Sea Hunt marker buoys

[Paladin]

Does anyone know anything about the little marker buoys that Lloyd Bridges (AKA Mike Nelson) used in the Sea Hunt show? Are they still being manufactured and where can they be obtained?

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

I was thinking the exact same thing.
I don't know if they are still being made but they were cool. I can think of many uses I would have for them if they were around.
They're probably one of those things was really useful by a small minority of divers but got left behind during the big change.

Maybe somebody here that used them can chime in. I think they were some sort of C02 bottle attached to a thick rubber balloon with a bend valve. Maybe they are something that could be recreated?

 

[Paladin]

I have been thinking of trying those toy punch balloons and devising an easy way of putting a little bit of air (not much, they'll expand as they rise) in them and sealing the nozzle.

 

[fisheater]

They really were SO cool!

I'm hoping someone can answer the OP's question.

 

[vintagediver]

There is a shop near me that has them on display and still sells them. These are the yellow, thick rubber, corrogated balloons, right. I will find out.

 

[elmer fudd]

I remember seeing one for sale on ebay about a month or two ago. If I remember right it went for about $25. I'm pretty hesitant to buy old rubber products myself.

 

[duckbill]

Then there are those magnesium flares. Gotta have a dozen or two of those too

 

[aquaregia]

Condom, whippets and duck tape?

Actually, strangely, I think I might have bought all of those at once before...

 

[Paladin]

There is a shop near me that has them on display and still sells them. These are the yellow, thick rubber, corrogated balloons, right. I will find out.

We'll be waiting for your report.

 

[elmer fudd]

Condom, whippets and duck tape?

Actually, strangely, I think I might have bought all of those at once before...

I like to keep that kind of stuff in my car, just in case. I mean, you never know when you're going to need some whippets and duct tape. Why just the other day this girl started screaming about the missing door handle and...er... Never mind.