repair fellow that happened to have a tap for "big stuff" and a taste for adventure. We spent an hour or so fussing with it, cleaning screw threads and the like. We successfully substituted "O" rings for the 'C' clips that retain the light switches in their sockets.
The sextant has bee cleaned up and oiled. I will adjust the mirrors and set about finding out where in the world am.
Thank you for your suggestions.
Philip
AE4OV & KD4JRC,
S/V ORYOKI
Witness 35 Catamaran
http://www.oryoki.net
The index arm pivot screw on the 1968 Plath sextant was indeed a 2 - 56.
Found a local watch repair fellow that happened to have a tap for "big stuff" and a taste for adventure. We spent an hour or so fussing with it, cleaning screw threads and the like. We successfully substituted "O" rings for the 'C' clips that retain the light switches in their sockets.
The sextant has bee cleaned up and oiled. I will adjust the mirrors and set about finding out where in the world am.
Thank you for your suggestions.
Philip
AE4OV & KD4JRC,
S/V ORYOKI
Witness 35 Catamaran
http://www.oryoki.net
