Posts by Dan

Jeff, the color and texture is right on, I couldn't ask for better. It's as good as you see in the pics. The tubing is fairly thick so banging it on something is not likely to cut the tubing and expose the metal underneath. Ideal would be if the tubing had some glue then I'd never worry about it sliding off, but I tried to move it and it's not going anywhere. The question is how it will hold up after exposure to salt water and laying around in the sun. There's also the question of whether the glue would create bubbles between the tubing and the barrel.

Harry, Scubas world is pretty far for me to go for one small item like that. Can you please give me directions or the name of the other place you mentioned. I still have some oil that I bought at scubas world, the same they use in the guns they work on. If I had to use something else I'd use another fine oil like suing machine oil. I've had good results with it before. Do you recommend something else that is commonly available?

Thanks. Harry, do you know of a substitute for the o ring on the piston of this gun that I could use instead of buying the $25 kit? I really don't want to invest money in this gun. I grabbed an o ring from pep boys auto parts. It fit good but when I went to put the piston in the barrel it had too much diameter. I'm thinking of grinding the o ring down a bit but am not sure if the rubber can take that kind of manipulation without losing its sealing properties. I'd rather use a correct size o ring.

For those too lazy to click on the link.

I posted before about finding this Cyrano 1100 out diving one day. It looked like it's been submerged for at least a year. I cleaned it up and modified it the same way as the the gun in the beginning of the thread. Additionally I removed the reducer chamber which proved to be easy. I plugged the pressure selector lever hole with two part epoxy.

Scraping the barnacles off of the barrel most of the paint came off. While the gun is perfectly usable without the finish I still wanted to cover it with something. I didn't want to use tape as I know it to start fraying after a while. I recall there was a discussion about what to use and I suggested shrink tubing. Tin Man then found a source for the shrink tubing which was 2" in diameter. I finally got around to putting the shrink tubing on the gun today. As you can see in the last pics it turned out pretty good. I used a heat gun very carefully so as not to burn the tubing. It took out all the air pockets very nicely. Tin Man suggested to leave extra length of tubing at each end to compensate for length shrinkage. I kept this in mind but still almost F'ed it up as it shrinks quite a bit. Before the final shrinking I was able to slide it from the side that had enough towards the side that was coming short. Then after shrinking it tight I had to trim off less than .25" at the muzzle end.

Firing the gun as I found it.

http://s152.photobucket.com/albums/s170/da4095/Spearfishing-Videos/?action=view&current=20080802FoundSpeargun.flv

Before cleanup.

After most of the cleanup was done.

With the shrink tubing on.

hau wanted to know what to call in Spanish a safety vest that he uses. Initially he called it chaleco, then chaleco de vida. I suggested that Spanish speakers will not understand what he's talking about and that the closest thing I could think of is chaleco salvavida. I know that it translates to life jacked but that's as close as I could get to safety vest in Spanish. None of the Cubans I know are familiar with the concept and I believe there's no correct name for it. Apparently the safety vest saved his life, you can read about it here http://spearfishing.world/3736-post1.html

In a pinch, a veterinarian <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> They have more surgery experience than your average doctor and are cheaper.

Te entiendo, a mi no me gusta ir al doctor tampoco. Solo voy como ultimo recurso o cuando tiene que ver con la niña.

Alecrin, sorry it was a busy weekend and I missed your question at the end of the pm. I spoke to Ulises today and emailed him your address. He got back to me with these prices for shipping. USPS is united states postal service.

USPS Express Mail® International 5 Days $39.00
USPS Priority Mail® International 6 - 10 Days $30.50

He also said that another shirt or two will not change the shipping price. I hope this helps.

Marco, como te va con ese problema?

What's this spot hau? Someone's been blowing bubbles

Just grab the image code from photobucket, it's the fourth line, and paste it in the post. Then it looks like this.

Great report, thanks.

Doesn't sound right to me. The only time I lose posts is if the internet connection drops, I know that can be very discouraging. When I find that whatever I'm writing is getting so long that it may take too much effort to reproduce if lost it, I copy and paste it into a microsoft word or a notepad file to finish it off. Then copy and paste it in the forum and post.

Nice cubera hau. It's my most prized fish to land. Lets hear the story of it. If you have pics of the kayak lets see how you rigged it. I'm curious which yak you're using too.

Greekdiver gave you the right advice about the pic posting. If you want more detailed information see here http://spearfishing.world/2412-post3.html It's always better to shrink the pics to 740 horizontal resolution so as not to make sideways scrolling necessary when reading the posts.

Pleeeeease.. Who're you calling gay..

Thanks.

Vis was poor on the way to the first reef, around 5-10'. Then a hazy 15' on the reef. Cleared up a little on the 2nd reef to maybe 20-25'. There was a stiff SE to NW current which made making headway a tiresome affair. The current died down a little around 11am. Water was chilly but with the two piece 3mm wetsuit I didn't feel cold at all and didn't feel too hot either with the hood down. There was lots of fish movement. Lots of baby grouper where there were none before. Lots of mackerel moving through. I saw a big hog fish with a forehead like a bull but it took off fast as soon as it saw me, not all hogs are easy pickings. Also missed on a good mutton. Saw many small muttons too.

At home having weighed the lobster, which was my biggest one yet, I felt a surge of pride having dominated this beast. This overwhelming sensation made me gaze into the distance, and just as I did Larry snapped a picture :tool3:

Davie you're good! I shot the Jack and it ended up on the line. His friends kept circling around. I reloaded fast leaving him on the line and didn't wind up the line. I shot another Jack which stayed on the shaft. They were both very much alive so you can imagine the tangle of shooting line and then the nurse shark arrived. I could tell from his attitude he was going to come up in the water column. I grabbed the spear with the fish on it and poked him a few times which didn't deter him. Since the fish was on the spear I guess it was like I was offering him the fish LOL. I swear after a couple of pokes he was looking at me like he's thinking about taking care of me then going back to the fish. Anyways I couldn't control everything and he latched on to the fish. I don't know if that was his preferred spot to bite but he thrashed a little and the bite took all the guts out. Then he went away. Not so bad overall as I don't eat that part anyways and now didn't have to clean the fish.

The bug was 4lb and would not die. I felt sorry for the brute he was still moving up to one hour ago. I really wish they'd let us dispatch these animals. It was so big my snare wouldn't go around its tail so I tickled him out and pinned him down with my hand. I think because of his size he was reluctant to squeeze himself into the back of the crevice like they tend to do. He was so strong that I needed both hands to secure him. Makes me wonder what those 10 pounders are like.

I shot the squid and it's in the freezer. Usually they're skittish but this one was all alone and didn't take off too fast. Why freeze before cooking? Does the skin come off easier that way? I found that mild heat will have the same effect.

Which aspect of dogs Aaron; breeding, training?

Went out with Larry out of Fort Lauderdale this morning. A couple of pics for now, details later.

I agree that Apocalypto didn't come across as having intentions of a sequel. And that the point of the film was made completely within that film. You have to remember though that sequels go bad when story lines are stretched too far or are shit to begin with. In this case the history following the arrival of the Spanish is fascinating and there's no need for embellishment to make a great film out of it. I think a sequel would stand a good chance of being just as good as Apocalypto if directed by Gibson.

I moved the movie discussion to the movies thread.

If they do I hope it doesn't go the way of most sequels. Historical dramas are my favorite type of film.