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The Foss 125 sunk in 1958 -- 62 years ago That's 62 years of surf and storms poundings it Its off shore so not much remains but in my estimation better than an normal shore dive SDM

From my files....... Diving death - Catalina island dive park Regulator ; SCUBA Pro Mark IV 1974 Catalog Page17 Last catalog which Mark IV appeared ( 46 years ago ! (Time flies ) SCUBA Pro Mk VI -- Automatic Self Locking Yoke Life time one owner guarantee of all parts $118.25...

Agree 100% with @Luis H - re Voit Cable reserve A little history on the "Cable reserve" It was one of the innovations and "Improvements" of dive equipment designed by Fred M Roberts (of the book Basic SCUBA fame) It was introduced in the 1963 Voit catalog on pages 6 & 7.with very little...

CVA is a local laymen's all encompassing term for Stroke or Heart Attack Do not know age What you read is what I have gleaned from local divers who knew him Active and experienced are also a relative terms

Victim Rich Halpert - A new PADi Instructor - "Active SoCal Laguna Beach Diver' Diving alone -Shaw's Cove ( why would an active 'Diver" chose Shaw's Cove ?) Discovered floating but DOA Indication is a CVA 3 "diving related" death this year/ 1) Most recent Rich Halpert 2) June 2020 Shaw's...

research 'Alter No Baric Vertigo."

@Wingy @Sam Miller III thank you so much for posting your memories...you actually bought a tear to a grumpy old sailors eye then. I wrote a little note a few years ago called 'The last diver' when the last of my dad's buddies went to the great reef in the sky - the mad bastards dived the...

@azstinger11 You certainly write great trip reports Well organized, concise with all the facts one word describes your reports ~~~~~~~~~ FANTASTIC ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sam Miller III

@John C. Ratliff Very good summary ! "Dive, The Complete Book of Skin Diving," by Rick and Barbara Carrier 1957 John there are four distinct editions of Dive, The Complete Book of Skin Diving each one revised by different authors and published a year or two later that the preceding editions...

@Deep Down 3000 dives in 12 years ! 3000 - 12 +250 per year When did you sleep? or work? SDM 111

Well written glimpse at the modern Hong Kong diving community I am disappointed that the author did not mention or give any credit to the herculean efforts expended by the Lieu brothers in establishing diving in Hong Kong. Dive history and those who shaped it is like all areas in the world...

@NothingClever Stated: "All we need is for @Akimbo, @Sam Miller III and @Johnoly and a handful of others to chime in I think this one wins the “Thread of the Month” category". I was alerted read the posts then reread them again- You mist recognize I am just a slow talking --, slow waling --...

A piece of lost but saved diving history Place it in a safe location as a treasured heirloom for future generations Sam Miller. III

@lexvil And you are so correct ! Do you have a picture of the cover of the log book and the space for the dime ? And or the dime taped in the log book? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A little history NASDS was created by the late great John Gaffney and was a very progressive program which...

@Open O What is an NOS ? SDM 111

One Comment Good Lord ! What next? SDM

@Mike Ovanessian Mike So many good and great memories ! When US Navy-- aka BUDS eliminated the double hose from their training ,,,, I acquired their inventory Some items used most items new in original packaging Boxes and Boxes - Cases and Cases -all original US Diver double hose parts...

@RMcIntosh Thank you for the info on these. I will use them as a conversation piece in the man cave. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And away we go,,, Questions unanswered ?

@Angelo Farina Very interesting ! AS I understand your post a) you purchased a SCUBA Pro Mk V b) year Mk V was purchased ? c) the instruction manual contained 7 pages for a dive log d) the pages are as you completed and transmitted It appears, or a better word is apparent, that SCUBA...

I no longer have contact with Al Giddings since he retired he currently resides in Montana and is involved in the classic car world Perhaps @Akimbo has his address SDM