Posts by Wishihadgills

Oceaner is a brand that a lot of competitive divers wear for competitions. They make competition specific suits and are similar to Orca. They are really nice but very expensive and fragile.

Is there a a reason you laminated the blank? My understanding was that paduk doesnt need to be laminated because its so hard.

Ill post a pick a friend of mine has. Its two hawaiian guys on a tandem surfboard. In the front they have a cooler a bunch of spearing gear and a flag. The two guys are looking in the water from the middle and on the back is a gas tank and a motor. Ill post it as soon as I get a hold of it.

Pictures would be a help but it doesnt seem like what your describing is too far off from a common rigging. The sliptip rests on the tip and there is a line that is tucked in between the loaded bands to hold it in place. Someone else may be able to explain it a little better though.

Good luck.

More like a large animal is raping them. Lol

We just got a big shipment of Rob Allen guns at Austins this morning. WE have tuna 1000 -1400 as well as a couple carbon barrel guns.

You wont be able to get a new biller of any decent length for under about 250 new and for about 70 dollars more you can get a Riffe. If your looking for a simple single band pipe gun it will be hard to beat a Rob Allen but good luck finding them. They have problems with their distributors in the US. A very good pipe gun is the beuchat mundial but its a little more expensive. Another option is the new Cressi Geronimo Elite. It has a really thin shaft but other than that its a pretty good gun and comes with a reel for about 350 ( not 100% about the price)

You should seriously look at the Riffe paduk series. Its identical to the competitor line but if roughly 100-150 dollars cheaper.

those are the terms for describing the weight of the fabric and the weave. the T400 and T700 are to the best of my knowledge the terms C4 uses. I dont know what the actual difference is and the pattern (weave) looks almost identical.

Just curious which carbon are those fins made of? The old carbon (T400) is supposed to be much less durable than the new carbon (T700) Just curious to see if the same problems are ocurring with the newer weave.

Good point. Do what Wood Guy said :).

I would say that as close to parallel with the tabs would be best. The enclosed track will hold the spear in place but any fraction of the band force that pulls the spear either up or down is a waste.

I just bought a new snorkel made by Mares. Its called the dual. It has a harder plastic "backbone" but the rest of the snorkel is a soft plastic. It also has a nice wide bore and a soft mouthpiece.

I just met Sterling and his wife at the PFI class I took. Small world.

BTW nice fish.

I heard from Don Paul this also works for latex bands and that it does help with UV resistance of amber bands. He did not mention the part about the oven so I dont know how that will affect the rubber (latex or silicon).

At Austin's dive shop in Miami. I dont think they have the rashguard but they have the 2.5mm suit and may be getting the rashguard this summer.

I dont know the full story but maybe Jon can fill in the details. From what I understood Jon had a problem with his US distributor (the person who ran the ulusub-usa.com website). As for the rashguard I cant find it on Jons website and if what Dan says has any validity I wont buy it. I need a god rashguard and would like to support a company that I have had a good experience with.

As for the spetton suit I like the pattern but seing it on the rack I think I agree with dan that it is a little too "loud." This may get toned down when it gets wet and at depth. The only other rashguard that I like is the Riffe. I dont chest load so a loading pad isnt a must.

I was hoping to see a Pursuit rashguard soon but that doesnt seem like an option for a while.

Where is that sold? I cant seem to find it on their website.

Quote from LunkerBuster

I have seen the rob Allen one and it is nice. Also the ulusub rashguard is top notch.

What ulusub rashguard are you referring to?

I like the look of individual holes. In a short gun they can be a problem because of the required space in between each band can cost some band stretch. The band slot is nice but only if you do not plan on changing the number of bands. For instance on the gun Im building I wanted to be able to use either 2 or 3 bands etc. If the slot isnt full the bands move a lot. PITA