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Post by sharkskin on Oct 7, 2012 10:42:17 GMT -8
Hello everybody,
Just a random question that is flying around my head recently... what regulator did the U.S. Navy used on the Sealab projects? Assuming that was a U.S. military operation seems logic that they were all U.S. Divers models... but, I wonder if there was an specific model... Sealab II took place at a much more depth than the 1st project... so they certainly used extremely reliable regs.. !!
Thanks all!!
Harry.
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Post by SeaRat on Oct 7, 2012 19:57:00 GMT -8
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Post by sharkskin on Oct 11, 2012 16:25:59 GMT -8
Thank you very much John! Really good to know all this details!
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Post by SeaRat on Feb 1, 2019 16:42:35 GMT -8
I'm resurrecting this thread to tell you that there is an American Experience show on February 12th, 2019 on PBS titled "SeaLab." It appears to be a three-port series. Take a look at the thread in the Vintage Diving Media part of this website for details. John |
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Post by tomcatpc on Feb 1, 2019 17:07:43 GMT -8
Heard about that a couple days ago. Looking forward to it.
Mark
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Post by nikeajax on Feb 2, 2019 12:33:40 GMT -8
Hmmmmm, I ain't got no way ta watch this: I'm sure it'll be cool though. Yep, we're those un-American types without regler teevee, just the interwebs  And I gotta say, I don't miss it, especially all of the commercials  JB
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Post by SeaRat on Feb 2, 2019 13:03:51 GMT -8
Hmmmmm, I ain't got no way ta watch this: I'm sure it'll be cool though. Yep, we're those un-American types without regler teevee, just the interwebs And I gotta say, I don't miss it, especially all of the commercials JB JB, You should be able to watch it on your computer after is is shown on TeeVee: www.pbs.org/show/american-experience/It should be linked here for the entire program. John |
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Post by artc on Oct 13, 2022 15:27:02 GMT -8
I’m reviving this thread because I just acquired a DAAM from TSM with Sealab #17 etched on the bottom can. I’m trying to find out more on the history of this regulator, but have come up with very little information. I did find a two year old post from a Calif member here that was selling his regulator collection. He included Sealab #17 as a RAM. I didn’t realize the US Navy used RAM’s on the Sealab projects I thought they used DAAM’s. But, what do I know.
So, sometime since 2020, this regulator became a DAAM and was for sale at TSM in Ohio and I bought it.
I have completely rebuilt it with all new parts including silicone hoses, mouthpiece, duckbill, diaphragm, a VDH kit, long yoke, band clamp, and HP seat. I plan to use it as my DH primary regulator and would like to know more about it. Any information on Sealab regulators will be appreciated.
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Post by nikeajax on Oct 13, 2022 15:45:43 GMT -8
Art, I was gunna have to hurt you if you upgraded it with all that DBE, stuff...  Not really a USD guy, but I can't wait to see wha'cha gotz! JB |
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Post by artc on Oct 13, 2022 16:15:35 GMT -8
JB, I will dive with it as God and the Sealab aquanauts intended.
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Post by Tusker on Apr 18, 2023 16:27:26 GMT -8
Reviving this again because of the sale of a RAM on eBay marked Sealab #27. The serial number seems to suggest it's post-1966. I bid on it for fun, but it turns out I know the guy who bought it and he's a big Sealab nut.
He isn't entirely convinced it's legitimate, but has connections at the Man in the Sea Museum and is planning on going through their archival material to see if there's evidence of it.
Art, do you have any photos of your DA with the engraving?
Jacob
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Post by vance on Apr 18, 2023 17:26:24 GMT -8
I saw that one. Not convinced.
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Post by SeaRat on Apr 18, 2023 17:39:07 GMT -8
I gotta go quickly, but SeaLab II mostly used the Mark VI rebreather, and a recirculating system called Arawak (hookah).
John
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Post by Tusker on Apr 18, 2023 17:43:34 GMT -8
I'm not convinced either. It seemed a little too off, although like Art referenced there is a post here with a guy selling a #17 RAM. The part I find most amusing is how on earth it ended up in Lancaster, South Carolina. I'll admit to bidding, but that was because it's the cheapest RAM I've seen in a long while. I don't even particularly want a RAM!
Jacob
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Post by SeaRat on Apr 18, 2023 21:34:00 GMT -8
The information about the Navy using the Mark VI CCR on SeaLab II came from the book, “SeaLab.” by Ben Hellwarth. I’ll look more closely, but looking at the dates of SeaLab I and II, and the dates of the RAM rollout, could be rather decisive.
John
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And I gotta say, I don't miss it, especially all of the commercials 
