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This is an old post but still relevant. Just some info on Mel Fisher coins...many of the coins are reproductions but they are made from the actual silver that was recovered from the wrecks he discovered. Not quite the genuine article but still very cool to have.

There are regulators that are more than 50 years that are still safe to use. Regardless of what many dive $hops say, age has nothing to do with the safety of a regulator. As long as they have been serviced and maintained in good condition many old regulators are just as good as new ones and some...

I do a lot of metal detecting at the beach in designated swim aread with no boat traffic. Most of the good stuff is found in about 5'-7' of water on a flat sand bottom with no obstructions or entanglements. Most people don't swim out much further than their toes can touch the sand. I used to use...

This morning I found a broken pair of sunglasses, two rusty bottle caps and $0.24 in loose change. At this rate I'll be dead of old age before my metal detector pays for itself. But it gets me out of the house and in the water and most importantly my wife can't nag at me for a couple hours. That...

I have an old R109 that I upgraded with the G250 balanced internals. It is a very nice breathing reg. I'm in the USA and parts to service it are very easy to get from various sources and are inexpensive. There will be parts available for those regs for many years to come.

Recently there was a car chase involving a stolen car in my city that ended with the car going into a pond and three teenage girls in the car drowned. If the officer in pursuit had been trained and certified in scuba and if they had that gear they may have been able to save one or more of the...

The post is about 1/10" in diameter. I have a Cyklon that has a freeflow that I need to work on. The ip is good and locks up with no creep so I'm sure it's the second stage that needs work. I'm holding off on that until I get the jig for the diaphragm puck in case I need it. I have read it can...

Who do you order your parts from? I can't remember offhand who I ordered my parts from. I think it was Dive Gear Express but don't quote me on that. They had a decent list of parts but not the retainer.

They didn't have the retainer listed on the website, just the switch and the o-ring. I was surprised it didn't come with the switch since it's such a cheap thing. I have e clips and circlips but I don't think I have anything that small. It's a good idea though if one can be found that fits...

Holy Nordic nightmare Batman! What kind of engineering Joker designed the sensitivity switch on the Jetstream second stage? So, my Jetstream was breathing wet. It wasn't difficult to determine the source of the leak. It was the sensitivity switch. No problem, easy fix. I get a new switch and...

The rubber plate on a commercial bail out bottle rig may weigh less but maybe not. They are pretty thick rubber. I've never seen a wing or doubles put on one either and the plastic backpacks can support doubles. They do look heavy duty though with the rivets on the webbing and would probably...

I didn't get around to taking pics yet but this is basically what I have done. I'm using a Zeagle wing instead of the Aquatec wing. The Zeagle wing with 44lb of lift really is way too large for a single tank but I'm going to go to a smaller wing soon as I find enough loose change under my couch...

I ordered a set of these off ebay and they should arrive soon. They are called travel tank bands. There are still a few sets left and the price is right. They look like they are made to work with the blow mold backpacks. The listing says they will work with plates or bc's.

@Bob BDF most people would think 24lb of lead with no wetsuit or bcd to be overweighted. But you're right, for the purpose I'm not overweighted. I'll post a couple pics of my backpacks when I get off work so people can see how I attach the bladder to them.

Many of the blow mold backpacks were used to make bcd's like the Seaquest horseshoe shaped bladder ones. They came with a plastic plate that sandwiched the bc material to the backpack and acted as a tank gripper. That is what I use to attach a wing to my backpack and it works perfectly. The...

That's what I wanted to hear. I suspected that a lot of the praise for the Duck Feet and UDT fins had more to do with nostalgia and less to do with actual functionality. I reminisce that my old Camaro I had when I was a kid is much better than any new car made today. But the reality is that it...

One advantage the ranger has over the BP/W is that newb divers on cattle boats won't give you weird looks and they will accept you as one of the herd if you are wearing a jacket. Other than that I can't think of any other advantage a Ranger has over a BP/W. A Ranger is very good for what it is...

Voit is selling Duck Feet and UDT fins again. I think I may get a pair of the UDTs. I have only heard good things about them and they supposedly rival Jets.

My ship was put in service around 1958 or so. A lot of the stuff on it was even older than that. I was on it from 1983 until 1986. We were still using B&L binoculars that were dated 1944 and a lot of the stuff in the arms locker was WWII issue too. The inflatable life vests were probably Vietnam...

Jets are probably one of the best all around fins. There are other fins that are better suited for specialized uses like freediving, but the Jets seem to do everything well. I've tried a lot of fins over the years but not the Gorillas yet so I can't comment on them, but regardless of which...