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  1. Andrew Dawson

    SM Essential Skills List

    Greetings! I am curious what the community says for what an essential list of SM skills are. With basic BM scuba, if one takes a break for over 6mo, it is advised to take a refresher course...which, in my experience, only had the essential skills. Back, when I did BM diving including tec...
  2. Andrew Dawson

    Considering Hanging it up...but...what to do after scuba??

    Greetings and thank you for reading. I have been diving for just over 17yrs, have a little over 750 dives, certified to tec deep, currently a sidemount diver, and I have a degree in marine ecology. Diving saved my life!! I grew up with a lot of trauma...like many others...and at 25 when I was...
  3. Andrew Dawson

    Wanted Compass Puck with or without bungee bands

    Greetings, Well, after many many years without a using a compass...the dives of late I have done will benefit from having a compass on my arm. I do not need brand new...just something of decent quality in decent shape. I am looking to arm mount it such as with some bungee loops. What say...
  4. Andrew Dawson

    Any interest in this old reg? Sportsways Waterlung

    Greetings, My father in law just dumped a few boxes of vintage gear on me from back when he was a NOAA diver. Any interest in this reg, see pics attached. Thanks!
  5. Andrew Dawson

    WTB: S600 Poppet Seats and a few o-rings, please :D

    Greetings, I am out of Scubapro P/N 11.250.221 SEAT, for the S600 poppet. I have lots of MK25 parts and a decent amount of S600 parts, but I am out of the SEAT and o-ring 01.050.347. Anyone have any of these parts I might be able to buy a couple of sets of, please? TIA!!
  6. Andrew Dawson

    Closed Scubapro Reg Set: MK20/25, S550/555/600

    Greetings, I am looking to buy a basic reg set for my brother in law. I just need: 1 1st stage 1 2nd stage primary 1 2nd stage octo 1 SPG [or SPG/depth gauge combo] I prefer to get an MK20/25 1st stage. I prefer to get an S550/555/600 2nd stages. I am comfortable rebuilding these regs...
  7. Andrew Dawson

    Sidemount Diving, Cozumel Trip, Do You?

    Well, I am going on my first tropical vacation in 10yrs...last one was Saba back in 2011...before that was a tec diving trip on a liveaboard in Truk Lagoon. Going to Cozumel first itme in Aug, next month. I very, very rarely dive warm water. I have: a full dive gear kit for cold water diving...
  8. Andrew Dawson

    How do do you handle Li-ion dive light batteries....on an international flight??

    Hi, My wife and I are headed to Cozumel mid-Aug...and in preparing...I was looking to bring my dive lights for night diving especially. Now, my kit has dive lights with [mostly] matcing Li-ion batts...that are 26650, one ea...or might be able to do a 18600[but less light]....I do not believe...
  9. Andrew Dawson

    Drysuit Dilemma!

    Greetings: Background: My neighbor is the original owner of a DUI Norseman drysuit. He recently gave it to me for free. It does not fit me but would fit my brother in law to be [getting married in July to my wife's sister]. I wanted to fix this suit up to gift it to him as a wedding gift. The...
  10. Andrew Dawson

    Who is best for getting a new neck Zipseal installed on a DUI suit?

    Greetings, Around 2007, I had my sweet DUI Fkex 50/50 sent to DUI for new wrist and neck Zipseals installed. The glove seals were fine, the neck seal was very hacked up with terrible cuts, frayed fabric on the outer shell and glue everywhere to patch up the awful cuts. Today, I have an older...
  11. Andrew Dawson

    Roberta's Dive Shack Opinions and Dive Site Recommendation?

    Greetings!! We are taking a decent trip to Cozumel this Aug...our first such trip in a decade :) We are staying at the Grand Park Royal Luxury Resort Cozumel. I am looking for recommendations for dive sites in mid-late August, please. Also, I have been in talks with Roberta's Dive Shack and...
  12. Andrew Dawson

    You Have $3-4k, the Last 2 Weeks of Aug 2021 Available, No Kids.....

    Greetings! I admit...I only glanced at the recent posts...and not an exhaustive search on SB for this...I have looked before though and been diving for over 15yrs [tec diver, over 650 dives most in cold dark water, etc]...and dove in the Caribbean 2 times [Cancun for my first dive ever, and in...
  13. Andrew Dawson

    What in the heck is this silver thing??!

    From a local Facebook page: OP: "This was recovered on a dive in Lake Washington. I was useing the Garrett Seahunter Mark II. We believe that the straight piece is silver. Any ideas as to what this is???" FYI, Lake Washington is adjacent to Seattle :) Well....what the heck is this thing??! :)
  14. Andrew Dawson

    S600 Plastic Air Barrel to Metal Air Barrel Conversion Procedure

    Greetings, I have received so much awesome support and info from the folks on this forum, I felt I should at least attempt to capture and give some of it back :) This post is about converting a Gen 1, 2, or 3 S600 into an S600 with the "guts" of a 4th Gen S600. This includes the metal air...
  15. Andrew Dawson

    Reg Not Free Flowing??

    Greetings! Little back story: I have two nearly identical reg sets: MK25/S600s. One S600 is a Gen 1 [1999 to 2003] with a plastic air barrel, the other is a Gen 2 [2004 to 2006] with a 4th Gen metal air barrel conversion. Both have new metal orifices from Vintage Double Hose. Both were...
  16. Andrew Dawson

    Detector not detecting white gold??

    Greetings, I am borrowing a friend's brand new detector: aquascan aquapulse aq1b standard diver kit metal detector with 15" submersible coil 1323-aq1010 I am very new at this and am hoping to find a buddy's lost white gold wedding ring in a lake nearby. I watched a few YouTube videos and...
  17. Andrew Dawson

    Closed Scubapro Balanced Adjustable,MK10, w/console

    Anyone interested in this: I was told by the old owner that it was serviced 4yrs ago, no dives since. The rubber bits seem in pretty good shape :D
  18. Andrew Dawson

    Anyone have an extra Scubapro MK20/25 swivel retainer and washer?

    Greetings, Yup, I worked it...and am now high and dry until I get one. I can do brass or SS...and need the washer, please :) If you need P/Ns, I will provide :) Yup, I will pay money for it and shipping :) Thanks for looking!!
  19. Andrew Dawson

    4th Gen S600 Service Manual?

    Greetings, Anyone have a copy of the Scubapro service manual for the 4th gen S600, please? I checked out Frogkick and VDH...no luck :( PMing me is fine, too :) Thanks in advance!!
  20. Andrew Dawson

    Scubapro Parts?

    Hi, My previous Scubapro parts source is not able to provide anymore. I am in need of some authentic SP parts, not service kits. Anyone have a source or want to PM me the source, please? :) Thank you in advance :)
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