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Okay, My twin 40's are ready for mounting to my BC.. I'm thinking I should put the tanks on a angle iron to find the balance point of the tank and then move the mounting clamp up a little bit to get the tank to sit level in the water.. The bottom strap just holds the tank into the body... Then...

Well, I've been planning about a 8 week trip for Sept/Oct and watching tickets for the past few months.. $700+ is about the best it was looking.. So I'm just about ready to pull the trigger and " BANG " If I go for 9 weeks I can get tickets for $560 round trip... So, I think long and hard for 10...

I think I may need a intervention... My back & MS is getting bad as to not being able to dive doubles.. So I'm going to put the 80 on back gas and side mount two 40's and sling the 19 pony... I'm starting to feel like those tec divers that have 6 tanks and a CCR... LoL... So lets count... 4...

So, I just booked my trip for 6 weeks of diving on Bonaire for March/April... This retirement life is just what I needed... 2 trips a year for a total of 3 months on that wonderful Island... Diving, Shooting lionfish and drinking Brite.... Is there anything else I should be doing there ? Jim...

Can anyone give me info on getting tech training on Scuba pro regulators ? I work on my own stuff and am looking at a job offer.. The dive shop uses all Scuba pro stuff.. Is there a training program that is needed to service rental equipment.. Thank.. Jim

Just a fast update on Matthew... Passed without a problem... Dove Himla Hooker for the first dive of the trip.. visibility was down to 50' or so with shore line still only 10 - 20 feet... should be improving as the week goes on... But, I'm here for the month... So I know I I'll see great...

I'm headed down to Bonaire for the whole month of October... Thinking of bring a tank or two to leave at the house I stay at... Fresh hydro'd 80's ... Anyone bring tanks down ? Flying United... I know I'll need to remove the valves ... Any help or Info would be great.. Jim...

Ok, I'm building a dive pool from a 20,000 gallon fiberglass storage tank turned on it end standing up.. .. 10' feet round and 25' long... I'm looking at 15' to 18' of water depth and want to use surface gas for treatments... I don't think I'll need 100% O2 .. Thinking more of a deco mix of...

As some of you know, I have been using a conshelf XIV supreme for years with out overhauling it.. It's build date was 1979 and I got it years ago as new old stock... So 25 years sitting on a shelf and then diving the rest of the time.. I do a clean and inspection on all my gear and take very...

Yesterday I had the free flow of all free flows... Dive facts : Bonaire at red slave , Depth was 85 feet and water temp was 81* Gear : 1979 Conshelf XIV surpreme The dive was uneventful for the first 15 minutes... Gear set up was normal as was the gear check... Entered the water and donned...

OK, I was think about the old days and central skin divers out on merrick road on Long Island... But there was a Dive shop in Amityville / massapequa on old Sunrise Hwy.... There was a old two man sub in the front parking lot... Anyone remember the name of the shop and the guy that ran it... I...

This is a link to an article Some of you may find interesting .... How Pilots Intuitively Make Critical Decisions | Business Aviation content from Aviation Week Jim...

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So I'm just done packing to leave for Bonaire on Tuesday morning and came across an old 35mm underwater camera... One of those that are good to 30' and has a built in flash... I will be leaving this on the tailgate of the truck, Like I just forgot to take it... I really want to see if it goes...

Ok, I Now own 4 sets of conshelf XIV supremes and 1 pony set... So thats 9 2nd stages and 5 1st stages.. :shocked2: It's time to buy bulk O-rings and seats... Anyone have sizes numbers ? or has a source that would not make me buy kits... yes, I'm being lazy and looking for numbers and not...

Yesterday, The wife and I were diving in very poor visibility water... So she was staying really close.. Doing our post dive chat she told me... As we were swimming through a large rock formation I kicked her regulator out of her mouth... So she just very calmly found the regulator and put it...

Ok, Here's a new great find on Ebay, Very well made and does the job... Scuba to Scuba Tank Refill Station Rated at 3660PSI Max | eBay I'll tell the story that made me buy it... Last week the wife and I were diving at our favorite lake.. Had done 2 dives and she asked if we had air to do a...

Anyone have a place to get parts for sherwood stuff... I have a set that was given to me and need a rebuild kit for the second stage.. Jim...

My son is looking at diving... He's in wells,me.... Anyone instructing.... Jim... ---------- Post added December 28th, 2014 at 01:26 PM ---------- No instructors in southern Maine.. What if I train him and then you just give him his check dives ??? Jim....

I've been thinking about the old thread about the diver that failed the rescue diver class... We have had a thread about a skydiver that was a danger to himself and others on another site... And someone said it was time to have the bowling talk... So.... Is there a responsibility for a...