Posts by Don Paul

Quote from Dan

Cool pics Don. What kind of wreck is that?

PBY or Catilina Flying Boat. ( full of Lion Fish ) had to move them so I could sit down.105 feet deep.
I don't remember the location at this time.;)
Don

Quote from Dan

Don, is that you playing the male lead in Camelot? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

No Dan, Sorry it's this guy...

Quote from LunkerBuster

Don, you are hilarious.

there is not, a more congenial spot......

In Camelot.

Ok time for a swim...

Some more old ones I have... will list names a dates later.
Don

Image # 1 1987. Left to Right.
1. Scuba Pro engineer Mark Lamont ( my old dive partner)
2.Winner John Ernst
3. unknown at this time.
4, Terry the tuna Maas
5. The late Bill Kroll ( Long Beach Neptune President) and my close friend. Drown at Little Gibraltar Catalina Island.

2 3/8 tight bands, no muzzle flip at all only a little recoil to the back but I am 220 lbs, I try it first because it looks very cool, Quote: Pucho.

No wonder....you need more power...;) .... I know it must be a typo.;)

Nice looking top gun my the way..

Cheers, Don

I know we hear over and over that; '' A safe gun is a unloaded gun", and some feel that a safety is the first thing to remove from a speargun. I would like to only address the mechanical safety issue as loaded guns on board are a separate topic. I'm off to work but will be happy to post my thoughts on the guns I build and use later tonight. Please try to keep the discussions as civil as possible as this topic can bring with it emotional responses, but I think something can be learned.
Cheers, Don

We can all learn something here, so I going to start a New Thread with my personal thoughts use of safeties on the guns I build.

Don

All my guns have bands less then 3/16 below the shaft center line, for every degree of angle that the rubber pulls from below the shaft axis corresponds to less speed of the shaft.( if all tracks or grooves have
the same friction and shaft spline cycle). Of course roller guns do not apply.

On launch platforms with sufficient mass, handle placement and geometry are less of a factor. The grip,mass ( I weigh 190 lbs) and shooters form can tame a poorly engineered gun with counter force and stability.

Right and left handed shooters have different target patterns with the same gun. this is due to some extent to the geometry of the hand and elbow pivot points. Right hand guys shoot high left and left handed guys shoot high right with a heavenly recoiling gun in most cases. Just as their respective wrists and forearms pivot at the joints.

Cheers, Don

This place gets any ''nicer'' we'll have ...;)

Quote from Miguel

Man I have yet to even see a yt in pv, congrats on the forkie!

Don't tell any one but I have shot more YT at our spot then WSB....maybe I'm just swimming out too far.;)
Cheers, Don

I have not heard any info that this was caused be a catastrophic mechanical failure.
Don

Even my fart gun Nitrobalete can have good form.;)
I have been a big fan of building guns so I can get the web of the thumb as high as i can. The last image is my first gun, very hard to tell from the angle but the handle sweeps up.
Cheers, Don

Here is a Charlie Strugill vintage gun I own from the 70's and my gun Tiputa both have raised handles in contrast to the early Riffe. If you stand up in a kids wagon you can tip it...lay down and you have a better ride.
This Safari handle from 1969 also shows a lift to the mass of the shaft, not a euro.
Cheers, Don

That light colored wood looks bad ass, nice job. I a big fan of a heavy launch platform.
Cheers, Don Paul

Back to the sanding of the scuffed spots with 220 before I return to the lost gun.;)
Cheers, Don

Quote from Dan

I've wanted to see a pic of Bob Ballew. He seems like a knowledgeable and experienced spearo.

He is all of that and although very old school, he always shared his knowledge...more to come.
Cheers Don

OK Back to the history.
Here is a image of the weigh in at the beach in the early 70's
I'll start with the ones I know.
Left to Right.
#2, Rene Rojas
#3. Carlos Eyles
#6.Mark Lamont
#8.Bob Ballew
#18.Bob Stanbury

Welcome Miguel, we have been attracting many Cali guys here lately, we have a good start to a place where
fun, experience and camaraderie can be found.

Cheers, Don Paul

While PR and it's local divers are far removed from any knowledge I have on spearfishing laws. I support our skippers (Dan') action in this difficult decision, for I believe he gave it much consideration.

Don

Local YT are cool, let me know if you want to dive up there some day, I buy the gas if you drive.
Cheers, Don