Posts by tufual

  • Terry Maas Freediver recovery vest

    http://www.discountdivers.com/…isea.horse.collar.bcd.jpg




    this is what my dad used in the 80s . it is horse collar bcd with co2 rapid inflation , manual inflation and quick purge valve . he use to put 2 breaths into it to allow him to stay still and rest [ like a pillow ] then when he wanted to dive he will press the purge valve which purges air from the top of the bcd making it deflate quickly and if at depth and about to black out you can pull the co2 tab to rapid inflate and it does keep you on your back . once he was pushing himself too far and blacked out right below the surface but because he always kept a little air in it he floated to the surface and woke up . it is not as good as a FRV with the dive computer because it is manual but it does provide a B plan for a good price [ around $200 usd ] but it is a little hard to find these days . if for nothing else it can help in the situation of a cramp , loss of fin or just to rest .[ by the way how do you post an image from the internet .]

  • customs

    hey guys , just spoke to the Police Service regarding importing the speargun. i have to say they were very kind and helpful . it turns out you do need a permit to import the speargun but the permit is not because they view it as dangerous , it is because it looks like a fire arm . what you have to do is supply a picture of the speargun you are going to order and they will supply you with the permit , when it is shipped to Trinidad they will inspect it and make sure it is not a fire arm , then it will be released to you . the permit is not hard to get and you do not have to be at least 25 yrs old like a fire arms permit . i have to say i do support this measure because Trinidad does have a problem with illegal fire arms and crime , but the permit is not difficult to get at all it is more of a heads up for the Police to know that you are importing something that looks like a fire arm [ pneumatic speargun ].

  • Pitch pine speargun build

    thanks Don , my dad did say that the band guns that he said was loud was the Champion aluminium closed muzzle guns with a metal wishbone that his brother [ my uncle] used and '' extended'' with aluminium tubing , by the way we spoke to a dive shop and they said the champion speargun design is now used by Beuchat .

  • Pitch pine speargun build

    hi guys , i just spoke to my dad and he told me the speargun he used in the 80's was the longest available Mares Nimrod pneumatic , because of the use of this gun he swears by pneumatic spearguns because he said the Nimrod was the quietest speargun compaired to band guns . was this speargun particularly quiet [ compared to a Riffe standard ] just to settle the discussion because online guys always say the band guns a quieter . ?(

  • Determining adequate wood thickness

    i see , maybe you can leave it uncut and test it with the four bands until you are satisfied with the taper , although that does mean loading the gun out of the water [ be careful ] but i think its best to go slow and taper then test and so on because each blank is 170 a pop if i remember correctly . Good luck with your build by the way . looking forward to seeing the end results .

  • Pitch pine speargun build

    Dan , i forgot to ask , seeing that i am making my own handle , i want to follow how you did yours [ mortise ] . What thickness board did you use to make your mortise handle and did it last [ strong ].

  • stick open track

    shaft guide looks like a good idea to upgrade a cheap aluminium closed muzzle gun to a open muzzle to perform more like a high end gun .