Posts by Dan

  • RIP little girl ....

    I'm very sorry for your loss Aaron.


    Cancer and death at 6-7 years of age must have to do with environmental factors. I'm sorry to bring this up at this painful time but everyone who owns dogs should be aware. Reexamine your vaccination protocol and feeding.

  • Amazing video Underwater Base Jumping

    This is where the beauty of the forum concept is truly revealed <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> Everyone is free to state their opinion, knowing full well that you can't please everybody <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">


    high-five papaa!!

  • Broward Beach Conditions

    Larry, the cuda you gave me was really good. I only eat breaded and fried fish. It was so thick that the slabs had that firm/soft feel. I think it was sashimi quality.

  • Broward Beach Conditions

    Steven and myself did a 2hr late afternoon beach dive from Ft Lauderdale today. Steven got a Margate double. He acted all cool about it like he's done it many times before <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> He also found a big black sea cucumber, I don't know why he kept fondling it. Then he said the thing spit out some gooey stuff on his wetsuit :rolleyes: That's what happens when you mess with marine life man! I didn't see anything worth shooting, it's kinda sad :( but the water was refreshing. Steven then learned that margates have very low yield, I don't think he'll be getting another double. Oh and the $1 mcrapper burgers afterward really hit the spot!

  • So I went under the drill. Post-Op pics inside.

    I have a deviated septum, I can't breath through my nose well, for the most part I'm a mouth breather. I never made a connection between not being able to breath through my nose and not diving to my full potential. On the contrary I believe that diving and swimming compliments mouth breathing very well.


    When I was about 18 years old I had surgery to fix the deviated septum. I heard the same promises about having a better quality of life. Maybe there was an improvement initially, but after a while it went back to the same old thing. For me it was a waste of time. I don't think about it anymore, just this thread reminded me. Thanks for sharing your experience Larry.

  • new to enclosed tracks

    The mix ratio of west marine epoxy is 3 to 1 epoxy to hardener (for the hardener I'm using), this makes up 4 parts in total. I then add 6 parts Xylene to make it an easy to remember 10.

  • new to enclosed tracks

    I want to add a detail about finishing/coating that I don't see anyone do but I like a lot. I hate the glossy look of an epoxy coated gun. I like very much the look wood guy described, but I don't want to oil periodically, I would if I had more time probably but now I just want to use the gun. I don't really use epoxy in the conventional way, I thin it down with Xylene to make penetrating epoxy. It's very easy to apply on the gun evenly and without creating bubbles, even with a piece of sponge.


    I do a couple of coats. It's just as easy to touch up beat up areas on the stock that are deep enough to go through the finish. You still get a glossy look though. What I do then is lightly sand the stock with 400 grit sandpaper. This creates a nice matte finish that gives me that old feel of an oiled teak stock. Yet the wood is completely sealed. The only disadvantage of the penetrating epoxy is that it changes the outer layer of the wood, makes it somewhat brittle. This is only a problem in areas where the wood is really thin like at the very top of an enclosed track if you made it really thin.