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Are the neoprene seals a single layer like a latex or do they fold over and become a double seal? I have a double seal type of neoprene in my suit and there aren't any issues with leaks.

Partly the answer is that trolling motors aren't sold in the same manner as scuba equipment. By this I mean that no one is going to tell you that if you buy your motor from an unauthorized retailer that death could result. ScubaPro continues to live by methods that have been shown to be out of...

First, wouldn't the minimum sales price just be north of cost? Any attempt by SP to justify uncompetative business practices is going to backfire. Consumers now have substantial options to SP. Can anyone here confirm the type of year the dive industry has had, at least in general? It seems (to...

In general, any move by a retailer, manufacturer, dealer, etc., in which the end result is to "protect" the local store usually means some type of price control. BTW, what is "vertical price support"? The FTC has basically said that any move which is anti-competitive and not in the consumers...

Setting a policy and then sticking to it at least eliminates the current hipocracy (sp?). Please be aware, however, that MAP policies are illegal. I know this because the FTC's website specifically contains statements as to that fact. The reason is because MAP policies can never be defended as...

Your experience also shows that there may be ways to circumvent adherence to certain policies but it continues to perpetuate an outdated way of doing business. Can you point to a single VALID reason as to why SP would continue in this way? Suppose a new diver, unaware of warranty and service...

All good points. What so many LDS's need to realize is that divers aren't all buying into the reasons they continue to use (more like threats) as to why we need to buy from them exclusively. No amount of LDS-vs-online buyer threads is going to change this new reality. While a manufacturer may...

Anyone care to speculate what will happen to SP sales volumes if they do actually shut down the supply to venders like LeisurePro?

The problem here is that they can't look up a serial # because they aren't tracked by SP. Even the gear at LeisurePro was originally sold to an authorized source, who then sold it to LP. Applying their logic, if you bought a used piece of ScubaPro equipment you couldn't get warranty service...

It's actually legal for US citizens to travel to Cuba. A big inhibitor is that we can't give any money to a Cuban. This includes for, AFAIK, things like meals or lodging. The way around it is to prepay for everything thru a Canadian or Mexican tour operator, either of whom could help arrange a...

What do you expect for $300? 1st stage + primary second only? Octo? Gauges? Take a look at the Aqualung Titan with an enviromental kit. Vey solid performer for the money, also very easily serviced. Incidently, to a previous post- Apeks regs are not manufactured by Aqualung, just exclusively...

First, $65 sounds a little high but YMMV. Locally, it would be $15 a stage or so. Why did you take the reg in for service? After a trip into salt water for a few dives, an accumulation or salt in the threads could occur. If nothing else, taking it in for a service (inspection, not rebuild) would...

Just FYI- I don't believe that ScubaToys is an Aqualung dealer and even if they are, no authorized Aqualung dealer can deliver a requlator in any other way than face to face. No internet, catalog, mail, etc.

I'm not aware of any significant difference between the two, being almost twins in design and at one time, manufacture. In fact, I have heard that you could substitute an Apeks service kit in the Zeagle (not suggesting you do so, only that it would work). I haven't found a manufacturer more...

The V12's or any splits are somewhat condition oriented. I have a lot of dives with a pair in sites such as quarries and they are hard to keep up with. Split fins are great for moving quickly with a minimum amount of effort but may not be your best bet for manuvering in a current. As a test, one...

Aqualung Titan with octo, brand new in box for $180, brand new Suunto SK7 compass for $25

Are you stating this all as fact? Nitrox isn't any more efficient to off gas- there is simply less nitrogen, which equates to an air dive of a shallower depth, meaning more bottom time and shorter surface intervals. Nitrox may not mean more time or dives per day. There is also a CNS O2 exposure...

Aqualung doesn't allow phone sales either. Over the counter and in person only. AFAIK, ScubaToys is NOT an Aqualung and therefore Suunto dealer.

First of all, Suunto dive computers are distributed in the US exclusively by Aqualung. Aqualung currently prohibits sales of their product line by any means other than over the counter, face to face. They can't even deliver a product thru the mail without violating Aqualung's dealer policy...