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Well, My Conself14s showed up and passed the tech inspection. The Oct was a plastic US Dives second stage and it had some cracks in the housing where the LP hose enters. It doesn't leak though so I should be able to use it for a little while. (Is there any harm in putting a little epoxy in...

I am looking at buying a Conshelf XIVs with what I believe is a SEA 1st stage( 2HP 4LP ports) for $125. The set comes with a gauge cluster and a Sherwood Maximus Octo. I talked to a dive shop about the service cost on this set. They told me that it would cost me at least $100 per year to...

I guess what I failed to state is that I am looking at the sets that are around $150. If I buy a new reg for $150 I still need the Octo and gauges. I was talking about the used sets you see on Ebay. I realize that I would have to get it serviced. This is a solution till I graduate and get a...

I recently had some financial aid problems as a college student so money that I was going to buy a regulator with is now got to go to school. But I was wondering about getting a used set on Ebay. I see a lot of older US diver, scuba pro, and aqualung regs for around $150. I realize you take a...

I feel your pain. My check out dives were in about 8ft to 10ft viz. The Instructor said it was the worst conditions he had seen for a check out dive and that it would be a better Idea to stay on shore and get drunk because we would have a better time than going into the water. I personally...

I am from Oregon and no-one who isn't from the PNW can say the state right. It is Or-e-gon not Or-E-gon. It is a soft e not a hard E. The Willamette River and Valley also give people trouble. But the most infuriating part about it is when someone who has never been to the state argues with...

When would a DM fall under the good samaratin laws in the US?

I've stopped using the phrase "this is the dumbest thing I've every heard" because everytime I do it's not long before I have to use it again... Well I haven't. This IS the dumbest thing I've ever heard and diid I ever tell you about the time this guy...........

I would love to test all those regs. It would make a great senior project and I am sure I could find a professor to sponser it. So now if someone would just send me an Apex ATX200, an Abyss(don't want to leave out you Mares guys), a Blizzard, an Extreme, and a Mk25/S600 I can get started on it...

Does anyone out there know what the factor of safety for fracture is for a tank, valve, 1st stage or 2nd stage? I know in airplanes it is a little bit above 1.

I think what we need to decide is why do we want to know the temperature drop. What do we plan on doing with it? Also, as has been stated there are a lot of variables to this problem. Instead of looking at the whole system we should break down the whole system into four parts: the tank, the...

Well we could assume that the water moving around the diver is flowing laminerly. Also we could assume that the ocean is a heat reservor and therefore has a constant temperature for use in the convection and radiation calculation. To calculate the Reynold number we could further assume a...

How important is the adjustability of the breathing resistance of the second stage? I have been looking at getting a reg set and I am still trying to decide what to get. With the rebates going on I have been thinking of getting a Legend LX but for cold water recreational diving do I need all...

I got some questions for you all. I dove my new Eclipse this last weekend. I had two problems with it. One was the inflator hose was way shorter than what I was used to. I couldn't operate the dump with my left hand. I wasn't able to graps the button with my left hand. I was wearing a thick...

A good combo to try if you haven't ever had it is Chocolate topped lemon filled donunt. I hardly ever see it but it is really good. At Dunkin Donuts they will sometimes put lemon filling in a chocolate bar.

I agree, Krispy Kreme is the way to go.

Just to let you all know I ended up getting a new 40# Eclipse wing on a used Abysmal harness and plate. The harness, plate, STA, and a "stealth" pack cost only $52 used. I really didn't have a comfort problem with the plate. I might have it adjusted a little to long in the arms as my tank hit...

https://www.divetank.com/gear/listproducts.php?categoryid=37 This close out sale would bring a Drysuit into your price range. I don't know what sizes they have left but it might be worth your time to check it out. I wish I had money to spend on this deal but oh well.

I will be diving in a 7mm Farmer John wetsuit, in cold salt water, using AL tanks. When I have the money to get steel tanks or a drysuit I will definately be able to get an Al plate if I need to. But for now I would like a Steel plate so I can take some weight off my belt. I have been using...

Now my LDS is offering to do a setup with a used harness and BP. The BP is an Abysmal that has a stealth pack attatched. It would come with a New Ecilpse 40# wing. He said the plate and harness are in good but used shape. He said the stealth pack is faded from pool use and the plate is in...