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Re: lv-ab: Scuba

From: Bob Dryer (no email)
Date: Mon Sep 17 2001 - 07:27:32 EDT

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    Any suggestions as to suction cups and the like? I have the standard
    pair of cups connected by a plastic bar, but find they don't do a very
    good job of keeping me in place while I clean the bottom.

     wrote:
    >
    > I used to dive a lot in the 70's & 80's, was a member of a local scuba search
    > & rescue team, etc. I have not dived in quite awhile & had disposed of my
    > gear. I went to a dive shop a few daysago & picked up a used tank & regulator
    > so that I can clean my boat. The tank had just been hydro'd & inspected but
    > it had decals saying"enriched air" on it. The owner asked if I was qualified
    > for enriched, I said no, I've never used it. So, he let most of it out
    > refilled it, but said it has about 35% enriched in it, and not to go below
    > 100' with the mixture. I assume it is partly pure oxygen?
    >
    > Another twist, no more 'J' valves. Pressure gauges only.
    >
    > Fred Fraim
    > S/V Walking Tide
    > Baltimore, Md.
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