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Anyone remember the early 1960's where you could pet the Bull Sharks at Sea World San Diego without them having a care in the world for potential liability? :eek: Me:

I came across a photo of Harold Warner that my father took in 1955 when he was over diving in Catalina. Thought Jon Council might want it for the Avalon Diving Museum but I don't have an email for him. Anyway, here is Harold giving one of his marine life lectures to the tourists.

I am signed up for the annual two day open-boat Halibut Spearfishing Trip on the Peace Dive Boat out of Ventura Harbor, CA. I was talking with the new owners of the boat today at the Long Beach Scuba Show and they need a few more folks to sign up or else they will cancel the trip a week out. The...

Saw this on an Ebay listing. Never seen this modification before. A new way to add a BC inflator perhaps? Another method of attaching a hookah line? Feed from a bail-out bottle? Air-line to pressurize a camera housing? Inquiring minds like mine want to know. M

Looking for a repair manual and parts diagram for a USD Conshelf SEA. 1st stage looks different from the outside than a XIV or is it the same internally? I haven't pulled it apart yet. Thanks, Mark

For those who haven't heard, Bryan passed away yesterday after a brief hospital stay. I have no other information at present. We worked together on several Sea Hunt Forever shows and he was one of the good ones. My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.

I'll be in Kailua-Kona for a week over Thanksgiving. I would love to go out for a bug dive, either beach or boat. My old contacts have moved off-island so I am left humbly asking SB if anyone has a contact for such a venture. Mark

I received a call from Betty a few minutes ago. It is with great sadness that I report the passing of our own @SamMillerIII yesterday, August 7, 2022. He went peacefully from natural causes with his family at his side in Pismo Beach, California. He was just over a month shy of his 91st birthday...

Aloha, I will be in Honolulu for 10 days (Aug. 11-21, 2022) on a non-diving trip but I would like to sneak out for at least one dive while I'm there. Any locals (or fellow travelers) willing to go on a beach or boat dive with little 'ol me? :)

Hello all, not sure if this is the proper place but thought I'd at least give it a go. My wife and I will be on Oahu for 10 days this August for our 25th Wedding Anniversary and for moving my son into the Freshman Dorms at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Trying to get a line on a...

I was watching the latest episode of NCIS on TV and this is what I see in the background. The scene is supposed to be set in Alaska but obviously it is Ventura Harbor. Kinda cool to see stuff you are familiar with on TV shows..

Cleaning out the old family home recently and found a few spearguns that belonged to my late father. Going to try and clean them up, put new barrels on, etc.. I figure that out of everything I might get one operational gun. :)

I just finished overhauling my Sherwood valves/manifold and got my twin 45's back from hydro. Added a VDH backplate and now I am learning how to sew webbing with an awl. :) Although this rig is by no means vintage, it is mid-70's ish and is my daily diver. In an attempt to please the vintage...

I've been trying to assemble a set of roundy-bottom twin 38's for a while now. I picked up a set for $20 at a garage sale but one of the tanks failed hydro (they only have a born date of 1941. :) ). I have a mint NIB USD tapered thread dual manifold and new reducer bushings from McMaster-Carr...

Cleaning out more stuff. Found a pic I took of myself at age 15 when I was messing around with B&W film developing and printing. Ikelite housing with Pentax SLR w/50mm lens. Thought I'd share. :)

Cleaning out stuff and came across a tank/reg I made for my son for Halloween when he was 1 year old. Used a 7-UP bottle, electrical wire conduit, duct tape, electrical tape and styrofoam. Thought you would get a kick out of it. Mark

I was rebuilding a 1085 2nd stage and the exhaust tee is shot. Didn't see one in the VDH store or at The Scuba Museum. Any idea who sells them? Thanks, Mark

¡Feliz ochenta y nueve cumpleaños @Sam Miller III ! I hope you have a great birthday! Your old dive buddy, Mark

I just rebuit a Conshelf 20. Man, with that side 2nd stage adjustment port the thing breathes beyond belief. Cracking pressure is 0.5" H20 so I'm a bit worried about freeflow on a dive. We will see. Hoping to get out and test this reg, and others, soon. Here are a few SHR I've rebuilt...