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Thanks, Luis!
1960 DA Aquamaster
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Then you might want to check this out:
Aqua-Lung DA Aqua Master vintage Scuba Regulator Parts - eBay (item 380248170113 end time Jul-10-10 18:15:32 PDT)
Not sure I would recommend those for a first time buyer. If the price is right, you have some experience with the regs and some spare parts- some parts you are going to need are missing and to my knowledge there are no replacements for them- they would be fine but as a first DH reg, they are not the best choice. You are going to spend $150ish each in parts plus finding and buying the missing ones, then if you have them serviced by someone whos knows how - considering these are in rough shape and this would be a first DH reg- you are going to spend another $70ish on service work. And this assumes they are OK inside, not always a good bet. Unless you get them for a very good price, you can buy a totally restored one from VDH (Vintage Double Hose) for around the same price and you can be sure it's in perfect diving condition.
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Not a bad, just a slightly different perspective. The one that is more or less complete has a lot of corrosion and I am guessing it may also be pretty bad inside the reg body. Also, the can top is not correct for the backs- it's shinny which makes me wonder how many other parts are missing or messed up.......now for a couple of reg junkies like us, if the price is right, even trashed I can use some of the parts for a future Frankenstine reg.
I'm not sure that you saw this, but these are two different regulators; one is a DA Aquamaster, and the other is a DA Aqualung (its predecessor). The DA Aqualung is missing parts, which include the horseshoe/seat (which is on the horseshoe for this regulator). The DA Aquamaster is in bad shape, and may need a bunch of new parts because of corrosion. This is a work for someone very familiar with both regulators.
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There is another one on ebay, looks to be a post-1964 DAAM. Rubber looks old but the rest looks decent.
U.S. Divers Cousteau Aqua Master 2 Stage Regulator - eBay (item 230494101959 end time Jul-07-10 15:51:23 PDT)
I just have this thing about wanting to see old regulators get rebuilt and used again. I hate to think of all those great old regs just sitting around in garages and closets, deteriorating away.
U.S. Divers Cousteau Aqua Master 2 Stage Regulator - eBay (item 230494101959 end time Jul-07-10 15:51:23 PDT)
I just have this thing about wanting to see old regulators get rebuilt and used again. I hate to think of all those great old regs just sitting around in garages and closets, deteriorating away.
I'm going to take back what I said above; both these regs now look to be DA Aquamasters. One does not have the hookah port though.
SeaRat
The first DA Aquamasters used DA Navy bodies that had new holes tapped to accept the new horseshoe configuration. They used them up, then the hooka port appeared. I had one of those, but sold it some time ago. I've got pictures of it somewhere buried in the archives.
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