Where are "Flinders Balls"?

[Kawasaki]

Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

I thought I might ask the knowledgeable types on this Forum.
Cos I have been Challenged in a Nautical Quiz.
Tiss the Final answer of said Quiz set by the owner of the Marina I berth in.
A substancial discount of My berthing fees will be given to Me if I win the Quiz.
So a PM might be the best way to inform Me.
Well, Major Catastrophe berths at the same place and I don't want Him to win!
Worth a bottle of decent Scotch to the first giver of said info.
Flinders Balls, folks find them for Me.
But keep it quiet and don,t tell MC !.

 

[sarabande]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

It's kept you awake till cockcrow this morning ? Wondering about the music of the spheres ? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif PM sent

 

[Kawasaki]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

Sorry, "Confused," (from Anglesey) what is My Normal Question?
Given, I don't do much which is Normal!

 

[Kawasaki]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

Cock a Doodle do!
Cripes!
That was quick.
Cheers.
Don,t nobody tell MC.
Before He awakes there is one more small question that needs to be filled in.
It's about Metereorolgy, no , that would be cheating!
Think I know that one! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Cornishman]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

They are the hollow spheres of cast iron placed either side of a ship's binnacle which act as correctors for magnetic deviation. They are an adaption of the original Flinders bars named after their inventor, a Capt Flinders RN.

 

[AndrewF]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

The vertical soft iron bar usually placed on the forward part of a magnetic compass is called the flinders bar. While the soft iron spheres are called Quadarental correctors.
Therefore assume that Finder's balls have been buried with the rest of him.

 

[Aardee]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

Just aft of Flinders Cock...

 

[Mariner69]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

The soft iron spheres, quadrantal correctors, are known as Kelvin's Balls, and the Flinders Bar, heeling error corrector, is usually at the front of the binnacle.

So it looks as though your quiz man got it wrong. Ask him the question "Going from Atlantic to Pacific via the Panama Canal which way do you go? East to West or West to East or North to South or South to North?" on a double or quits basis.

 

[Kawasaki]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Kawasaki]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

Mariner69 , that's one heck of a Second Post, fair play to You!
Thanks to everybody else too.
Some Forum this is /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Ariadne]

Re: Where are \"Flinders Balls\"?

Try Kelvins Balls and Flinders bars!

I believe that is the correct way around.