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Just a heads up for anyone looking around at binoculars... I just picked up WM's [url="http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=102094&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151"]Aruba 7x50[/url]--very compact, light, waterproof, bright, clear, good field... (with no compass or stabilizing)--on sale for a few more days at $129 (reg. $249). Easy eyepiece adjusters for glasses, limited lifetime warranty... I've been looking for a while, and this seems to be an excellent value. There's also a sale on the bigger, heavier, less expensive Raiateas, but for a little more, I decided the Arubas were substantially nicer and seem to go on sale more rarely. [ /commercial ]
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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