Posts by Dan

No, it's a shark spike.

No.

Why do you want a wire wishbone?

Did you send that package Don?

The good thing is that when he'll want to upgrade he can switch out the blades and keep the same footpockets.

Fishmaster, regardless of plastic fin performance, the fit of those two footpockets should be quite different, so make sure you try both.

This is how I do it. I put my tongue flat against the roof of my mouth and constrict the throat muscles while pushing the tongue against the roof of the mouth. You get a clicking sound in your ear. Like fuzz said you isolate that sensation. Still doing it in the water is a whole other game.

I like Rob Bredl too. More down to earth. None of the :@ facial gestures.

I see you're serious.

Anybody watches it? It's sensationalized ala crocodile hunter but the guy know his shit, especially with snakes, and I saw him use a dart gun very accurately. Do you believe the "collecting samples for whatever.." explanation? I think that part only applies to snakes and just serves as an excuse for all the rest.

He said something very interesting when he was milking a tropical rattle snake; that one out of three times they're dry/don't have any venom. Now if it wasn't for guys like this how would you ever get to know something like that

Wouldn't it be great? I practiced it at one point and managed to do it a few times. But it takes me too long and I have to focus on it too much so it's not applicable to real diving for me. I believe it's natural for some people and others.. forget about it.

Didn't check. Why?

Gotcha, thanks.

No. If I wanted to I don't know where I'd sleep. Why do you ask?

Don, it's not something I'm concerned about with my guns. I look at them as tools and scratches are part of the deal. Also refinishing them is not a problem. But I have to consider other people's guns, they may not feel the same way. Also further eliminating any clanking noise will be good. So, what is this vinyl sleeve you speak of?

I completed the top bar for the gun rack. After I finished the U bolt and saddle I went to Sailorman to look for a bar or a pipe. I settled on an aluminum pipe because it doesn't make a sharp end and the PVC caps fit it perfectly, and it matches the aluminum frame. It's sits very solid on the frame. I believe if someone were to fall on it though it would twist making it less likely they'll be injured. Putting the bungees on to hold the guns is a secondary matter.

Total cost:
U bolt Home Depot $3
PVC caps Home Depot $1
Pipe Sailorman $7.50
Starboard I had a small scrap piece from before.

I canceled the order for the two previous snaps. I was at Sailorman today looking for a piece for my gun rack and found this snap. It looks very secure to me and is rated for weight high above my application. You have to pull on the pin for it to open, and it snaps closed with one hand. Pricey at $50 but I'm happy with it.

A freediving fin is made up of two components, the blade and the foot pocket. Foot pockets can accept different blades allowing the diver to select each of the two components that's best suited for him. In scuba fins it's all one piece.

There's much personal preference in foot pockets selection but some factors are constant, see this thread What makes a good foot pocket. With that said I don't like Picasso foot pockets as they are dated.

Quote from LunkerBuster

I also relish the kill, specifically the killshot. the instant when I have decided that this fish is now going to die so I can eat it. there is a beautiful power and a humbling responsibility that consume me at that instant... I relish both...if you don't feel the responsibilty then I think you might be doing this for the wrong reason

You see that moment right there is getting close to the timing of my question. At this point that you're describing I'm just thinking; will the shot hold. How does that fall in with "relishing the kill"? Doesn't sound close to me. Maybe that's why I don't understand it when some say they enjoy the kill. To me the kill is the creature dying, and that is simply something it has to do to complete the process of the harvest.

I wish it was daylight.

Exciting it is not.. maybe I'm too tired to feel excited. but I made some interesting progress. These U bolts are sized weird, meaning it's hard to tell which measurement is the true diameter. I tried a few places, west marine and pep boys, none came even close. Add to that the further specification that it has to be SS and I don't want to chance buying something online, they're expensive too.

So I found some stainless steel ones in Home Depot. One size was very close, just a little smaller than my frame tube diameter. So after I got them ($3 each) I opened up the U bolts a little and bend them back around the top tube of the chain link fence, it happened to have the exact same diameter as my frame tubes. Of course there was no saddle so I made one from starboard. That whole thing grips hard. Now I just got to find a suitable bar. But I don't like the the thought of having a bar jut out like that..

Which brings to mind an important point; everything on a boat should be rounded, I mean there shouldn't even be corners.

Yes, I've been visiting Sailorman often lately They have all kinds of scrap pieces and odds & ends. I'll look there for the metal piece and the clamps. West marine doesn't seem to have the ones with the saddle. Thanks Don.