http://cgi.ebay.com/the-globe-of-the... QcmdZViewItem

Has anyone ever seen another one?

Joe

Joe wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.com/the-globe-of-the... QcmdZViewItem

Has anyone ever seen another one?


Only in an astronomy textbook.

OTOH here's a really cool item... think I'll bid on this one!

And it's in Texas, hey Joe would you go look it over for me?
http://tinyurl.com/chbz3

Thanks!

FB
Doug King

Sure , If I get to use her until you arrange to pick her up.

Joe

Joe wrote:
Sure , If I get to use her until you arrange to pick her up.


That's a deal, if I get the boat at my price

Take a close look at the carbon fiber mast, these babies are
real expensive to replace.

DSK

Where exactly is it?

joe

Joe wrote:
Where exactly is it?


The ad says 'Houston' which covers a lot of ground. I put in
a bid, we'll see what happens.

DSK

Joe wrote:
Sure , If I get to use her until you arrange to pick her up.


Unfortunately I just got an email from the seller, turning
down my offer on the 1D-35.

Oh well, there's LOTS of boats out there for sale, including
one of mine.

DSK

Thats to bad.. it's a cool little boat.

I think we have one on a trailor here on the other side of the marina.
Haven't seen it move in a year or so.

Joe

Joe wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/the-globe-of-the... QcmdZViewItem

Has anyone ever seen another one?

Joe

It's what we call a star globe. The Navy navigation school here in
Victoria has hundreds. Every warship has a couple. It just make
shooting stars easier. If I remember correctly you just set the LHA of
Aries on the equator and the star is a bearing and elevation. It helps
with the lesser used navigation stars.

They are very common (English ones) but kind of funky. The box one the
ones I have used is mahogany, the moving parts are brass and the globe
is kind of a pressed paper thing.

Gary