Old Dive manuals showing paddleboards as Dive Platform and proper use....

[danvolker]

I seem to recall the Naui Manual in 1972 having paddle boards in the open water course manual, as a way to reach the dive site, and the proper method to use them as a dive platform.

Does anyone here have any links or images on this to share?

 

[Mike Lev]

I will look at my Naui manuals. But they weren't the first to have them. Sea Net Mfg had them in the 40's for spearfishermen.

 

[danvolker]

I will look at my Naui manuals. But they weren't the frirt to have them. Sea Net Mfg had them in the 40's for spearfishermen.

Any shots/images, articles/"How to's", and links to this also would be good.....Relates to an article I want to do on Paddle boards and diving.
Thanks!

 

[David Wilson]

Any shots/images, articles/"How to's", and links to this also would be good.....Relates to an article I want to do on Paddle boards and diving.
Thanks!

Is this any good? From my copy of "The Frogman of Burma" by Bruce S. Wright, London: William Kimber, 1968. The illustration is of "The first paddleboard in England" and I think the picture dates from 1942. Wright was a Canadian naval officer and his book is a history of the first "frogman unit" formed by the Allies in World War II. He raised and commanded the Sea Reconnaissance Unit from its training period in California through its successful action in Burma.

 

[Mike Lev]

Here are two pics from my 1945 Sea Net catalog. These were used for diving platforms. Notice the look window.

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[DennisS]

Popular Science and Popular Mechanics used to have plans for paddleboards every few years

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