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Anyone got any suggestions/advice. I have acquired a pair of Scubapro Mk25/G250V regulators that I have acquired that have had a hard life. I have had them serviced and internally they are perfect and they work perfectly, but the casings look terrible and have been bashed about and become...

As the title says - I am trying to find out if the Cobalt has a gauge mode, perhaps I am missing it but I can't see an option to set it just to gauge. There does not appear to be anything about a gauge mode in the manual either. Can anyone help? Phil

Hi, Hopefully Ron or someone will come along and re-assure me my Cobalt is not history ! A couple of times I have had problems with silt accumulating under the rubber magnetic button pad, which usually shows itself by erratic button operation, this isn't a great problem because every six months...

I have been pondering whether or how to post this since it happened last weekend, but I learnt from it, and it may help others think about the risks - so here goes. I thought I was a safe diver until I recently had an experience on a very benign dive that has made me think about safety on a...

I came across this and number 2 made me smile. :) 10 things we didn't know last week - BBC News Number 3 was also intriguing but perhaps we shouldn't go there - Phil.

I have just acquired a brand new, never dived, Hollis 85 BAC Wing with double bladders for next to nothing (theres probably a reason for that :D) I can see reasons why a double bladdered wing might be useful sometimes, true redundant buoyancy for example, but I can also see the arguments...

Hi I have just purchased an Elite II harness that I intend mostly to use with a backplate, STA and single tank. However I have a second setup of a 12 litre steel twinset- obviously quite heavy, that I also use with a backplate. The single continuous harness on that wing has finally given up the...

Got a quick question about bringing an old drysuit back into service - a friend of mine has been out of dry-suit diving for many years (he's still diving 150-200 times a year but only warm water the b*gg*r!). Going through some of his old kit yesterday we checked out his drysuit and found that...

I looked but could not see a medical forum to put this in, so please feel free to move it if this is in the wrong place. I am (strongly) considering having laser eye surgery to correct my shortsightedness and a slight astigmatism in one eye and wondered if anyone has had it done as an active...

I came across a link to this video on another forum and it got me to thinking - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151501528543380&set=vb.721338379&type=3&theater You can see it clearly around 2 minutes in - the divers seem to have been caught up in a vortex and have been spun around at...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-n...wales-27656750 Just come across this - seems they have now been found safe and well. P

Hi - I am currently looking for a light fin - opposite to usual problem, I am heavy in the legs and want to reduce fin weight with my drysuit. I am currently diving Hollis F1's in XL sizing, love them but they are heavier than I want. Does anyone know how OMS sizing compares, I am looking at...

Hi - I have a D1 that I have been diving for a couple of years now, and am still very happy and impressed with. I have always lubricated the zip with a propriety zip lube, but have recently begun to wonder if one of the high tech spray lubrications available would do as well or better. I have...

Has anyone any experience of using an ultrasonic cleaning bath on regulators? I have managed to pick up an ultrasonic cleaner large enough to put a second stage in complete without disassembly. I am wondering how good or beneficial giving second stages a clean every now and then would be. I am...

I'm sure you must all have some - so I will start the ball rolling - This morning my nice new dry-suit under-suit arrived and I couldn't wait to try it on (in case it need to be changed or anything - honest). So off to the bedroom, under-suit on - lovely fits a treat ! Ok - it is very bulky...

Hi, Can anyone out there answer for me just how the Lynx works with side-mount. I dive a combination of side mount and back mount single cylinder dependent on what I am doing, and am thinking of getting a Lynx and three transmitters because it appears to allow you to see both cylinders at the...

I have been following with interest the thread I started about challenging buddies who don't act how you want them to, and I have seen a number of comments and posts which show that different people have different expectations of buddies. So to explore this, what do you consider are the skills...

This thread comes as a spin off from a long discussion elsewhere, and I think merits discussion it its own right - The scenario involved a very experienced and competent diver (an instructor) who showed a tendency to 'wander off' and do their own thing during a dive and not maintain good buddy...

Anyone use this system? - seems to have been developed by SiTech in Sweden I think and is designed to work with their silicone seal systems. Both my drysuits have SiTech silicone seals so I am thinking of installing the dry gloves. I would really appreciate any feedback on what they are like in...

Hi - I'm looking for a bit of informed advice please - I am currently diving singles or doubles as back mount with a Dive Rite Transpac harness and a rec exp wing. I'm looking to get the extras to be able to convert this for side mount but am having struggling to work out what bladder options...