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Post by tomcatpc on Dec 24, 2016 19:03:48 GMT -8
The Wife got me this for Christmas, 1970 printing by Bill Barada. Merry Christmas!! Mark  |
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Post by tomcatpc on Dec 24, 2016 19:04:16 GMT -8
She also got me the watch.
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Post by lakediver on Dec 24, 2016 21:18:06 GMT -8
Excellent and very concise vintage diving manual. 0nly reference that was used in my 1971 PADI dive class. U.S. Divers used to even send out earlier printings with catalog requests.
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Post by nikeajax on Dec 24, 2016 22:14:02 GMT -8
So, Mark, what kinda watch is it bruddah: as DD says, "Inquiring minds want to know?"
When I get back in the water, I'm going to get a Seiko-automatic: I like mechanical watches...
JB
EDIT: Did you notice the mask in the image: USD Wrap-Around?
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Post by DavidRitchieWilson on Dec 25, 2016 2:37:06 GMT -8
Nice watch! There were two versions of the front cover of the 1970 edition of Bill Barada's "Let's Go Diving" manual. Here's the other from my bookshelf:  However, the content of both 1970 editions was otherwise identical, or so it says on the Classic Dive Books website:  1962  1970  1970  1977Bill Barada. Published by US Divers Co of Santa Ana, California. Many printings. Softcover, saddlestitched, 62 pages, size 5.5 x 8.3 inches.. Probably the main textbook, indeed the only text, used by recreational divers in the 1960 and 1970s. There is no doubt that this affordable book - more like a booklet - was the main education text in the late sixties and seventies. It was succinct and contained 'all that you had to know' about entering the sea as a scuba diver. And as it was published by U.S.Divers, it would not have done their sales any harm! We have moved on from steel tank and twin-hose regs, but it is amazing how little we really have moved in the last forty years when it comes to recreational sport diving on air. Note the two 1970 editions: internally they are identical, and both with the same date, January 1970. [ps] classicdivebooks.customer.netspace.net.au/oeclassics-usa.html#letsgodiving As for the author, Bill Barada (left), there's a biography of this "diving pioneer" and "Renaissance man" at 74.220.29.245/bio_barada_bill.html |
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Post by cstmwrks on Dec 25, 2016 5:36:06 GMT -8
I have the one with the 1962 cover. Plus a link about Bill: hdscanada.org/articles/bel-aqua-watersports/Can't say I knew Phil Nuytten, but we did exchange emails a few times. Phil offered some pretty interesting inside info on both Bel Aqua and So Lo Marx AKA Totes. |
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Post by luis on Dec 25, 2016 9:07:59 GMT -8
It has been over 10 years and I am still looking for the Spanish version of this book. If anyone know where I can find one, please let me know. Thanks Here is a link from 2006. vintagescuba.proboards.com/thread/1779/diving-bill-barada-spanishThat was the first diving instruction book I read. Here are pictures of the cover and inside the cover.   David Thanks again for the information (from back in 2006 and now). I have never seen a copy of that (alternate) 1970 cover, but it is interesting that my 1962 copy has a different cover than the one you posted. I have seen that 1962 copy before (it seems to be fairly common), but the copy of the 1962 (shown on the picture below on the right) is the only one I have seen with this cover.  |
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Post by SeaRat on Dec 25, 2016 9:12:49 GMT -8
I have two copies of this book in my references.
My birthday/Christmas present was one of Luis' mouthpieces. It's on its way
Luis, I'll keep an eye open for the Spanish version.! By the way, I think this little book was the course outline for the original L.A. County diving course too.
John
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