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  1. AfterDark

    Lobster or Crab?

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    Cousteau Wetsuit

    Those were mostly horse collars "BC" back then, not anything like we have now. The first types didn't even have auto inflators, just 1 or 2 CO2 cartridges and an oral inflator.
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    Deep-stops vs shallow-stops: an interesting read.

    Right off the bat you're comparing air diving/decompression to other than air decompression. Deep stops with increased O2 is much different than air. I would say if more Navy divers got DCS on deep stops with air, then it is more likely the deep stops and not the divers. IMO. Air...
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    Rockport…it begins again

    Yeah me too.
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    Rockport…it begins again

    Evidently, they don't get over to Folly Cove much. There were divers all over that place last time I was there.
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    Witnessed diver mutilate a lobster

    Here in RI if a diver gets caught coming out of the water with a piece of a lobster he/she will be charged with a crime. That's the way it should be. Some people will take just the claws of a short lobster thinking they can beat the size limit. Knowing the laws where you are diving is an...
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    Your favourite second stage and *why?

    .......and it works very well. Just goes to show how wrong the "crowd" can be.
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    Robert Couvillon (Couv)

    Couv will be missed. He was the real deal always willing to help others and a well of knowledge. RIP Couv.
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    Installing a Vintage K Valve on a Steel 72

    I've heard of that but have never seen it, they must think that people that buy Acuras just call tow trucks when they have a flat! I guess if ya think to ask the salesman about the spare tire and he shows you a can of flat fix, it could be a deal breaker. But who asks about the spare tire when...
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    Installing a Vintage K Valve on a Steel 72

    In the USA we have fake spare tires that can't be driven over 50MPH when used, so we rotate the 4 tires on the car. My Subaru's tires get rotated from front to rear every 7K miles. Unknown to most people because the spare is a smaller diameter than real tires when using the doughnut type fake...
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    Installing a Vintage K Valve on a Steel 72

    Rotate your tires much? ;)
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    Do you turn the air off or leave it on after setting up on a tank?

    In NC the boat ride can be as long as 2 hours to get to the wreck.
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    Do you turn the air off or leave it on after setting up on a tank?

    99% of the time I am walking into the water not jumping. Often I set my kit up at home and drive to the dive site with the air off. Although I have jumped into the water with my air off that is not a reason to panic. With an inflated BCD the diver will be bobbing up in a few seconds. What is...
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    Question Microscope for regulator service?

    Sounds good to me!
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    Question Microscope for regulator service?

    I just use a 5X magnifying glass. How primitive do I feel?
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    Check this vintage ad out...

    Ultra ultra magnificent!! What a nice find! :)
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    Octo on right , or left side?

    Yes sir you are correct. That was the point that was made in the post, that it was confusing. Maybe you can go back and read the thread.
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    Octo on right , or left side?

    All those bubbles in someone's face may have a negative effect, depends.
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    Octo on right , or left side?

    How about green? Green was the current color. a change to yellow was suggested. Personally I don't rely on colors, I use feel. I can tell one 2nd stage from the other by the differences in the way they feel. My primary 2nd has a slotted adjusting knob, my octo has a knurled adjusting knob...
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    Octo on right , or left side?

    Most everyone we dive with do not do primary donate with octo necklaced. I do not donate my primary that stays in my mouth so that leaves me donating my octo on a 40" hose. Personally I prefer the old school buddy breathing. It keeps both divers in close contact and IMO that proximity can be...
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