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Mud Diver, the lighthead looks great. By the sound of your name, you might be using your new light to look for goodies. Any chance I'm right??? WD

Bobby, Congrats on the housing! The video clip looks great. One thing I learned quickly was the need to keep moisture/condensation out of the housing. Not real easy on a boat on the water. Procure a couple silica gel packs and throw them in the bottom of your housing before you head...

Thanks for the reply Kraken. So my "air fills only" LDS compressor must not filter their air to "E/O2 compatible" grade. Not being a Nitrox shop, I guess they don't need to. That would explain why the Nitrox shop 50 miles down the road can put plain air fills in my Nitrox approved tanks...

Got a question for the air/NO2 filling experts. My LDS does not offer Nitrox fills. They refuse to give me plain air fills in tanks with an "O2 cleaned" VIP sticker. They will only fill them with plain air after replacing the O2 cleaned VIP sticker with a regular air fill VIP sticker...

BobbyM, Have you done a buoyancy test with the housing/camera, yet? You may be suprised at how heavy the final combination has to be in order to overcome the volume of water displaced. Lead is going to have to be added. Make sure the "glued" handle stubbs are going to be sufficient for...

Bobby M, You've got a great and simple design for your housing. The ultimate goal in a design is to maximize function with as few "moving" parts as possible. In my opinion, you've come up with one of the best "readily available" component cases I've seen. I'm really interested in seeing how...

I think it adds character. Who wants their equipment to stay shiny and new looking. Just my $0.02.... WD

Vance/David, Thanks for the explanation. Man, I had no idea I had to worry about something like this. Glad I'm learning now. I'm about to buy some Worthington brand hp-100s and hp-80s. Any forseeable problems with that brand/model? Does Worthington have an approved (not "experimental")...

Man, I must be clueless on this. Why in the world doesn't a tank that is DOT certified when manufactured just maintain that status for the life of the tank (assuming it continues to pass all VIPs and hydros.)? A manufacturer shutting down doesn't do a thing to the physical qualitities of a...

"Martinez was under murky water at The Links golf course when a group of golfers heard him yell for help, said course manager Dan Hager." Must have really been yelling for the golfers to hear him under water....... Yep, this is the time o' the year for gator procreatin' and they are...

Forgiveness is sometimes easier to obtain than permission........ WD

Nice backdoor way to unlocking top secret industrial recipes with the MSDS sheets. Excellent thinking! Somebody needs to ask for an MSDS sheet on mask de-fogger. Probably find out its 95-97% H2O and a dash of squid urine........ WD

Man that is the cold hard TRUTH! My workshop is the envy of all my buddies due to my DIY projects and all the other "rabbit holes" they open up. This forum has been the best AND most expensive I come across..... 1) If you've "shut down" Home Depot on more than one occasion scrambling to...

Yikes. "Great Stuff" must be a styrene type foam. Polyester resin will eat it like cotton candy once it heats up during curing. I found this out as a kid making skimboards. I cut a blank out of polystyrene wall insulation and got a suprise after laying the first layer of polyester resin...

Looking good Lar. The cooling of the motor (when the design excludes it from water contact) has been a problem I've been trying to solve, also. The motor will get hot with continuous use for sure. I've thought of connecting some form of a "heat sink" to the motor casing and exposing it to the...

Alright Lar, give us an update..... What type of handles/config. do you propose to put on the DPV? Thanks! Will

Lar, Those pics are very helpful in visualizing the setup. Just a couple of thoughts, though. The rotational torque resulting from the prop turning in water will be pretty substantial. Make sure the motor is bolted at it's attachment points sufficiently to handle this force. Also, I see...

Lar, Thanks for the explanation. I used a Motorguide trolling motor for my MkI, which has a different internal setup. On the Motorguide, the brush plate is on the aft end just before the shaft exits the casing. The fore end cap of the Motorguide has the front shaft bushing pressed into it...

Larry, Can you give some details (pictures if you have them) on how you plan to run the motor wiring? The trolling motors are a readily obtainable source for a strong 12volt motor, but I was aggrivated that I couldn't remedy the wires running through the motor mast tube. I started a...

I'm for preserving shipwrecks personally. If there are tools or rifles or coins laying around, leave them sit. (Posted by SwimJim) I guess you promptly replaced that anchor in your avitar back where you found it after taking a few photos....... WD