Posts by Don Paul

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Quote from Wishihadgills

    I love those golden grouper. Definitely a bucket list fish. Awesome pics Don. I agree with Judah there needs to be a book.


    My Mexican fishermen friends told me they are bad luck to take, I don't mess with them.
    I have tons of images,video, trip logs and big sea story's. I plan on taking a writing course when I retire, than do a book someday.
    One more of my Ford 1 ton dive van, ex wife and Rob, a long way from civilization. The truck made 300k miles before I rebuilt it,painted it white, and gave it to a Mexican family.
    Cheers, Don

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Quote from Dan

    Awesome trip/pics. The colors of the old photos always make me feel nostalgic.


    I thought you're about 6ft tall Don, if so your friend has to be bigger than 6'9"?


    I was 5'' 11'' then, you might be right, the poor bastard had to duck under most door frames, but he could out swim a boat.^^ Broke every pair of fins I every procured for him.


    Cheers, Don

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    I took my first dive boat out of the garage after being bagged up for 10 years. I bought this Zodiac GT Mark 1(11'6'') in 1982 and used her on a few adventures in Tahiti with a 18hp outboard. Later, I bought a new 25hp Johnson,stowed a motorcycle battery for the VHF radio, and took her 26 miles West to Catalina Island for overnight weekends. God ! standing next to her now I realized I was flecking nuts.:S The deck was just cooler, dive gear, and fuel tanks. The craziest crossing was from Bahia San Francisquito, to the steep rock island called Isla San Pedro Matir, 31miles to the east. My friend Robin and I put 3 6gal cans of fuel on the deck and left at 6am.
    Within 5 miles of the Island, we saw a swirling water funnel in the blue and the wind started blowing about 40 knots West to the mainland, we both lashed to the tubes and surfed huge white caps back to the our fish camp.:S By the time we made it back a full on Chubasco (storm) had whipped up and we saw a 10 foot dingy flying 75 feet over the bay. our tents soon followed and were drug back the 1/4 mile to the beach.
    We deflated Breathless and stowed her in my '' Baja van. That night 4 of us spent the night with the boat
    thinking any minute the truck is going to get blown over on it's side, what a night...Baja in Oct.
    I'll try to find some pics.Cheers, Don

  • Speargun names

    Guinevere had green eyes Like yours, mi'lady like yours
    When she'd walk down through the garden In the morning after it rained
    Guinevere drew pentagrams Like yours, mi'lady like yours
    Late at night when she thought That no one was watching at all
    She shall be free
    As she turns her gaze, down the slope To the harbor where I lay
    Anchored for a day
    Guinevere had golden hair Like yours, mi'lady like yours
    Streaming out when we'd ride Through the warm wind down by the bay
    Yesterday
    Seagulls circle endlessly I sing in silent harmony We shall be free

    CROSBY & NASH


    Cheers, Don

  • one for dan

    Steve, I have some Ti roller bits I made for my old Tiputa in 85 ...now the bad news.;) The ex has them in a box of my vintage gun parts she's been looking for, for over a year. Yesterday I told her I'm getting married in April and I don't think she is in a good mood.;)


    I have some Ti plate and rod I can gift you if you want to build a Ti clone of the one you have.


    Cheers, Don

  • Speargun names

    Hurry delete this post before some guy copy and pastes it for your wife to see.;)^^.....Oh wait this is not WeirdBoard your ok.:)



    Cheers, Don

  • Slim Line Gun

    What a artist and craftsmen your are:toast::toast: I love the texture on the handle, looks like a yank ''football'' skin.


    The muzzle reminds me of a gun I drew plans of in the eighty's but haven't built yet, hope to have my boy help me.


    Cheers, Don