The points on their carbon fins are asking to be broken off. Quote: Dan
Cuban shark Shield ..... <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
I wish Pipin well. I admire his background in his home land, I remember the dues he paid along the way.
Several of Pipin and Audrey's signed posters cover my young son's room. I have many of his early videos.
Don
awesome Don, sounds like this a gun that you DO NOT WANT TO DROP...it will disappear before it hits the floor..
the camo sounds like it will be incredible
That reminds be to tell a story next week from the filming of Blue Water Hunters on a separate thread.
Don
looks sharp
don please explain (in short if you want) ur camo-ing method. your using some thin paper with the camo printed on it and then putting it on the barrel with some kkind of resin coating?
In the past I have used very thin mil spec nylon and parachute fabric wetted in west system epoxy.
This has proved to be very durable in the sun and sea.
West systems came out with a hi bond epoxy in 2007, that sticks to prepped metal called G-flex.I scanned the area
of my Omer mimic wet suit where my Airbaete is tucked to my body on to thin copy paper.
I plan on laying down a wet base of G-flex 650 and applying the pre-cut paper, to be sponge rolled into the
contours of the gun. Next I going to procure some natural sponge and sponge paint gold/green patterns
similar to my local kelp fronds.Last step is to top coat with G-flex to seal and protect.
Bottom line is I don't know if it will work as I envision, but failure leads to newly gained knowledge.By the end of summer I'll know if it can take a hard duty cycle.
Cheers, Don
It has anti backlash and crank that stows out of the way.One would not not want to accidentally rest the top of your foot on the reel instead of the handle when loading. The mount would shear as expected.
I saw what looks like a metal base plate in the new One catalog # SPRR01001.If not I will be machining one
soon.;) Here is a camo test sample.
Don
Received the Airbalete, even with my big paw the handle feels very nice. Here are some images I'll post some
initial thoughts later.
Don
don I have some very large sheets of rice paper if you want a few...shoot me your address in a PM
Thank's, but I have a roll. I think Marco may need some. ;);)
:nono:
Cheers, Don
Welcome buddy, the guys here are really cool, like a extended family. I just wish I could get back to Florida
and have some fun.
Cheers, Don
Just so you can recognize when it's not a good day to go diving.
Don
Another thing that works is camo or patterned nylon stockings for you guys not worried about your
'' Artistic'' side. ....Hey baby I spilled epoxy on your nylons, you mind if I use them. (If you look at the Dacor popper float behind the handle. You will see black nylons I swiped from my wife).
Don
Tin, if you look at the composite reel on double trouble, you can see epoxy embedded mil spec nylon camo
over dvinycell. This has held up over twenty years with out maintenance in the sun and sea. I used to camo my paint guns this way as, I played in brackish mud a long time ago.
Don
That's a really cool idea. What did you print it on?
Cheap paper, I wanted the resin to saturate the fibers in the paper. Another idea was to use a clear acetate from a office supply store. My next test will be on a Mil spec green zink chromate primed, anodized
aluminum. For the wood test I put down one wet coat of west G-flex over maple sanded with 80 paper.I used a heat gun to lift any bubbles and thin the epoxy.Next I applied the scanned paper and sunk it with pin wheel, followed by a top coat of G-flex. I have more testing to do before I go forward on a gun barrel.
Cheers, Don
I'm going to try some easy back yard camo ideas. I would like the gun to blend in with my Omer suit.
I scanned the pattern to a test strip with toned down colors. Here it is embed in one coat of west systems G-flex epoxy.
I borrowed this tech from the surf board guys, except they use rice paper. I researched and found my scanner's color to have pigment that has held up to 30 days of direct Cali sun with out noticeable color loss with out any UV protection. I will use a uv filterd
top coat over the epoxy. I know Omer has a camo Airbalete but I want a close match to my suit.
Don
''I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be''.
Joesph Campbell
''But some times, before you go through that door grab a big stick''..... Don Paul
I have a lot of respect for a good team mate.
Sounds like you've got a good one Dan, I would keep her around. 
Don
Welcome Alfredo, Great munch of guys here, some from your homeland.
Cheers, Don Paul
Ok, just a update, got a track # should be in cali Fri. I'm going to beach dive it when it gets here for some
calico bass and a little recon.
Cheers, Don
Very nice Marco !
February 13, 2010
The second of five satellite tags attached to great white sharks off Chatham last summer has surfaced off Jacksonville, Fla., according to Lisa Capone, a spokeswoman at the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
The five tags are programmed to release from the sharks at intervals between five and 10 months after they were attached. Capone said the latest one popped to the surface on Feb. 4, within 30 miles of the first tag, which was located on Jan. 15 about 50 miles east of Jacksonville. The last tag is expected to release in May, she said.
Each tag is worth thousands of dollars. They were attached to the sharks using a harpoon in September.
Dan move this to the best area if you need to, thought you guys would find it interesting.
Don
You forbid your significant other from buying fish at the supermarket.
To the ally cats it would go
Don
