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Hi everyone. Any ideas where I can purchase stand-alone lumbar and shoulder plates to weave my own sidemount harness? Another option would be CAD drawings I could take to a metal shop to cut me some plates. I can't seem to find anywhere that sells just the plates. Thanks.

Does anyone have the specs on the 190mm blue steel isolation manifold? I put together a set of double steel 45's. When the bands are snug (just snug), and crossbar adjusted so it still can rotate freely, the spacing is is 200mm CL-CL vice 190. I did this a few times, and that is the way these...

Hello Everyone. I recently read about a technique for use with manifolded doubles with an isolation valve called "Progressive Equalization". Briefly, it involves diving manifolded doubles with the isolator closed, giving you in essence independent doubles. During the dive you breathe from one...

Hi all. Does anyone know if Rawlings will be open this upcoming Saturday? I know they open if a group calls ahead to make arrangements. I haven't been able to dive much lately, and I'd like to get wet to keep some semblance of proficiency in the water :)

Does anyone know whether a snake can bite through a compressed/crushed neoprene drysuit? I dive a Bare XCD Tech, and while it seems very tough I don't know if it would stop a cottonmouth or copperhead. I'm not squeamish about a non-poisonous snake bite, but while going through my mental...

Hey everyone, I'm cleared to dive this Saturday May 7. Looking for a VB boat, leading candidate is the Miss Lindsey for Captain's choice (inshore) but wanted to ask around before I bought a ticket. Weather is calling for 2-3, not too bad. Anyone interested? Rob

Hello all. I am looking for a dive buddy to dive the John Morgan on Saturday 5/21 aboard the Miss Lindsey. I called Lynnhaven dive shop yesterday and there were still 5 spots left. It is "super dive weekend" so the ticket is half price. I sometimes dive solo, but prefer a buddy on something this...

My trusty Veo 100 Nx has suffered a major malfunction. I used it this past weekend, in fresh water, and it functioned fine during the dive. I checked it two days later, expecting it to be powered down as usual, but it was still on with most if not all the display lit up and frozen in place...

Hi everyone. I've been laying low since the arrival of the newest (and last) future diver in my family on December 1st...my son Ryan. The diving withdrawal has been rough, but my wife mercifully gave me the go-ahead to head to Rawlings on Sunday, so I am excited at the prospect of scratching my...

Hi all. I made a trip down to Morehead yesterday and wanted to leave a quick note on the dive. I dove on the SeaQuest with Discovery Diving and the trip was to the Spar and Suloide. Conditions were fair with the usual 2-3 foot seas offshore on the ride out. On the Spar vis was a pleasant 40...

Hello everyone. Here is a late trip report from a dive I did this past Sunday on the Tiger, right off of VA Beach. I went out on the Miss Lindsey, 7 am departure out of Rudee Inlet. The forecast was calling for 3 foot seas and 10-15 kt SW wind, so the Captain elected to stay close to shore to...

Hi all. I have good news and bad news. The bad news is I had to cancel my trip to San Diego, so left coast diving for me next week. The good news is I can probably dive here on Monday. Lynnhaven is scheduled to dive the Eureka, but weather looks iffy. Monday is probably the best of all three...

I use a pair of CDX-5's on a set of doubles. They originally were paired with Alpha-8 second stages (which I have since replaced) so they do not have the environmental kit installed. I did the DIN adapter installation on them, with the help of folks on this board, and I am very happy with them...

AL experts out there, does anyone know if the Impulse second stage (circa 1999) has a metal breathing tube? The reg body is clearly plastic, but someone told me it has a metal tube inside. This person is not a tech, neither am I, and I don't want to pull mine apart just to check. Thanks in...

Hi all. Got in a trip to U-352 this past weekend. Bottom line: great dive! I went with a group from Divers Unlimited in Norfolk, who arranged the charter through Discovery Diving in Beaufort. Drove down the night before and crashed with the rest of the group in a bunkhouse Discovery owns right...

Sea Elite 200 Bar manifold Highland Mills 7.25 inch S/S bands HOG 38 lb doubles wing Deep Outdoors S/S backplate. The manifold, bands and wing are all a year old or less. I have receipts. The backplate is older, but in solid shape - It's solid stainless steel, nuff said. Total for the...

Hello all. I need some advice. I am scheduled to be in San Diego on business (Navy) next week, and am coming out early specifically to get some diving in. Currently my plans have me flying on Saturday (From Virginia), taking leave Sunday and Monday, resuming work on Tues. I was going to do a...

I'm a volunteer diver at a local aquarium. The tanks are very confined and my jets are overkill. Can anyone recommend short blade, open heel fins for use with booties?

I want to do the Morgan with Pelican on 11/21 and need a buddy. First time on that wreck for me. Anyone interested? Rob

I received my HOG 38 wing tuesday, and dove it yesterday (wed). It complements my other HOG wing, the 32 I use for singles. So now I exclusively dive HOG wings for both singles and doubles. Your product is great, feels durable and well made, and is reasonably priced. I will recommend it every...