I have the opportunity to buy a set of vintage twin 38 steel tanks with manifold. The shipping to get them to me in Hawaii will be high, and I will probably resell them eventually. (I am a "catch and release" vintage scuba collector) They are not currently hydro'd or visualed. I've heard they are rare and hard to find these days, and I'd buy them if they could resold later for at least what I pay for them including shipping. I think they look very cool.
value of a set of twin 38s
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Mike Lev
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Didn't this subject come up about a week ago?Look on page 2.Healthways deluxe reg and twin 42's.I feel any old ex Navy ex oxygen tanks are junk.Only good for display.That's just me.
Eric Sedletzky
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I'm getting a set hydro'd right now and by the time I put the inserts back in, get a transfill whip because no LDS will fill them, refinish the bands or make new ones out of stainless and clean up the manifold, replicate the harness out of 1" webbing, I'm wondering if it's even worth it now.
They will look cool but there are easier ways to get 80 CF or air on your back.
They're probably not worth a whole lot.
Mine were free.
They will look cool but there are easier ways to get 80 CF or air on your back.
They're probably not worth a whole lot.
Mine were free.
Thanks for the replies. I checked out the thread on page 2 of this forum. The ones I may buy are not bushed, but look to have 1/2" tapered pipe thread in the tanks themselves. They look like the ones in the Healthways catalogs on VDH which were sold from 1961-1963 (based on the valve style.) I don't have access to the hydro stamp numbers on the tanks at the moment. If they are a complete Healthways setup from that time period, then they would be double 42s.
Mike Lev
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Good luck with the tanks.I wouldn't want to use a set of baby tanks.That's just me again.I pity the fool that has to.
Mike Lev
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Nice set up.Aluminum does suck.I have one pony bottle and that's it.The rest are steel.
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