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@abnfrog Yep that one -- and complete ! How did your DivAir migrate to Canada ? Do you know the history ? That makes three Marks yours and mine I wonder who many more ??? SDM

My son Sam IV is a a local long term ER and Hyperbaric doctor-- (We raised our own Hyperbaric doctor) In Kaliforina there is a hyperbaric doctor in Santa Barbara In CenCal -- Sam IV' and in Pacific Grove SamIV advise ...if in doubt get to a chamber or DX & RX Only used DAN once chatted...

You are new inexperienced in diving and sufferings from who knows ? You have a number of options 1) DAN --- If You have their Insurance 2) Contact attending doctor at Pacific grove Chamber discuss with him- RX ? who Knows? 3) Keep posting for a variety of responses Some valid...

Go to the Chamber at Pacific Grove with Insurance in hand and chat with the attending doctor They need the business

SCUBA PRO MK VI Another collectors regulator ! Certainly a rare one ! A project for a future rainy day - if and when it will ever rain in SoCal Restore it as only you can restore regulators-- museum quality Sam Miller,111

@Ken Kurtis For Shame ! For Shame !

@Scuba Lawyer Interesting comments ... Interesting the lack of interest by the vintage regulator enthusiast BUT After a review and consideration of dive history the answer is obvious US recreational diving began in the 1920s in SoCal- Sturgil -Bottom Scratchers etc The first recreationally...

@Diverdon As has become your habit -- A great story -- well presented with superb rock solid UW photography with just the right amount of narration to retain the viewers interest. I watched your presentation two times with intense interest Certainly not boring Matter of a fact quite...

@Scuba Lawyer I shared your regulator pictures with wife Betty, She remined me 1956 was 64 years ago. an entire news generation had been born , grew up and many had retired. Most current divers had never seen or heard of a DivAir regulator In 1956 the Korean war had recently ceased. I...

Ken? Ken Kurtis ? I some how recall Ken Kurtis...... Handsome devil- often mistaken for Brad Pitt Walks - struts like John Wayne Leads adventures like Ernest Hemmingway Dove in more places that J Y Cousteau Lectures like Sir Richard Attenborough Publishes more dive articles that Amazon can...

If you quote dive history do research and quote history correctly ... There is an ample supply of late model dive historians who preface a statement with I think I suppose I heard And the big one--- My instructor told me Duck Feet is a Specific Fin -- Not a generic term for a type of...

Bugs is STILL desperately attempting to reach Pismo-- I suspect if he ever arrives he will be to fatigued to climb the hill-- so it will be a long time before I receive it and even longer before I can cash my blood money . You and your restoration is encouraging me -- I should pull out my...

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GOOD GOSH ! WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY MARVELOUS VISUAL TREAT ! A fully restored to factory fresh right out of the box DivAir ! A this point in time I am a loss for words to describe this marvelous restoration of a little known long forgotten regulator; Bill Arpin's "DivAir" distributed by...

@rhwestfall The litigation was the end of the SCUBA Pro pneumatic regulator yoke The pneumatic yoke inventory was slowly depleted and no new yokes were produced Real collectors items Some day they will be displayed in a museum of diving SDM

@AfterDark This litigation was the end of the pneumatic yoke attaching Mark VI What inventory remained was marketed as fill station attachment Which was a darn good easy to use attaching yoke I also wish I had saved one just to ply around with it SDM

@drbill What a great tribute to a great man ! Thank you so much for writing it and at this late date sharing it I knew Bob casually and can recall so vividly our last meeting I was on Len Greenstone's boat the "3 Queens" and Bob stopped for a chat always smiling, always happy, always eager...

Good for you... Now I and others will understand your posts FYI as a recollect all your books pre date the SCUBA Pro Mk V All are great sources of historical information especially Carriers Dive ! which was revised 4 times and the New Science which was continually revised Great Gifts SAM

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hombre You made a dive in a very historical cove -- a cove where diving began in SoCal and for the world of recreational diving FYI An old post of mine -- re La Jolla Cove "La Jolla Cove-- Where it all began There are a number of vintage books...

1) @BigRed96 Welcome to the strange exotic world of the vintage divers and vintage dive equipment 2) All advice that has been presented is very valid.. It is a blue print to follow in your quest for a regulator and beginning vintage diving.-- especially @Scuba Lawyer who has many many years of...