On 12 Jun 2006 18:25:01 -0700, "Bob" wrote:

I've been wondering for years what that oil was? Where do you get the
stuff. Do you think Wes Marine carries it? Would I just ask for
binocular oil? I was thinking of getting a pint so I I would have some
spare on the boat in case I lose a little and a bubble forms. I would
really hate not having my binos at 100% when I need them most.

What do you recomend?

Something like Beefeater's Dry Gin has a lot to recommend it. The
binoculars will be much happier although perhaps with some double
vision. You'll be happier also just knowing it's there for emergency
libations if needed.

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says...

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:38:40 -0400, DSK wrote:

Knot log is a good idea since you have to change the binocular oil
every 1500 miles or so.


Hello Wayne:

I've been wondering for years what that oil was? Where do you get the
stuff. Do you think Wes Marine carries it? Would I just ask for
binocular oil? I was thinking of getting a pint so I I would have some
spare on the boat in case I lose a little and a bubble forms. I would
really hate not having my binos at 100% when I need them most.

What do you recomend?

Dunno----but if the binoculars have a built-in compass, be sure to apply
a dab of relative bearing grease!

Mark Borgerson

so, Lester,,,,what do you think you are going to do about
the binoculars? from all the great info posted...i myself, would
try out a few different pairs and features...the gimbal/oil floating
movement dampner and compass sounds interesting...what about
night time vision and range finder "options", i may see if any of that
is on the market...and set a budget for $...in the meantime, i would
pick up the "expendable" pair now and use them till i got the "real
pair" i was looking for.........i like that idea....keep us posted...


Lester Evans wrote:
For my little old sailboat. Coastal cruising along the New England coast.
I took a look on ebay. Wow,, there were binoculars and there were
binoculars. Many brands, so many I gave up looking.

What do you experienced cruisers use?

Thanks,,

On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:53:21 GMT, "Lester Evans"
wrote:

For my little old sailboat. Coastal cruising along the New England coast.
I took a look on ebay. Wow,, there were binoculars and there were
binoculars. Many brands, so many I gave up looking.

What do you experienced cruisers use?

Thanks,,



I just received my new Nikon OceanPro 7x50 Waterproof Binoculars with
Compass and they are great. 25 year warranty and crystal clear
optics.

Amazon has them, but they were out of stock, so I had to order through
one of the 3rd party vendors Amazon deals with. They cost $230 + $12
shipping - $40 rebate for a total of $204, and the vender sent it via
3 day (17th Street Photo).

There is also the version without compass for $200 + free shipping -
$30 mail-in rebate for a total of $170, but it's been out of stock for
at least a couple of weeks from what I've seen.

The rebates are goo to the end of this month.

--
BRENT - The Usenet typo king.

Mark Borgerson wrote:

Dunno----but if the binoculars have a built-in compass, be sure to apply
a dab of relative bearing grease!

Mark Borgerson

Okay, now I am really confused. I always heard that "true' bearing
grease was preferd to either apparent or relative grease. And then
there is that dialectic stuff. Would that be alright considering I use
binoculars and not dianoculars????
Please help.
Bob

On 16 Jun 2006 11:54:46 -0700, "Bob" wrote:

Okay, now I am really confused. I always heard that "true' bearing
grease was preferd to either apparent or relative grease. And then
there is that dialectic stuff. Would that be alright considering I use
binoculars and not dianoculars????
Please help.

As Einstein said, "It's all relative".

Grease is messy, use dry gin instead and drink the left overs.

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says...

Mark Borgerson wrote:

Dunno----but if the binoculars have a built-in compass, be sure to apply
a dab of relative bearing grease!

Mark Borgerson

Okay, now I am really confused. I always heard that "true' bearing
grease was preferd to either apparent or relative grease. And then
there is that dialectic stuff. Would that be alright considering I use
binoculars and not dianoculars????
Please help.

Hmm.... hard to answer that one. The last relative bearing grease
I ran into was my brother-in-law carrying a bag of McDonalds fries. ;-)

Mark Borgerson