Rigging 19 cu in pony on side like stage bottle...

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• Aug 10, 2002

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Anyone have any info and pics on hos to rig my 19 cu in pony on my side, like a stage or deco bottle?

I have the follwing materials and want to rig it:

1/4" Polypro cord
SS hose clamps (s)
Bolt Snaps (2)
1/4" ID clear plastic tubing

How does one tie the rope around the neck of the tank and affix the bolt snaps? Any particular way?

Dive Rite has a PDF file on stage bottle rigging - but most of it talks about using THEIR kits to do so....

Can anyone help on this?

 

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• Aug 10, 2002

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Scuba446 once bubbled...
Anyone have any info and pics on hos to rig my 19 cu in pony on my side, like a stage or deco bottle?

I have the follwing materials and want to rig it:

1/4" Polypro cord
SS hose clamps (s)
Bolt Snaps (2)
1/4" ID clear plastic tubing

How does one tie the rope around the neck of the tank and affix the bolt snaps? Any particular way?

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http://www.mikey.net/scuba/gear/stages.html
although i dont like the way he rigs it on the bottom part of the tank, feed a knot through the boltsnap so the knot prevents the rope from sliding through the hose clamp.

or have a look here

http://www.bentleytech.com/cave/stage/index.html

this should get you there, i am lazy and i just bought the rigging kit from extreme exposure

 

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• Aug 10, 2002

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Sweet,
Thanks...I bought 1/4" poly pro rope on the suggestion of the dive shop. is this OK?

 

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• Aug 10, 2002

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sheck33 once bubbled...


http://www.mikey.net/scuba/gear/stages.html

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Yep... That's exactly how I rigged it yesterday... haven't dove it yet though...

 

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• Aug 11, 2002

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Thanks all,
I was doing it pretty much right - except I hadn't figured on the cord being doubled as your web sites show. NO biggie - I just have to get some 1/2" ID clear plastic tubing today and I'll be good to go.

I have to get some small diameter inner tubing though yet for the hose clamp.

 

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Spectre once bubbled...
haven't dove it yet though...

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Dove it... I definately am happy having it as a stage bottle. Their were only a couple of issues, and I'm sure the DIR folks are going to get a _big_ kick of this one.

I had trouble bringing my console around my body to stay flush. I ended up clipping it to the D ring on my belt. I need to get a shorter hose for it there, and my compass is a piece of crud anyway, so the console'll be replaced with a simple SPG soon.

My octo couldn't cross my body , as it was sort of hidden/confugled with the pony bottle. back on the right D ring there is way too much hose looping out. Time for a shorter hose and... *sigh* bungied around my neck.

Damn it.. I hate that they are right!

 

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• Aug 11, 2002

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Spectre once bubbled...
I hate that they are right!

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..the picture emerges.

 

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• Aug 12, 2002

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Spectre once bubbled...


Damn it.. I hate that they are right!

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Thanks for the laugh.

 

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• Aug 19, 2002

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Spectre once bubbled...


Time for a shorter hose and... *sigh* bungied around my neck.

Damn it.. I hate that they are right!

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not that