50 Years of Diving

[AfterDark]

That is the second time beaverdivers has made that statement about that book. I have the 1966 printing. It is chock full of illustrations and is 207 pages. I too would be interested in which edition he is referring.

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"....just getting old is not as easy as one might think." Especially for divers!

 

[XS-NRG]

Congrats! I always thought it would be cool to spend an entire waking year of your life under water. On a non leap year that equates to 8760 hours which would take that many dives or more and would probably take 30-50 years depending on how frequent you dove. Have you ever kept track of your total hours underwater? I will always log dives no matter what. Maybe one day I'll hit my goal!

 

[Sam Miller III]

I remember that 1000 page text book, “The New Science of Skin and SCUBA Diving”. I believe it only had a couple of illustrations and loads of info. ( I just hit the my 40th year; Power to you! )

This year is ..... Scubapro's 50th as well.
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I would be interested in "that 1000 page text book "The New Science of Skin and SCUBA diving." Do you have a copy?

FYI---- Since you are a SCUBA Pro dealer, SCUBA Pro is actually 51 years old. It was established in 1962 as a professional division of Healthways by Richard Klein, the President of Healthways, with Sam Lecocq as the head honcho. They published one 1962 SCUBA Pro (Heathways) Catalog (which I have a copy) before going bankrupt. It was then purchased for one dollar by Gus and Dick.


I will be eagerly awaiting information on "that 1000 page text book "The New Science of Skin and SCUBA diving."

Once again Bob a big Congrats on fifty years !

SDM

 

[scubadada]

I just finished two tanks at the lake to celebrate my birthday and 50 years of diving.


One summer my dad decides to learn SCUBA. Buys some gear and books and starts diving. I was interested, read the books, and started "why can't I dive too". After the DAD school of SCUBA, academic and practice in the surrounding ponds. He came out as an observer, in the water and from the beach. The only dives that we were both on SCUBA in the water, at the same time, was to practice buddy breathing. After a number of observed skill and practice dives, I was a diver. As for the old man being a qualified instructor, when I finally certified OW 17 years later there was little he had not covered, most of it concerned equipment not available at the time.

All the original gear consisted of a Voit? J valve 72, Healthways capillary depth gauge, Nemrod Double Hose regulator, Nemrod horse collar surface floatation, and a Voit pressure test gauge (use on surface only, no SPG's yet). Since there was only one set I was solo until I finally ran into another diver. I was 16 and back then divers were already strong swimmers and freedivers trying to get a bit more time underwater.

All the gear, except the tank, are found in my pic gallery among other vintage gear I've picked up over the years, I should put the book, “The New Science of Skin and SCUBA Diving”, in as well.

I can tell the times have changed when I remember back to when I was 16 and loaded the gear in the car to go fill the tank at the local industrial gas company and then do a solo dive in Long Pond. The Old Man yells at me as I'm leaving, "don’t wreck the F'n car".

This summer is the 50th anniversary of my first dive. Thanks Dad.

I’ve done a lot of diving since, but that summer is when this kid knew he was going to dive forever, so far I have



Bob
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I may be old, but I’m not dead yet.

I honestly feel I'm a better diver now. I learned to respect the ocean the hard way. One swallow at a time. Mark Derail

Congratulations on 50 years of diving. I hope to make 50 years at the same age, I've got 43 years now. For me, better yet, are the 16 years of diving with my son and the 11 years diving with my wife and daughter. I'm hoping to extend all those streaks, starting with my son and wife next week. I love diving

Best, Craig

 

[Sam Miller III]

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I remember that 1000 page text book, “The New Science of Skin and SCUBA Diving”. I believe it only had a couple of illustrations and loads of info. ( I just hit the my 40th year; Power to you! )..

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As an avid and long term diving bibliophile I am always interested in both new and used diving books. So much so that in 1992 I organized and hoisted the very first American diving bibliophile meeting almost 20 years ago, 1992, in my home. I have also, over the period of 60 or more years assembled what has unquestionably become the largest private diving library in the US and possibly the world.

I can't recall any dive related book except Dr. Halstead's "Dangerous and venomous animals of the world" That even approaches 1000 Pages.

Now we have a diver who claims that the "New Science of Skin and SCUBA" was over 1000 pages. I, and I suspect many others, would like to know more about this monumental book.


How about it Beaver? Date published ? ISBN or LCCC numbers? Please don't state you lost it or can't locate it..


Once again Bob huge congrats for fifty good and great years of bubble blowing !

'SDM

 

[Mitchell Teeters]

Congrats! Wow 30+yrs for me seems like no time at all. And I'm finally starting to stretch my skills. Again congrats.


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[Hatul]

I remember the book "The New Science of ...." but mine was a paperback and not that big.