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VDH back plater (back pack) configuration is an almost exact copy of the 1950s-ear;y 1960s Sea Craft units manufactured in Beverly Mass, They were offered in three sizes for a singe tank a double tank and a triple tank block . I have four double tank units which I mounted US Diver twin 44s...

I have several still in their original packaging-- a cellophane sealed package Yours appears to be totally original - including ther rubber bands (aka Elastics as my Canadian born wife refers to them) I have never researched when they appeared on the American market or when they disappeared...

@HydroCaro 1) Strongly suggest you heed the advice of @azstinger11 The program is the first, established in 1954 and also the most demanding civilian diving programs LA Co creates divers , not people who just dive - you will be a diver upon completion 2) Good luck at Long Beach State --...

@Scuba Lawyer @HKGuns Intesting advertisement ! More interesting in that the model was a local OC diver and an an employee of Voit. At that junction was involved with AMF Voit l knew the model - he was in the OC dive tribe, but with the passage of so many years I cant recall his name...

@tgalx3 inquired do you know why they failed and at what point ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There were a number of factors 1) local attitude - beach houses are $$$ 2) City & (state?) license $$$ 3) Parking permits $$$$ 4) Minimal diver support 5) Minimal operating hours 6)...

This has been attempted on several times in SoCal each time it was a huge failure. good luck SDM

@tbone1004 "take it up with them, as a NAUI instructor for over a decade, I'd love to have them on here." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ tbone With posts like that ...You remind me f the lyrics of that song from long ago "You make me fell so young Lile spring has...

@OldBubbles I have two units- dove them once or twice- cannot comment on performance The USN used the regulators after US Divers ceased producing 2 hose regulators They are an extremely well designed and well constructed regulator Until the present they have been ignored by the "Vintage"...

@Dani Pierone Dani Look no further Dano has a wet suit for Dani Question I was in the USAF many years ago with a George Piernone From Boston-an engineer- Relative ? Sam Miller,III

As NAUI # A-27 and one of the last two remaining Associate members of NAUI and there fore possibly one of the oldest living members i would welcome NAUI to the SCUBA Board SDM

I live on a lovely California hill - 500 feet above sea level- anything in Florida over six feet tall in Florida is considered a mountain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now back to the Clean Up @Diverdon That young boy could become a poster child "You're never to young to participate" "There's a job...

Great report Great OC dive SDM

@Scuba Lawyer Hombre Ya did well Appears to be factory fresh I am impressed ! During your last visit --Did I share with you my MR12 ? Still in its original display box - original tags Gotta put that one up on e bay soon Any offers ? PM me As i recall the fuzzy distant past I recall the MR12...

Great find ! Great restoration ! The US Diver Mistral was always my regulator of choice when I was exploring the unexplored in Baja So few moving parts - so simple to maintain SDM

@Diverdon Interesting how nature can play its part in success or failure ! This time it created a huge success ! By the way Im a Kalifornian -- What is RAIN ? Recall the song "It never rains in southern California ? well it doesn't ! Cheers Sam Miller, 111

I have had bi lateral exostosis for about 30 years-perhaps 40 years hearing reduced - propensity to ear infections live with it or have it removed... Very common im SoCal Divers and surfers Sam

@CT-Rich Looks almost too pretty to dive. You cheated with a modern mouth piece. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I will save @Scuba Lawyer the time in responding The mouth piece is a 1950s Hope Page second edition non- return mouth piece produced by Healthways in LA California...

@Divedon It is the morning of the 19 of July The SCUBA Board fans are anxiously waiting for your report on the Second Annual Cleanup in Marquette's Lower Harbor Sam Miller, 111

@Eric S Please educate me ( and I suppose others ?) What was ? is ? "American Association of Certified SCUBA Divers, Inc " The name the patch and the organization is a mystery to me @joewr Comment on your patch and size of divers flag stripe (I note that i need to wake up before i use the...

@joewr We appreciate you posting a decal from the Sandwich Inland Divers ! Certainly a rare seldom seen decal from a seldom dove location. I do have a comment-- the representation of the red & white divers flag In late 1960 after three years of national abd international debate via SDM The...