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Post by nikeajax on Jul 16, 2019 7:18:14 GMT -8
Last night we watched, "Monster from the Ocean Floor":  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_from_the_Ocean_FloorThe heroine in the film is very likeable and plucky! There's a real swell pedal electric-powered mini-sub, as can be seen here: But also of note, is/was the tanks they used had brackets welded onto them to hold the straps on: I've never seen anything like them, anyone know who manufactured them like that? Jaybird |
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Post by nikeajax on Jul 19, 2019 9:32:51 GMT -8
In the Aerojet film, we noticed one of the men had a lanyard on his mask: DRW, or anyone else, have you ever seen anything like that before?
JB
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Post by vance on Sept 3, 2019 18:03:10 GMT -8
I saw that. I like it. I've dropped my mask several times out in the breakers. I wear glasses on a lanyard, why not set my mask up?
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Post by scubalawyer on Sept 4, 2019 8:42:49 GMT -8
I saw that. I like it. I've dropped my mask several times out in the breakers. I wear glasses on a lanyard, why not set my mask up? I've used a mask lanyard since 1979. Never lost a mask since then. |
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Post by nikeajax on Sept 4, 2019 9:57:58 GMT -8
Mar, can you show us an image please and thank you?
JB
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Post by scubalawyer on Sept 4, 2019 12:17:08 GMT -8
Mar, can you show us an image please and thank you? JB I’ll take a pic when I get home tonight. They are highly sophisticated things consisting of a fixed loop of 1/8" line that goes around your neck and ties off to your mask strap. Sam Miller told me he was making them back in the late 50's complete with snap swivels and yellow poly propelene line, and even was working on a deal to have Voit sell them with their masks but it fell through somehow. Guess Voit would rather you lose your mask and have to buy another one. Sam made a few for his students and friends, After that, Ron Merker and Omar at the Aquatic Center continued producing lanyards but using 1/4 line and no snap swivels... I bought my first one through Ron in 1979. That’s the way I heard it and I’m sticking to it.  Oh yeah, if the line gets caught on something while around your neck you're probably going to die, but the trade off of never losing your expensive mask is really a good one in my opinion. |
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Post by nikeajax on Sept 4, 2019 12:31:28 GMT -8
Oh yeah, if the line gets caught on something while around your neck you're probably going to die, but the trade off of never losing your expensive mask is really a good one in my opinion. Yeah, I heard about a guy whose brother's, cousin's neighbor, worked with a guy who knew someone he worked with that that happened to. The guys head came off then a shark ate him from all the blood, so they never found the body--totally true story!  JB |
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Post by scubalawyer on Sept 5, 2019 18:48:15 GMT -8
Mar, can you show us an image please and thank you? JB Super sophisticated mask lanyard.  |
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Post by DavidRitchieWilson on Sept 9, 2019 1:20:14 GMT -8
During the 1960s and 1970s, lanyards also served to provide extra security against snorkel loss:
La Spirotechnique Spiro snorkel  1016 Sous Marine Superflex snorkel
Spartan snorkel Others came with rubber elbows featuring eyelets through which a lanyard could be threaded if desired: Britmarine Walrus snorkel Britmarine Conger snorkel
Nauti sub snorkel  The snorkels represented here came from several European countries: UK, Italy, Spain, France. I don't think American snorkels featured lanyards or their eyelets, unless anyone knows different! DRW |
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Post by DavidRitchieWilson on Sept 9, 2019 1:59:40 GMT -8
 Returning to the matter of mask security, I recently leafed through Bill Barada's 1955 book above and read the following: "If you have difficulty in getting your mask to seal, try a double headband. Wear one band high on the back of the head and the other low." This is several years before somebody came up with the idea of the now familiar split strap spreading the pressure on the head and cradling it. The West German diving equipment manufacturer Barakuda actually brought out a diving mask with two headstraps in 1953:  The German caption roughly translates: "Barakuda Model 53 single-lens diving mask. This diving mask has a flanged sealing edge providing a soft and comfortable fit. The splinterproof lens is particularly large, offering an excellent field of vision. To ensure a good seal notwithstanding how large it is, the mask is supplied with a second head strap. Available in bright blue. Price:" Interesting too that both mid-1950s sources advocated a second mask headstrap to achieve a watertight seal between the skirt and the face, not to reduce the risk of mask loss. DRW |
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Post by tomcatpc on Sept 9, 2019 7:22:39 GMT -8
Just watched this last night...not as bad as it could have been...
Mark
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