seaside pedistal binoculars

Lads,
I'm looking for weatherproof binoculars with a pedestal, they type you'd see at the seaside where you put in a coin to work.
Its not for me but for someone else I know who wants one, I'm trying to persuade him that this is not the way to go but he is adament about it.

Something like this?:
www.seecoast.com/mark2.htm
However, they are normally designed for terrestrial use and not for pointing high in the sky.
Also, I doubt you would get good quality glass suitable for astronomical observing.

They would be better off with something like this.
www.bigbinoculars.com/120bt45.htm

Just take a hack-saw or a very large pipe cutter down to your local sea front prominade and make like Cool Hand Luke!

Phil.

I think Cool Hand Luke used a pipe wrench Phil.

I'll be out with the angle grinder tonight :twisted:

Just take a hack-saw or a very large pipe cutter down to your local sea front prominade and make like Cool Hand Luke!

That was gonna be my suggestion also.

A nice ceteline torch should do it in no time.