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Hi all, I'll be in Gainesville Nov. 1-5 for a conference and just realized it's really close to Ginnie Springs. I'm not a cave diver but interested in what the springs have to offer for a "regular" sport diver. Would it be worth for me to spend an extra two days at the springs and maybe try to...

Hi all, In case anyone is interested in a set of SDI OW instructor slates, send me a PM. I found them, posted a thread under the regional forum, and nobody claimed them. They're a little scratched up but in perfectly usable condition. I'll give them away if you send me a SASE.

Found a set of instructor slates at Desert Tortoise on April 20. They're SDI slates with many pencil notes scribbled on them, held together by a blue carabiner. If they're yours, call me at 520-954-1964. Please don't PM me as I almost never check my scubaboard messages. Daniel

Hi all, I recently got a ScubaPro Mk2 reg and a DIN conversion kit. The conversion kit came with two torque specs on the box but didn't specify which is for which. I'm assuming the smaller number is for the nut holding the crud filter in place? More importantly, it came with a plastic washer...

Hi all, I'd like to use a ScubaPro Mk5 out of the box for 50% deco mix. I know they come up to 40% out of the box and I'm not looking for answers the manufacturer or a shop would give me. I want to know if I really (as in, REALLY) need to O2-clean this reg. 40 vs. 50% sounds like it shouldn't...

So, a couple of dives after I serviced and replaced the o-rings on my inflator, it got stuck and free-flowed, sending me up like a cork. I wasn't too concerned since it had been a shallow dive and I was at 26 feet when it happened. I reacted by depressing the dump button, thinking it would stop...

I have noticed that lately, my E-330 refuses to focus or let me change the aperture, when in all-manual mode. When I look through the viewfinder, I see "-.-" in the place of where the aperture value should appear. When it first started happening, it was mostly after changing lenses and I blamed...

I have two DSS wings, the LCD 30 and the LCD50. I'm very happy with both and love diving them. However, on both wings, air bubbles out of the inflator when I push the inflator button under water. It's hard to tell, but it looks like it's coming out from behind the inflator button when it is...

My NiTek Duo craps out on me intermittently. More precisely, at some point during a dive it starts beeping violently, the "Slow" ascent warning flashes, and the depth indicator jumps between the actual depth and some random, much shallower depth. Not sure what triggers it. Today I was at 90...

The bolt on my upper tank bands was sticking out past the thumbwheel when assembled with wing and backplate. The bolt didn't stick out past the groove in the backplate and didn't cut into my drysuit (I think), but I just didn't like it. I thought it'll just be a matter of time until the...

I apologize if I am posting this in the wrong place, but I looked high and low on the gue.com website for a contact email, with no luck. I am interested in buying a couple of manuals, "Dress for success" by MacKay and Jablonski's "Fundamentals of technical diving (PDF)" On their website, it...

Blew a brandnew burst disk while filling my LP95 to 3100. Got dive plans on the weekend and might not get a replacement in time. I have a 5000psi disk from another valve. Can I use that or is it dangerous to reuse a disk in a different valve? The valves are different brands. Does that matter?

Hi all, Newbie here. Please no flames. :D I bought a used doubles rig and started diving it this past weekend. I love it already and want to practice the relevant drills. For logistical reasons, my deco and advanced nitrox classes were done in singles, so I have to learn as I go along...

Hi all, Bought a used set of Faber LP95s. Took it apart since the tanks needed hydro. The o-rings in the crossbar looked fine but they are square in profile. Should they be round? Problem is, there seems to be an issue with the spacing. When everything is assembled, the tanks are closer at...

Bought a used set of tank bands that have discoloring from corrosion where they touched the tanks leaving behind a ring of brown/rusty residue. Since the tanks are painted, I was able to scrub most of it off with simple green, but before I put the bands back on, I am wondering whether it would...

Had a couple of LP95s (Faber) hydroed yesterday. Visual inspection beforehand showed beautiful, clean tank interior. Came back from hydro looking like ****. I expected them to look just as pristine as before so I almost wanted to cry. These are my first steel tanks so my initial shock was...

I followed the advice I read here about touching up scratches in Faber steel tank coating, but on the container it says "not for use in water-immersed surfaces". What gives?

Hi all, Just bought a used doubles setup of XS Scuba Faber LP95s. They are in excellent shape but the bands left some brown stains on the paint surface. How can I clean this up without damaging the paint? Or should I even bother? In a few places, the paint has chipped off exposing a very...

I own a Nitek Duo that I've been fairly happy with overall, but now I have an opportunity to get my hands on a SP Aladin 2G for very cheap, and think it might be a good opportunity to get a backup to my Nitek and (hopefully!) one that isn't so ridiculously conservative. I love the Nitek except...

Hi all, I bought a used Dive Rite manifold (picture attached). Dove it a couple of times, but disassembled them soon afterwards because the tanks were loaners from my LDS. Now I want to put my own doubles rig together using HP100 tanks. The manifold only has two markings, "Dive Rite" and the...