For Sale AL 50

[lukeb]

Aluminum 50 for Sale. $110.

Luxfer. Born July 1999.
Currently in Hydro - February 2020.
Needs a visual - (Last Visual was July 2022).

This is a great little tank especially for kids. I have used it for the last two years for my daughter teaching her to scuba in the pool. Now she is bigger (and certified!) I have upgraded her to ALU 63's.

Tank is in good condition except for the paint chipping off around the bottom where it wore a boot at some point. The valve is in good condition (I replaced the valve when I bought the tank).

Tank is in central Florida and I am in cave county at least once a month.

 

[larsdennert]

Looking for one of these but I'm in California. Always where I'm not

 

[rx7diver]

I rented an Al 63 when I introduced my daughters to scuba when they were very young. I could never find an Al 50 to rent, but I always believed an Al 50 would have been better at first.

rx7diver

 

[lukeb]

Looking for one of these but I'm in California. Always where I'm not

I've actually shipped a tank to California once before using Fedex. And it was a steel HP130! The buyer paid the shipping but I guess it wasn't that expensive in relation to the tank cost.

 

[TMurrr]

I've actually shipped a tank to California once before using Fedex. And it was a steel HP130! The buyer paid the shipping but I guess it wasn't that expensive in relation to the tank cost.

Pirateship “dot” com does wonders for shipping things cheaply
Not sure if it’s worth it compared to just getting lucky, locally, for tanks though
Plenty of scuba in southern CA

 

[lukeb]

I rented an Al 63 when I introduced my daughters to scuba when they were very young. I could never find an Al 50 to rent, but I always believed an Al 50 would have been better at first.

rx7diver

The 50, and then moving up to 63's for my daughter worked great for us. I think it is a good progression while still having plenty of air for them.

 

[lukeb]

Not sure if it’s worth it compared to just getting lucky, locally, for tanks though
Plenty of scuba in southern CA

I agree, I know they can be hard to find, but they aren't impossible. Craigslist is a good place to look for random sized tanks.

 

[rx7diver]

I've actually shipped a tank to California once before using Fedex. And it was a steel HP130! The buyer paid the shipping but I guess it wasn't that expensive in relation to the tank cost.

A couple of weeks ago I sold and shipped my huge OMS/Faber LP121/125 to the West Coast from Missouri. Shipping cost is a function of both physical size of the box and weight (and insurance). The buyer really wanted this cylinder!

Last year, or the year before, I sold and shipped a couple of little Catalina Al 6 cylinders that I had used for suit inflation, to the West Coast. Shipping costs were very minimal.

rx7diver

 

[larsdennert]

Well it's 25lb. Maybe ground service isn't to bad. I shipped a 40 to Texas some time ago. I'll look into it.