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Hello, Plastic body on reg (50d non technical model?) cracked around hose thread. Leaks water. I assume service kits are still available for these (if not please advise!) Instead of tossing it, if someone has the plastic body minus other parts in their parts pile I’d be interested in buying...

Anyone know what the latest is with Juturna? Last I heard they were working on government issues and an older NSA plane was added. Anything new?

Hello all, I have a gently used scuba pro drysuit that I take a few times to the local freshwater quarry (Lake Phoenix, Va) a year. The stitching is starting to pull out around the wrists. I have trimmed it, but I dove it and more is coming out. Is this something where I should put some glue...

Thinking about getting the BMCL kit for my Prism2 early next year. Anyone switch to one? Any opinions? WOB good or bad? Does the wing push up against the CL restricting it? More difficult to clean out the CL when they aren't easily removable? Not that I have ever needed to, but draining...

Found out a few months ago that my first real dive buddy passed away. I knew he was having some kind of odd medical issues but though he would get through them. When I first got certified in Virginia Beach back in 2005ish, I started posting here on SB. I only knew people far away that dove and...

Hello! I have a Castoro C96 that I take to club pool days and once a while in the shallows in the quarry outside of Richmond VA. I believe it is a military version, but not really sure. The BCD is tactical style. I reached out to SIEL, which is the company that has taken on the OMG stuff I...

I see these Silicone cases sold by US vendors for crazy high prices. Then I see them on Aliexpress for $3 or whatever but only for Perdix AI. I have the Hollis (Petrel 2) and being tethered to CCR it tends to get banged around a lot. Videos on youtube of making silicone phone cases look pretty...

Was told by my local shop that the Dive Rite RG1205 regulator service parts are no longer available. I assume most of these branded units are made in China and may share internal design across brands? How true is this? Is there a cross reference of service kits?

Saw this on the Prism2 facebook group -- didn't see it mentioned on here. This is a direct copy/paste from facebook. AST REBREATHER SENSOR ISSUE As a number of divers are aware, AST has had issues with some of their sensors not reaching higher PPO2s and reacting slowly resulting in them being...

I visited the Diving History Museum with a buddy a few weeks ago. He was commenting on their periodical collection, and I suggested to him that much of it is likely scanned an online via the Internet Archive or other resources. I checked around to show him, and to my surprise none of it is...

Has anyone poked at the Shearwater CANBus protocol? I have a Prism2 and always wondered about something like a DIY NERD2 that only has PPo2 and depth information on it. There are some cheap OLED Color screens out there that are tiny. Microcontrollers with CANBus are cheap. The optics side is a...

RGB LASER show projector built to fit a recycled Ikelite Sony Camcorder Housing. It was raining all day so the quarry was fairly cloudy. I definitely need to change a lot of the patterns after seeing how they look in the water. 500mW total (R+G+B) (Class IV Laser output) so not eye safe...

Looking for an underwater housing or two for other geek projects. I'm looking for large underwater housings for cameras that people no longer care about. Instead of making my own waterproof box, I figure I can re-use something like the Sony MPK-TRB or similar. Old Sony Hi-8 or 8MM. Any vendor...

I used to own a clear silicone Sherwood mask, and the skirt was great. Good seal and comfortable. It turned yellow, and I tossed it. I didn't know it was possible to un-yellow it using the "retrobrite" method I now use for vintage computer plastics. I have a black skirt Tusa and Mares X-Vision...

DC dive show returns to the DC Convention Center this weekend. It's Saturday and Sunday. DC Dive Show | Scuba Diving and Adventure Vacation Expo I will be there volunteering with the DC and Virginia and Maryland Scuba meetup group or whatever we're called. There is a Saturday night party...

I have a used Hollis Prism 2 and I was getting an issue with the 3rd cell dropping out. It was intermittent. If it happens, it usually comes back by the next day. When it happens it ramps down to .00. So I pinged Shearwater and Hollis. I cleaned the already great condition harness between the 3...

Hello all, One thing that is a bit of a weak point to me on the Prism 2 is the tanks. They strap to the unit using velcro, which seems great as far as speed to replace. But without a stand, the weight of the unit on the tank valves (which have rubber shock absorbing bumpers) tends to push the...

Hit up the ol' Phoenix with StuartV and Jeremy Williams. What an awesome weekend. 5 mil wetsuit and 1 mil gloves, no hood. Good to 35 feet for long periods of time. Dipped to 51ft or so. Don't have computer for exact numbers with me and haven't downloaded. The point where you're at the bottom...

Perdix AI, has been working great for 2+ years. Single grey transmitter. Before a trip to Utila (after 7 days of diving) it did say the transmitter battery was low. I had replaced this battery before the trip, it seemed a bit odd as it was a recent swap and the factory battery lasted much...

Looking for a drysuit. Size XL Short (5'8" / 225lbs). Trilaminate or similar material, not looking for crushed neoprene. Boots would be size 11 if not neoprene sock.