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looking at the casing. there are clearly two anchor points (see red arrow in photo) for unscrewing the battery compartment cover to replace the battery. anyone with knowledge/insight/expeimented on opening this cover for a battery change? please do not reply that it has to go back to...

given everything is eventually going to be closed in the impending future. need to start focusing on lionfish. they are abundant, nobody seriously shoot at them, they are an easy shot and they are great eating. just pain in the azz to harvest. (rather take a man of war tentacle wrap around over...

use to have a dive alert plus v1. on the surface the horn worked great, never use the quacker in the water. overall it was kinda bulky (for my taste) and no way to service. over time wear and tear had reduce its peak performance. any scuba horn owners here? what are the pro and con...

looking for a few DSMB for lifting fish (as in spearfishing) to the surface from below the depth. all it needs is 1) a flapper valve for inflation and 2) a pressure relief valve for ascending and for deflation. although yellow is preferred, orange or red will be fine. 4' length is idea, will...

what are other available brand/model (IF ANY) that offers full jacket inflation? such as scubapro classic plus. just not interested in fighting bc orientation. want it to be near neutral in any position underwater and want to be head side up at surface.

compressor is a MaxAir 35 w/ Honda gas. 80 hours on the meter. oil change 10hr, 25hr, 50hr, 75hr with Seco Lube Synthetic 500. filling HP120 to 3500psi with 21%. 2-4 tank per session. each fill session 4-6 weeks apart. on the last fill session (mid june) the compressor has been unable to...

dive alert has lost its noise producing ability. this is due to some hard water deposit from rinsing and/or light corrosion from the salt building onto the vibrating stainless diaphram. see picture. need to remove the red horn opening. Image for Ideations Surface & Underwater Air Horn Dive...

obviously titanium is the alloy that is corrosion resistance and hold a sharp edge longest and lightest in weight. there is also the new H-1 stainless that is almost as good as titanium. as for the typical stainless counterparts. can an alloy expert put in order (1) the corrosion resistance to...

like to know the (1) gas delivery performance difference at depth and (2) physical difference as how to tell them apart and (3) be a bonus to know the internal difference.

I have a buddy who recently certifed and is narrowing down gears. He mentioned XTX50. Found very few reviews. How does this compare to Scubapro MK25/S600 or Atomic M1 or Aqualung Legend or Zeagle FlatHead. Looking for performance comparison at depth. 120' to 160' depth.

Worthing HP100 Hydro May 2010 (Original) VIP Jan 2013 Halycon Manifold with Isolator 300bar 3/4 thread 3" Highland Bands w/ HardWare Good Condition and Ready to Dive. First $700 takes it. Local PickUp in Homestead Florida (south miami) - Payment in Cash. Shipping available. Actual cost...

Looking for a large dive light. one that houses eight C batteries or eight D batteries. Not interested in the internals - working or not. Housing must be intact and rated to ~330'. Want to use it as a dive canister for PLB w/ GPS and VHF w/ GPS. Please reply with what you have laying around.

want to buy a watertight dive canister for safety equipment (plb w/ gps, vhf w/ gps, flares, light, etc). looking for something in the size of 12" x 4" or 18" x 4" diameter and good to depth of 300'.

I just drop a bunch of coins for a shinny MK25/A700. Prior to that I was diving with a MK25/S600. The subjective reviews on scubaboard here regarding the HOG D1 is overwhelming. Can someone kindly link me to an independent "unbias" in the lab type review. I want "objective" hard numbers as...

I am ready to learn how to DIY and buy the necessary tools. Where do I start? Who teaches the skills? Where can I buy the special tools? Who sells the service kits? Regulator in question will be: MK2/R295, MK25/S600, and MK25/A700. Any help in the right direction is appreciated.

What is the best color for maximum visibility for a large safety sausage buoy at the surface. (yes - you do want to be seen and pickup/rescue) Please list your color choice and (must list) your reasoning. I go first: IMHO. (1) Red offer best visibility from a horizontal view (the boat)...

so far i manage clock 60+ hours on my MaxAir 35 (Coltri MCH-6). oil change at 10 hr and every 25 hr after. i am sure it still a long way until rebuilt, however i want to be prepared so planning ahead. as expensive as this piece of equipment is. i much rather rebuilt it early (prevent any...

moderator. hopefully this is the right place for this post for real life experience feedback. ----- here is the question (real life experience only), if you do not want to read the reality check below. if rougher diveable seas. honest 2'-3' and perhap 3'-4' pushing it. (1) what size...

camera type: digital video 720p @30fps (1080p be nice - not necessary) location: southeast florida and florida keys visibility: 30' to 80' vis depth: down to 140' depth problem. as depth increases (beyond 20' or so) and lighting decreases. GoPro Hero2 (w/ GoPro Brand Flat Lens) video starts...

I do use my fins to both: freedive and scuba. I do occasionally kick off the bottom with my fin and also do occasionally kick the wreck where I am semi penetrating. My first set of long fin was a pair of Gara 3000LD (I paid online – leisure pro). I had them almost 2 years and never had any...