Posts by hau

  • first pic try

    greekdiver,
    Por favor, what did I do wrong or not do that make the pics not show?
    Mucho gracias for completing the pic post for me.
    hau

  • iphone to forum pix

    Is it possible to take a picture with my iphone and post it here on the forum? I do not have a camera. If someone knows how to do this with an iphone please reply.
    Mucho gracias
    hau

  • Shore diving board

    Both the 15x15 and the 15x30 only in black at Bass Pro. I forgot to mention that the nets are in the ATV section and hard to find. I spent an hour trying to find the nets. The ATV section is near the water sports section. Also the manufacture of the nets is; Classic Accessories, Inc., Kent,WA USA 98032.
    Got the net on my board but I need a better way to attach it. I'll mess with the rigging after I see how it works a bucea or two.
    Gracias
    hau

  • Shore diving board

    I went out tonight and found the 15x30inch cargo bungee nets at BassPro shop/Outdoor World on 95 in Davie, Fl for $9. They also had 15x15 for $8. The 15x30 has 8 plastic hooks and the net is 3 inch squares. Looks perfect for me. Got to rig it onto my board now so I can try it out in the morning.
    Gracias Dan for the tip.
    hau


    PS, Vis this morning [11-5] was about the same as 11-3 off Hollywood, [25-30 vis in about 35fsw]. Seas were light. Almost no current in the morning. Water felt colder today.

  • Bi-lingualism in America

    This is a good thread for me. One of the reasons I am here is to help me learn spanish. When spearos write in spanish here I try to translate every word to help me learn spanish. Sort of like having spanish speaking spearos teach me spanish. Plus I learn the most important spanish words first, like tiburon and cerveza.:)
    hau

  • Speargun maintenance

    ivan lopez73,
    I agree with seahunter49. Do all he said. Also, I keep my bands out of the sunlight as much as possible to stop UV damage to the bands by storing the gun out of the sunlight as much as possible. At the end of the spearing day I like to throw all my gear in a fresh water tank to soak first while I clean fish, wash the boat, etc. Then I rinse off my gear with fresh water spray and then carry it into the air conditioned house to dry and store till the next spear trip. Hope this is helpful. Just my opinion.
    hau

  • life vest

    spearos,
    I am learning Spanish.
    I need help with Spanish translation of a manual inflation life vest I use. I want to say;


    never dive without a vest


    The vest I am talking about is this manual inflation life vest.
    http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/270281/377-710-4294967143-1204/712/Safety/Primary-Search/mode-matchallpartial/40/0?N=377-710-4294967143-1204&Ne=712&Ntt=Safety&Ntx=mode-matchallpartial&page=Branding&isLTokenURL=true&storeNum=8&subdeptNum=106&classNum=12387hau


    gracias
    hau

  • RA camera mount

    Tin Man,
    As always your design and productions are perfect. Your mount puts the camera in the perfect position IMHO. The barrel clamping system is also perfect to allow for adjustment of the camera height and to prevent any interference with the spear shaft or pulling the bands onto the shaft. Your camera mount is exactly what I need for a new UW camera I wanted to buy.
    Thank you for another perfect production just like your RA spike which works flawlessly. Please reply or PM me to let me know when I can get a camera mount for my RA and cost please.
    Mucho gracias
    hau


    nunca bucear solo
    nunca becear sin chaleco

  • Hola

    spearos,
    My name is hau. I was invited here and wanted to say mucho gracias. I am an old guy and have a long diving history and I love to freedive/spearfish.
    I would like to write in Spanish on this forum to help me to learn Spanish. Please remember that I do not speak/write Spanish when I make a word or spelling mistake and feel free to correct any and all my Spanish mistakes so I can learn faster. I have a Spanish speaking computer program that I will be using to help me to translate what I read and write. So please understand if my Spanish words come slow and sometimes wrong.
    So this forum is perfect for me. I can talk about my favorite subject of spearfishing and learn Spanish at the same time. Mucho gracias.
    hau


    nunca bucear solo
    nunca bucear sin un chaleco

  • Kayaks and spearfishing

    monster slayer,
    IMHO one of the most important improvements to my yak is the hobie cart. I don't know if you have a yak cart already. Seahunter49 has 2 in his pix above. {Nice yak seahunter49} I redesigned my hobie cart just for my application. I dive off Hollywood Beach and the sand is very soft and deep and my Hobie Adventure is very heavy after I load all my freedive gear in it. I bought the standard Hobie cart with hard rubber non inflatable tires and added 2 wheels to each side. My cart now has 3 wheels per side and goes right over very soft sand beaches fully loaded and never has a flat due to the hard rubber tires. Just my opinion. Let me know if I can help further.
    hau


    never dive alone
    never dive without a vest

  • Blackout survival tool

    spearos,


    Before I posted this I contacted 2 of the top prominent people associated with R&D of the Maas Automatic SWB Vest. Both answered positively and quickly. Thanks to both.
    I freedive/kayak alone [not smart] off Miami and have been worried about SWB since 1975. I am eager to buy the wonderful Anti-SWB Automatic Vest by Terry Maas [one of my spearfishing heros]. As I kayak I have been using a cheap [price] West Marine Manual Inflatable Comfort Series Type V vest to meet the boating regulations here in Florida. One day years ago I forgot to take this vest off before my first freedive of the day. As I was already in the water I just left the vest on and started my freedives. I had no problem diving with this vest 40-50fsw so I just kept wearing it while diving the rest of the day and have worn it every day diving since. I have blown this vest up by the tube while on the surface to rest and relax, etc. I was not sure that this manual inflate vest would work for SWB until last week when I must have passed out while freediving. I knew that I was a little to deep/to long and tried to get up but started going out about 10ft or so from the surface. I remember putting my hand on the manual inflate pull string and that is all I remember until I woke up on the surface. Then I got really scared when I realized must have passed out and dropped my gun and was lucky to be alive on the surface face up with the vest inflated.
    I am bothered knowing that this cheap manual inflate vest probably saved my life and that other spearos might have similar good outcomes if they knew of my experience. I would hate to read of another freedive SWB injury/death that could possibly be prevented by this $65. manaul vest that had worked for me.
    My conscious has forced me to write this. My sole intent is to do the right thing by informing other spearos. I do not want spearos to think that this $65. manual vest will save them from SWB. This manual vest is not designed for diving. This manual vest is not designed to prevent SWB. What I am saying is that this manual vest did work for me and that it is better than nothing. I am saying that I will never freedive again without a vest and will use this manual vest on every freedive until the Maas Automatic SWB Vest become available. Again, this manual vest is only better than nothing.
    I have no ties with anyone or company. Manual Inflatable Type V Suspender vests are manufactured/marketed by many companies. What I wrote is only my opinion and my experience and is written to inform only. CO2 inflatable vests have inherent dangers.
    Sorry this was so long. I hope what I wrote helps someone.
    Never dive alone.


    hau