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Update http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI140406/ This one pretty much gives all the details (vid).

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (WSVN) -- A man has been hospitalized with a wound to his arm after his friends said he was attacked by a shark.
"He has nerve damage and muscle tissue was teared off," said Sandy Castaneda.
Castaneda is the brother-in-law of commerical fisherman Dreice Chirino.
"The shark confused the 'cuda with his arm and grabbed his arm instead," said Castaneda.
Lazaro Cabrera, Chirino's fishing partner for more than a decade, said the men were out spear-fishing about two and a half miles out from Elliot Key Wednesday morning. He said Chirino caught a barracuda and when he reached out to get it, a shark, believed to be a 12-foot long bull shark, bit his arm.
That's when the pair rushed to get Chirino medical attention. "He said to me, 'The shark bit me and hard.' We left running," said Cabrera.
Out at sea, with no cellphone service, Cabrera used a rope to tie a last minute turniquette around Chirino's wet suit and what was left of his wounded arm.
Blood splattered all over the boat and Chirino bleeding profusely, Cabrera was concerned about his friend's condition. "He was bleeding and I was concerned he would fall overboard," said Cabrera.
It took 26 minutes for them to reach the boat dock to get help. In that time Chirino lost a lot of blood and then conciousness.
Rescue crews transported him to South Miami Hospital where he underwent extensive surgery. He is expected to be OK.

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Were you warm and cozy?

Nice find Frank.

I was told a while back that epoxy is used to set the plug. I'll try to confirm and post back.

Good move.

Riffe is a good choice. Try to find a used one on ebay.

If I'm using wood screws I'd make sure the hole is as big in diameter as the the diameter of the screw with the threads. It's an easy installation because the screws will simply bite into the wood and the pressure will be distributed between the wood piece and the barrel. The wood piece doesn't have to be long. If you can't find a piece of teak maybe you can seal another wood or use a plastic rod.

You can do bolts and nuts too I suppose. But the pressure won't be so equally distributed.

Not sure what the difference would be, I'd install the same way alum or carbon. Make sure you're ahead of the plug. I'd insert a wooden dowel close to the ID of the carbon tube to anchor the screws into. Drill away..

If you don't want to drill your only other alternative is a reel with a clamp style attachment. You can do this if your barrel allows it, taking into consideration the clamp doesn't interfere with the track. Post a pic of your barrel and the reel.

Some good info on the use of a tourniquet.

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Alright guys, i'll bit on this topic.
In case of massive bleeding this is what you need to do:
#1 Leave the wetsuit on if the bite in in the torso region. Most open cell wetsuits provide mild pressure and act as a second skin. The only time you should cut the wetsuit off is to identify the source of the bleeding, and this should only be done when you have blood control materials readily available.
#2 Once you identify the source of bleeding apply direct pressure as the initial treatment. This pressure should be extremely heavy...to the point that it hurts the casualty.
#3 Begin to contact EMS and keep casualty as calm as possible. Elevated heart rates= increased blood loss.
#4 If the bleeding is from torso- Continue with direct pressure.
If the bleeding is from a limb- Apply tourniquet as high as possible on the limb.(and no, having a tourniquet placed on a limb will not cause you to loose that limb, that is a myth.).
This means that if you get your foot bit off, the tourniquet should be placed by the groin.
#5 Calm the F@ck down, remember your reaction directly affects the casualty's survival rate.
#6 Lay casualty down, and elevate the legs. Keep the legs elevated. This helps keep blood in the torso during shock.

that it boys and girls, its as simple as that. Trust me, I do this crap for a living.
-Doc
p.s. If anyone wants some tourniquets pm me. I have a few available for pick up.

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That's funny, they still teach that a TQ usually results in limb loss in paramedic school. I'm not trying to start a pissing match, just illustrating how entrenched the myth is in EMS. Thankfully I've always been able to stop even arterial bleeding without a TQ.

I think you hit on one of the biggest things that we've all missed - the "Calm the **** down" point. I'd say in the vast majority of calls I was ever on, as medics, we were more security blankets than anything else....

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Hate to break it to you brother, they are teaching out dated material. Limb loss related to the use of tourniquets was a reality as little as 5 years ago, but medicine is constantly advancing.
The reason that tourniquets used to lead to limb loss is that back in the day we used to worry about Compartment syndrome developing. This is not an issue unless you are more then 2 hours away from a hospital. Also we have gotten extremely good at treating compartment syndrome, so this is no longer an issue. Now a days, if you loose a limb, its from infection or unrepairable trauma, not from the tourniquet.....
But then again what do I now, i'm just the retard with combat expience and the medical degree.

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As far as what tourniquets do I use or carry. I prefer the McMillan and SOF tourniquets. I will try to have a few available for some of you guys to take home....at the very least I should be able to get a hold of some CAT tourniquets from NARP/NAF

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That hits close to home in more ways than one. I wonder if the shark was spotted before the fish was shot or if it came as a complete surprise.

A custom suit is a must for someone built like Steven, way outside conventional sizing. Wetsuits made from good neoprene are very flexible and will stretch to accommodate most divers at the correct size.

My suits will be available at the beginning of Feb http://spearfishing.world/wetsuits/1350-our-wetsuits.html

Sounds like a rewarding day. It happens sometimes like that on days that make you debate whether to go out or not, such as now because of the cold. Watch out for those sea turtles, I heard they can snap at your hand turning their head backwards.

Congratz on a beautiful hali. So how big was it?

Thank you Marco, Don.

Strange. It blocks parts of a website?

fuzz, are those reflective lenses? Do you find you can get closer to the fish?

jbrewer, I don't think color matters as far as the fish are concerned.

Guys, more pics in the photo gallery in case you didn't figure it out.

Marco, for the second vid with the heat gun.. I have a heat gun, can I get nozzles for it that will do the same job? Can this method be used to glue the PVC tubes of the zodiac? Is it risky, can I damage the tubes if I apply the heat too long? From what I've seen glue is used to put patches on the PVC tubes. Just trying to figure out if this is a tool that I can use in a few ways. Not worth buying for a one time use welding starboard.

Can this method of welding be used to weld a kayak?

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What type of sounder you using?
Are you mounting it in the console or on the console?

Garmin 540S.

Available are the bracket you see in the pic and a flush mount bracket. I can't use the flush mount because there's no room for it under the top of the console. There's also no room for the bracket in the pic as it's intended to be used. It occurred to me just now to tilt it at 90 degrees to the unit, and run a bar between the base of the bracket and the frame around the console.

Very nice Olga We'll be looking forward to more of your pics if you want to post them.

Shiuka?