About this title: Loran and GPS notwithstanding, there will always be a place for the sextant aboard any blue-water boat, if for no other reason than the thrill and mystery of finding one's position on earth by gazing at the heavens. Here is the indispensable reference that should accompany the instrument aboard. Cmdr. Bruce Bauer, a professional navigator and master mariner with the U.S. Merchant Marine, has distilled years of hands-on experience into an eminently readable guide to buying, adjusting, using, and repairing sextants. "The Sextant Handbook" is dedicated to the premise that electronic navigation ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Date Published: 1995-02-01
ISBN-13:9780070052192ISBN:0070052190
Description: Good. Good title in good condition. Pages are clean and tight with exception of first page (no information) removed during library withdraw process. Former library copy with usual stickers, stamps, and markings. Covers show some shelf wear and bumping. Satisfaction guaranteed. If item not as described, return for refund of purchase price. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Intl Marine Pub
Date Published: 1995-03-01
ISBN-13:9780070052192ISBN:0070052190
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780070052192. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education(International Marine)
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780070052192ISBN:0070052190
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9.299 by 6.098 inches. (192 pages) loran and gps notwithstanding, there will always be a place for the sextant aboard any blue-water boat, if for no other reason than the thrill and mystery of finding one's position on earth by gazing at the heavens. here is the indispensable reference that should accompany the instrument aboard. cmdr. bruce bauer, a professional navigator and master mariner with the u.s. merchant marine, has distilled years of hands-on experience into an ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ISBN-13:9780070052192ISBN:0070052190
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Date Published: 1995-02-01
ISBN-13:9780070052192ISBN:0070052190
Description: Very Good. Camden, ME: International Marine, 1995. Second edition, twelfth printing. Paperback. 191 pp. Near fine-very light bump to back corners. Beautiful unmarked copy. read more
Description: New. "The wealth of useful material is prodigious and by the time one has reached the back cover, the sextant is an old friend. Just as important, Cdr. Bauer deals comprehensively with maintenance and service, and his advice on how to select and assess a... read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780070052192ISBN:0070052190
Description: New. 6 x 9. Not a celestial navigation textbook, but rather an essential guide to the mechanics of sextant use as well as buying guide to both new and used instruments. Illustrations. read more
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