Posts by Andrewk

  • Foam filling a lifeguard can?

    Quote from Don Paul

    The canned spray foam will not work well, too low a density. You can get the proper stuff at a boat building supplier.
    What fish are you hunting? How deep the float goes determines the foam density.


    Cheers, Don




    Its mainly our beach diving float for when I swim out from the beach, I dont have a reel rigged on any of my guns so its got a 50 ft floatline right to the gun handle. I doubt it will be ever going very deep or getting tombstoned since Im only hunting fish in 25-40 feet of water most of the time.


    edit - dan, thanks for that link. You got the DIY stuff down pretty damn good sir:thumbup:

  • Foam filling a lifeguard can?

    One of the floats me and nate have sitting around in our place is one of my old lifeguard rescue cans from my lifeguarding days. I drilled it out and permanently mounted a flag and sealed it with AB pool compound putty but it still leaks a bit.



    What are the chances of being able to buy a can or something of expanding foam to fill this thing up with and not have to deal with it leaking anymore? I know it will make the float heavier but will it make it more or less buoyant?

  • andrews fishies

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    Okay. I was afraid you had scuba fins.


    absolutely not. I only use my scuba fins for school dives and for cleaning boat hulls... other then that i refuse to wear em.



    Before i go any deeper i plan on taking a class... Im very well versed in the physiology with SCUBA diving but my class this past semester on SCUBA and freediving physiology and theory dove into freediving stuff that made me want to take the class and do it right so I dont hurt myself.

  • andrews fishies

    Freedove yesterday out of haulover, north of the inlet. We turned left soon as we left as it looked like crap south. ran north to find beautiful top to bottom viz with no current. Hit a few patch reefs. I pulled one nice boar hog, and a trigger and an almaco jack. consistently was hitting 40 feet with good breathholds.

  • 3 guns for sale, fishtank

    Guns are all used, good condition unless otherwise noted. I only have a box to ship one gun, or all 3 at once. I take paypal or cash, pickup in North miami. Shipping is extra.



    Seahornet 52 with rhinocoating - Speedload kit, shaft with single flopper, ocean rhino spare shaft holder mounted on left side. 225 firm.


    Omer t20 blue mimetic 110cm gun. Twin 16mm bands, single wrap of mono, Mako 7mm mini sharkfin shaft with a little rust on the tip. 150 firm.


    Mako 90 cm hole gun - Limited range, great for low viz and tight quarters. cut down from a 110cm, handle permanently attached to barrel. Heavy RA shaft with single notch, and tight single 16mm band. 70 firm.



    if for some reason someone wants all three guns ill gladly cut a deal on them.





    15 gallon fishtank with curved front, 2 bubblers and some decorations and gravel. 60 or best offer, pickup only. got it used and never set it up so i guess it needs to be cleaned.



    prefer paypal, but will take cash.

  • Broward Beach Conditions

    Dove meade st 1st reef today quick dive. Got a hog and a red, whiffed on what couldve been two nice muttons in one shot. dive buddy pulled 3 bugs, alot of bugs in the boulders but mostly small. one was a 3 pounder out in the open.




    conditions went from good to lookin like a storms a brewin...

  • Broward Beach Conditions

    Quote from Nate

    Water is a bit rough today, kind of kicked our asses. North of the port, vis 20ft in 15-20fsw, swell 3-4' with the occasional 5-6, very slight northbound current. A mutton, mangrove, hog, and a porgy.


    Genius freaking idea to dive before you leave town lemme tell ya.... :frustrated2::blowup::troll1::angry4::attack2::attack3::reddevil:



    Fun diving til it was time to come back in. I lost my flag, nate lost his paddle. my paddle got stuck all the way in the back of my kayak inside the hatch. got one half out, threw a temper tantrum and smashed it in half over my bow hatch.... back into the water to swim in.

  • Boat running over float line

    Quote from parker

    You mean less than $5 for the line only, right? Surely that amount doesn't include cost of the end clips and swivels. Does it?


    Line only. but i found a deal on longline clips WITH swivels at basspro, 2 for less then 5 dollars. can make a float line for 10 bucks.

  • Boat running over float line

    Quote from Dan

    I didn't read the thread to see if I already stated my opinion on this, I know I've done so many other times. Don't waste your money on any of those lines, get a simple polypropelene line, it's cheap, it floats, is strong enough for anything you'll encounter, and you can choose a diameter that you're most comfortable with. Unlike tube style "sink" lines it can be easily spooled and managed.


    Amen to that. Rather than have all that hardware involved with the vinyl ones too ( big spearfishing manufacturers have made a mint fooling people into thinking those lines improve performance in the water n blah blah blah :boring1:) You can easily splice loops into each end and add a longline clip, swivels, whatever you want. You can find 50 ft lengths at walmart for less then 10 dollars, and even loop them together to make a longer line.


    I had 1 vinyl floatline and hated it, it sank as soon as i got in the water with it. Waste of money.


    Me and nate also own one of the RA floatlines. it WAS a 100 ft til he had his brush with death.. and i sold my 80 ft to Ben choi..... great lines, cheap and easy to hold onto, and STRONG.

  • Going to be in Miami

    Quote from makelymyday

    When I was in Fort Lauderdale I was just going out to dive and a lifeguard stopped me and told me I couldn't dive off the public beach when he was on duty. Is this the case everywhere on the beaches with lifeguards?


    I guess it depends where you dive. The lifeguards have gotten a little more pesky with their rules this fall then they were last winter where i usually dive there. One guy stopped me and told me and my friend who came with me that we were required to wear snorkeling life vests ?(?(?(?( another instance i gave my buddy jake some intel, he hit the beach but was prevented from going in the water because he didnt have a buddy. ive been kayak diving up there lately and they leave us alone... but who knows. I try n get up there before the beach gets crowded... or i gear up as much as possible at my car and head right to the water when i get there.