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Post by scubalawyer on Jul 12, 2024 18:29:07 GMT -8
Any idea the year of manufacture on this one? Pretty low serial number. M
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Post by vance on Jul 13, 2024 6:29:17 GMT -8
That's an R-2, manufactured 1956-59.
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Post by scubalawyer on Jul 13, 2024 9:02:49 GMT -8
Found a couple of AquaMasters at the local GoodWill donation site/store when I dropped off some household stuff. Not that I needed any more AquaMasters but the $1 price tag was too much to ignore. π
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Post by spirou on Jul 13, 2024 12:06:35 GMT -8
Sometimes I think, π€¦π I am not on a good place ππ, I must be on the dark side of the moon. If the labels are the Original, the right DAAM, must be interesting, there are no serial number tag on the label. May be one of the first, without hooka port..π€.
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Post by scubalawyer on Jul 13, 2024 12:55:43 GMT -8
Sometimes I think, π€¦π I am not on a good place ππ, I must be on the dark side of the moon. If the labels are the Original, the right DAAM, must be interesting, there are no serial number tag on the label. May be one of the first, without hooka port..π€. It has a hookah port so didn't get that lucky. US Divers was probably just using up their supply of old labels. π
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Post by spirou on Jul 13, 2024 13:53:52 GMT -8
That's an R-2, manufactured 1956-59. Regarding serial number, and information in the article from la Rochelle, in the JDH, may be a 1956....
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Post by artc on Jul 13, 2024 14:40:37 GMT -8
Regarding the DAAM, my guess would be late 1958 or early 1959. In any case, itβs a great find. π
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Post by snark3 on Jul 30, 2024 5:13:42 GMT -8
At my dive club meeting last week one of our members brought some NOS stuff and some used stuff to our meeting to be given away. I picked up a new in the packaging Seatec horse collar, a couple of new gear bags and a new warmup jacket. People got wetsuits, BCs, a couple of people got regulators. One was kind of cool.It's an Aeris side discharge (like Poseidon)
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Post by snark3 on Sept 1, 2024 6:37:10 GMT -8
The dive club I'm VP of made a MAJOR score last week. We were contacted by the widow of John Baldi. John owned South Shore skin divers in Quincy and later Weymouth Ma. John was a diving pioneer going back to the very early days of diving. The dive shop had a "museum corner" in it. When John and his partner sold the shop the new owner had no interest in the museum. John took the museum pieces home and stored them. John's widow has held on to them since John passed in 1993, she finally wanted this stuff putout so people can enjoy it. I picked up a FULL TRUCKLOAD of vintage gear that was donated to the club. The list is amazing, double hose regs from USD, Dacor, NE Divers, Sportsways, Healthways and Nemrod. Single hose regs, a Scott HYDRO PAK, and USD triple tanks. The officers of the club have asked me to sell off this treasure trove to raise money for the club. I will be listing some of it here, Facebook,Scubaboard, and Craigslist. Other stuff will go on Ebay. All monies raised will go to the North Shore Frogmen dive club.
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Post by ggdive on Sept 2, 2024 8:25:25 GMT -8
I would be interested in the triple tanks. Please list it here on this website first so I can at least get first crack at it. George
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Post by surflung on Sept 5, 2024 10:54:46 GMT -8
Richie the Kid's Twin 38s- Recently acquired (just last night), this set of Twin 38s. The true 1800 psi US Navy tank conversions are desirable because of their light weight and buoyancy. When you see Mike Nelson wearing just a Swimsuit with twin tanks AND A WEIGHT BELT, its these tanks that allow him to dive like that without sinking like a rock! This set was acquired for our regular diving buddy Rich 50,000 Questions (Jerry's Nickname for him). - This set was found by SeaHunt Jerry and Sheriffdiver Ron on Facebook marketplace. $50 was the price. I think that's fair but I wouldn't go higher just because they might not be useable. The reason they're lightweight and floaty is because the 1800 psi operating pressure allows them to have thin metal walls. But that thin metal can be compromised by rust pitting. I haven't had a chance to take them apart and look inside yet. - This set has bushings to adapt the Scuba manifold to the tanks. The manifold is Sportsways brand and definitely has the TAPERED 1/2" threads to fit the bushings. There's still 800 psi of air pressure in the tanks... Which I think is an encouraging sign that the insides aren't too rusty. We'll get them apart this weekend. If they look good, we'll get 'em hydroed.
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Post by scubalawyer on Sept 5, 2024 15:01:04 GMT -8
Richie the Kid's Twin 38s- Recently acquired (just last night), this set of Twin 38s. The true 1800 psi US Navy tank conversions are desirable because of their light weight and buoyancy. When you see Mike Nelson wearing just a Swimsuit with twin tanks AND A WEIGHT BELT, its these tanks that allow him to dive like that without sinking like a rock! This set was acquired for our regular diving buddy Rich 50,000 Questions (Jerry's Nickname for him). - This set was found by SeaHunt Jerry and Sheriffdiver Ron on Facebook marketplace. $50 was the price. I think that's fair but I wouldn't go higher just because they might not be useable. The reason they're lightweight and floaty is because the 1800 psi operating pressure allows them to have thin metal walls. But that thin metal can be compromised by rust pitting. I haven't had a chance to take them apart and look inside yet. - This set has bushings to adapt the Scuba manifold to the tanks. The manifold is Sportsways brand and definitely has the TAPERED 1/2" threads to fit the bushings. There's still 800 psi of air pressure in the tanks... Which I think is an encouraging sign that the insides aren't too rusty. We'll get them apart this weekend. If they look good, we'll get 'em hydroed. Very Cool Eb! I have two sets of the original surplus 38's, neither of which I have had time to overhaul and dive. One set still has 1800 psi air from its last hydro in 1980. π I had a chance to pick up yet another set last week but interest in keeping my marriage intact put the skids on that acquisition. π
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