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Post by shackle on Mar 5, 2007 11:12:12 GMT -8
O.K., here's the plan. I'll let you know how it works. Plug the horn with a wine cork, submerge the plugged horn in tool dip, test fit, repeat if necessary. Dan's hoses arrived today, but I am in the middle of a move and won't be able to test this cock-a-mamy scheme until Thursday since I am in one town and my Mistral is 70 miles away.
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Post by crimediver on Mar 5, 2007 13:45:10 GMT -8
And you can even get tool dip in yellow.
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Post by dj793 on Mar 5, 2007 14:42:49 GMT -8
the bicycle inner tube works great
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Post by JES on Mar 5, 2007 16:33:51 GMT -8
I don't see them in the store.  Dan, I'm with duckbill. Where are the yellow hoses listed for sale? |
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Post by admin on Mar 5, 2007 17:03:49 GMT -8
I don't think I'm going to advertise them on the site- email me for prices and availability. Thanks! Here are some photos of the new hoses shown with an original US Divers yellow mouthpiece from 1959. The color match is very close.   |
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Post by Broxton Carol on Mar 15, 2007 12:44:29 GMT -8
I just got my pair of DANS new yellow hoses. I had NO problem fitting them to the ORIGINAL usd straight mouthpiece, with original USD early thin nylon clamps! The mouthpiece fit perfectly, and the hoses went right onto the horns and over the bill perfectly. These hoses are like the original neoprene hoses, VERY SOFT, and FLEXIBLE! The color is a perfect match. Comparing to the color on my 1959 usd tank, its a perfect duplicate. I know that a DA NAVY didnt come with yeller hoses, but they are so pretty, I thought it would dress it up. Sure looks swell! For the price they are the best deal in the world!   |
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Post by Michel on Mar 15, 2007 16:43:43 GMT -8
Chuck,
Are they diveable? Is Dan being too much the perfectionist?
Can you post some pics.
Thanks,
Michel A.
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Post by dj793 on Mar 15, 2007 16:57:47 GMT -8
 They are divable passed the bathtub test no leak at either end, mine were big at the mouthpiece end so I used bicycle tube cut the right width and made them fit perfect, THANKYOU DAN!
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Post by Broxton Carol on Mar 15, 2007 17:23:50 GMT -8
Michel, when they arrived today, I was just so impressed at the suppleness, just like the original, and the color is an exact match to my mint 1958 yellow aqua lung tank!! I put them on an original straight mouthpiece, coated with silicon to make them slide on, and it was a snug perfect fit! It went on the horns of the reg fine too. I overhauled the reg, a 1957 DA NAVY some time ago, and now it has the new hoses. I have to say the hoses impress me more than any of the other hoses available domesticly up until now. All this talk about not fitting, is for nothing. I tried 2 mouthpieces to be sure, and they are FINE! I sent DAN some pictures I hope he gets them on here soon. These are great hoses. I wouldnt think there would be any problem diving them at all. Broxton Chuck
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Post by Michel on Mar 15, 2007 17:39:05 GMT -8
Chuck,
Sounds good too me, if you think they are good they are good,
enough of this yellow hose paralysis by analysis, my Mistral needs
them. Can't wait to see photos,
Thanks again Chuck,
Michel A.
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Post by gilldiver on Mar 17, 2007 16:10:07 GMT -8
Got my two pair today, Had to put them om my Mistral right away, I just put two wraps of electrical tape on the mouth piece and they fit up fine.
Now to get in the water.
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Post by Gomez' echo on Mar 19, 2007 15:59:29 GMT -8
Chucko said, " All this talk about not fitting, is for nothing. I tried 2 mouthpieces to be sure, and they are FINE! "
That is sort of true. The new hoses do fit the mouthpieces nicely, but the collars are thin as Dan has said. The problem is not with fitting on the mouthpiece, but getting the nylon USD screw and nut clamps to tighten. By making the area thicker where the clamp goes, both mouthpiece AND intact horn, the clamps work fine. I used a piece of silicone that was 1/32" in thickness to wrap around my original mouthpiece. The silicone was a "pot holder" from one of those dollar stores. I cut a strip 7/8" wide and wrapped it, fitting it end to end on the mouthpiece. To hold it together I used a small 1/2" X 1/2" piece of electrical tape. A little silcone grease allowed the hose end to slide on snuggly. Ditto on the intake horn on the can. Tinnermans, like Dan suggested, or cable ties will work very well also.
Allan
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Post by Broxton Carol on Mar 19, 2007 17:04:02 GMT -8
Thats a great idea. I used ther original thin early nylon clamps and they tightened fine. A real easy way to do it also, is to just file a few thousandths, about the thickness of a couple cards off the face of your clamps, and they will "butt" nice and tight! Or you can do as they used to do with the early thin clamps, to keep from pinching the rubber they used a piece of brass shim stock. You could cut a thin strip as wide as the clamp from an old credit card, and place under the clamp. Instant fit!
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Post by jamiep3 on Apr 1, 2007 10:13:40 GMT -8
Couldn't resist, my 3323 W Delhi, DA Aquamaster, sporting it's new yellow hoses, Thanks Dan!   Just wish it was in Florida right now.  |
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Post by shackle on Apr 2, 2007 4:58:19 GMT -8
Just got back from the Florida springs and dove my Mistral with Dan's yellow hoses on the twin 38's I bought from Ryan Spence. No problems!
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