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Re: What is a good sextant to buy?
From: Bruce Cutting
Date: 2019 Sep 04, 12:28 -0600
From: Bruce Cutting
Date: 2019 Sep 04, 12:28 -0600
One additional thought on purchasing an SNO-T sextant on e-bay. Be sure that the sextant includes all the tools. The mirror adjustment wrench in particular. Quoting Alexandre Eremenko: > I am also of high opinion on SNO-T. And I can also cite the book of > Bill Morris > that this is the best sextant of all. (And currently the cheapest of > metal sextants). > Unfortunately one cannot buy a new one, but there are many on e-Bay > in very good condition, > some apparently never used. >