I would think that the dance would be the best part!
New Year's Day Dive 2007
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mikerault
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Well, as long as I can video tape it. 
Well...amazingly, after 4 months of battling forms, emails, and telephone calls I got my Dolphin dive scooters...I ordered them on August 4 for those who don't remember back that far, UPS promptly lost them and we began the battle of the insurance forms. I think I finally wore them down...I am looking at two blue dive scooters just waiting to be tried out...
I also now have my dual rig setup almost ready for installation on my almost ready doubles, I just need to put the bungee cord on the backup regulator. I ordered surgical tubing from the folks at Liesure pro thinking they would send a couple of feet...I got 10 inches. I may be a geek, but I ain't a pencil necked geek...
Now I just need my Kraken forge SS backplate (I have 20 feet of webbing, a buckle, 3 D-rings and a large D ring for the crotch strap.) and I am ready for the Oriskany...equipment wise...now I just need to get comfortable and competent with the new rig.
I guess this Sunday at Jocassee I will dive the aluminum backplate I have already with a single. Do you need one tank strap or two for a backplate? Should it be bolted in place?
Mike
Well...amazingly, after 4 months of battling forms, emails, and telephone calls I got my Dolphin dive scooters...I ordered them on August 4 for those who don't remember back that far, UPS promptly lost them and we began the battle of the insurance forms. I think I finally wore them down...I am looking at two blue dive scooters just waiting to be tried out...
I also now have my dual rig setup almost ready for installation on my almost ready doubles, I just need to put the bungee cord on the backup regulator. I ordered surgical tubing from the folks at Liesure pro thinking they would send a couple of feet...I got 10 inches. I may be a geek, but I ain't a pencil necked geek...
Now I just need my Kraken forge SS backplate (I have 20 feet of webbing, a buckle, 3 D-rings and a large D ring for the crotch strap.) and I am ready for the Oriskany...equipment wise...now I just need to get comfortable and competent with the new rig.
I guess this Sunday at Jocassee I will dive the aluminum backplate I have already with a single. Do you need one tank strap or two for a backplate? Should it be bolted in place?
Mike
OP
JKSteger
D/M Wannabee ! ! !
Mike,
2 tank straps and they do not have to be bolted in place. Are you using a STA? If not then you will need something to hold the wing in place. Dive Rite "sex bolts" work like a charm. I got mine from Divers Supply in Marietta.
2 tank straps and they do not have to be bolted in place. Are you using a STA? If not then you will need something to hold the wing in place. Dive Rite "sex bolts" work like a charm. I got mine from Divers Supply in Marietta.
kylepreid
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I'll get down with TK, We'll dance a great jig together.No Fish:
mikerault
Contributor
Showing my ignorance again, what is a STA? Can you just use bolts with washers to hold the wing on to the backplate?
Mike
Mike
Single Tank Adapter. Allows you to use a single tank with the same bolt arrangement you'd use for doubles. Some BP/W setups require them, as they don't have slots in the BP for tank straps or strap windows through the wing. Some BP/W setups that don't *require* an STA are more stable with one, and some people use weighted STAs for weight.
(You might already know all that, but I figured I may as well test myself.)
(You might already know all that, but I figured I may as well test myself.
)
mikerault
Contributor
The backplate and wing have 4 holes that line up. If I just use stainless steel wingnuts and bolts with nice sized washers that should do the trick shouldn't it?
Mike
Mike
OP
JKSteger
D/M Wannabee ! ! !
mikerault:
Should, but remember, your tank is actually going to rest against the bolts to some degree. I would try to get the flattest bolts I could find. It will do the trick.
Have fun on the dive tomorrow and please post a report.
Corigan
Contributor
I'll be there diving wet, atleast one dive.. No way in hell I'm missing the new years dive this year.
I need to get a new semi-dry before I head out there though.
Matt
No way in hell I'm missing the new years dive this year.I need to get a new semi-dry before I head out there though.
Matt
OP
JKSteger
D/M Wannabee ! ! !
Matt, glad to see you on the board. Get the new semi-dry and lets go dive.
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