Boot solution for pony AL19

[Acem77]

No clue what "get fed up on my concrete break wall" means, however one possibility would be get a can of that rubberized stuff they use on handles of tools or to waterproof electrical connections and paint a few coats around the bottom of the tank.

A better solution would be to sling it which is better than backmounted for many reasons that have been cited many times on this forum.

Concrete break wall, I dive off my property in shallower water.
This all works great for my needs. I spend time metal detecting and looking for artifacts of interest. I get about 1.5hrs of dive time.
I have many steps to go up and down so I am fine with small pony and one tank. Others have made dive set up suggestions.

 

[Nemrod]

Wax the pony with a good paste wax and then spray it with several coats of Plasti Dip. When it comes time to end the season you will be able to peel it off. You might even shoot some Dupli-Color or similar bed liner over the Plasti-Dip.

 

[eightytwenty]

there aren't all that many regulator failures due to water getting into the first stage as a result.

Catastrophic failures? Sure.

I work on plenty of regs that have been ruined by water intrusion, though. It's not an instantaneous thing, it's the chrome stripping away over time. Plenty of people drop regs off at the shop saying there's an issue with the second stage free flowing or whatever, but the real issue is massive IP creep from corrosion eating away the chrome and ruining the sealing surface.

 

[gamon]

Catastrophic failures? Sure.

I work on plenty of regs that have been ruined by water intrusion, though. It's not an instantaneous thing, it's the chrome stripping away over time. Plenty of people drop regs off at the shop saying there's an issue with the second stage free flowing or whatever, but the real issue is massive IP creep from corrosion eating away the chrome and ruining the sealing surface.

But is this damage due to water getting around a closed dust cap or failure of the diver to properly secure the regulator before dunking it? Not that you would know but it matters..

 

[gamon]

Concrete break wall, I dive off my property in shallower water.
This all works great for my needs. I spend time metal detecting and looking for artifacts of interest. I get about 1.5hrs of dive time.
I have many steps to go up and down so I am fine with small pony and one tank. Others have made dive set up suggestions.

Ok this explains the concrete break wall but not the "fed up on" part.

 

[happy-diver]

Divers being too kind to their regs air blast water around swapping tanks and whack dustcaps straight on

Locking in the mositure for the festering to continue

 

[happy-diver]

Ha ha ha ha ha magnificent!

You're a superstar mate!

Cool, unreal man!

Hey can I come carry your pony ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

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[ofg-1]

I suggest the handyman's secret weapon.

 

[gamon]

Locking in the mositure for the festering to continue

That's why I remove the dustcaps when storing my gear.

 

[SelfDiver]

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Concrete break wall, I dive off my property in shallower water.
This all works great for my needs. I spend time metal detecting and looking for artifacts of interest. I get about 1.5hrs of dive time.
I have many steps to go up and down so I am fine with small pony and one tank. Others have made dive set up suggestions.

Can i come dive off your property?