On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:24:03 -0400, rhys wrote:

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 02:25:29 -0000, Larry W4CSC
wrote:

rhys wrote in
m:


Now, if I can only befriend a very, very old sailor with a decent
Plath sextant in working order...G

R.

http://www.artofthesea.com/images/simex_a.jpg

I bought this Simex Sextant in perfect condition in a thrift shop for $50.
I don't think they knew what it was....(c;

It was complete, even with the registration cards and paperwork.

Larry

Stop it, Larry, you are making me jealous. I have yet to discover such
a great deal locally (perhaps because I am on the Great Lakes and most
navigation is coastal pilotage), but I have a better shot at finding a
sextant that is in mint condition (bought, used little and put away)
than something on a salty coast.

Or maybe that's wishful thinking G

Anyway, I am keeping my eyes open for something of quality. A lot of
older sailors are swallowing the anchor locally and I expect various
attic cleanings will produce something I can use before I go cruising
in five years or so.

R.

Something may well turn up. I went to an auction of antique scientific
instruments and timepieces at Christie's once. A sextant came up that
nobody was interested in. I paid $180 for it.

It was a 1958 Kelvin & Hughes that had hardly been out of the box. It
is a lovely thing to use, but I wouldn't call it a substitute for a
GPS.


Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a


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