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Post by newbielagunadiver on Oct 22, 2019 8:56:17 GMT -8
I'm split on my Voit MR-12, I've heard the first stage is tricky to work with. I might set that one aside and stick to one of the piston regulators my friend Alex is sending to me to play with. I ended up buying a nice Healthways gold label DH regulator last night, so I should be all set to go now with two DH regs!
Sounds good Mark, glad to have a local nearby! I'll send you a PM!
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Post by tomcatpc on Oct 22, 2019 9:20:12 GMT -8
Lucky!!! I hope to get a Gold Label in the future!!! From what I hear, they are just as good, or possibly a bit better than the US Divers Mistral? Mark
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Post by tomcatpc on Oct 22, 2019 9:22:34 GMT -8
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Post by scubalawyer on Oct 22, 2019 11:24:41 GMT -8
Lucky!!! I hope to get a Gold Label in the future!!! From what I hear, they are just as good, or possibly a bit better than the US Divers Mistral? Mark Ok, gotta show off the GL I rebuilt.
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Post by nikeajax on Oct 22, 2019 15:15:12 GMT -8
Cody, look at Mark's Goldie, you'll notice he has the Hope Page mouth piece on it. Here's mine: an' these'll get ya hot an' bothered even more: The thing that looks like a tank turret is the valve body, the tube sticking out is the venturi-tube. That sends a blast of air out at amazing velocity and makes your lungs happy at depth Here's some more HW porn... JB
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Post by newbielagunadiver on Oct 22, 2019 16:58:24 GMT -8
Good looking Gold Label Mark! The hoses on mine and mouthpiece are original, what would be a good replacement set? I see VDH sells hoses with the 1" inch ends, but The Scuba Museum is out of Hope Page mouthpieces to swap out
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Post by tomcatpc on Oct 22, 2019 17:39:11 GMT -8
I don't think the Gold Label came with a Hope-Page originally? I have a standard rubber Healthways mouthpiece that works just great. Mark
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Post by scubalawyer on Oct 22, 2019 17:41:40 GMT -8
Good looking Gold Label Mark! The hoses on mine and mouthpiece are original, what would be a good replacement set? I see VDH sells hoses with the 1" inch ends, but The Scuba Museum is out of Hope Page mouthpieces to swap out I got my 1" hoses from VDH. The Hope-Page took a while and involved a friend of mine in Texas meeting up with some unsavory characters in a dark bar in a bad part of town.
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Post by tomcatpc on Oct 22, 2019 17:51:14 GMT -8
Now that you have the Healthways Reg sussed out...you need a mask that goes with it! Bring in the classic "Pinocchio" mask by Cressi. This mask came out in 1952-ish and is still in production, although it is difficult to find in the US now for some dumb reason. But they can be found, I got mine from Amazon. This mask was marketed by Healthways in the 50's and60's. I love mine! Mark www.divestock.com/i/cressi-pinocchio-dive-mask-black
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Post by SeaRat on Oct 22, 2019 19:57:09 GMT -8
I don't think the Gold Label came with a Hope-Page originally? I have a standard rubber Healthways mouthpiece that works just great. Mark Actually, the Hope-Page works better than the original mouthpiece for the Gold Label. Healthways made the GL mouthpiece too small, with too much restrictions. I took the non-return out of the mouthpiece in the intake side to allow it to breathe better. But don't take both out, as even with the deflector it will blow-by. John
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Post by nikeajax on Oct 22, 2019 20:42:25 GMT -8
Cody and I have been PM'ing a bit: he's informed me that he just found a HP for his Goldie I jus' gotsta be prevertin' the boy's brain with such things.. it's the ways ya know? JB
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Post by tomcatpc on Oct 23, 2019 7:42:50 GMT -8
Can Hope-Page Mouthpieces still be found?, and how many thousands do they cost? Seems they are more sought after than the regulators? Mark
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Post by scubalawyer on Oct 23, 2019 10:14:17 GMT -8
Can Hope-Page Mouthpieces still be found?, and how many thousands do they cost? Seems they are more sought after than the regulators? Mark Yes. How many thousands are you willing to pay? Mark
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Post by newbielagunadiver on Oct 28, 2019 13:50:42 GMT -8
Believe me, you all have me hooked on the hard stuff! 😂👍 So far I'm up to my Voit Navy, my Voit Swimaster MR-12 Titan II, and now my Healthways Gold Label with rebuilt Hope Page mouthpiece...not to mention all the new spare parts I ordered from Rob at The Scuba Museum! I even picked up a Voit Swimaster dive knife and scabbard for $20.00. My next piece I'd like to add to my collection...a US Divers Jet Air plastic regulator, and then a plastic Voit Blue Fifty Fathom 😁 Anyone got a lead on one?
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Post by tomcatpc on Oct 29, 2019 8:47:14 GMT -8
I MIGHT be able to get you the phone number of a dive shop in Ohio that has a Jet Air? This has been sitting on blocks since the 80's and has gang graphitee all over it... (OK, that was a joke...) But this shop has a Jet-Air. I'll send a link to the shop, and I'll send a Facebook message to Rod, the shop owner. He knows me, and actually is open minded to us Divers who dive vintage kit. More later. Mark
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