Portable Underwater scuba tanks

I've got a lot of scuba gear that I really should unload as I doubt I'll be diving much if any in the future. Get in touch with me after you take the class. I even have 4 tanks and a pony that have been stored indoors and should pass hydrostatic and VIP. All my gear was top shelf in its day and was kept well serviced.
 
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Originally posted by Bill D.

I've got a lot of scuba gear that I really should unload as I doubt I'll be diving much if any in the future. Get in touch with me after you take the class. I even have 4 tanks and a pony that have been stored indoors and should pass hydrostatic and VIP. All my gear was top shelf in its day and was kept well serviced.

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Will do and thanks.
 
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Originally posted by Bill D.

I'm with NC on this, a pony bottle and regulator. That was mu backup air when diving solo. It was strapped to my main tank. When doing the boat I used a backpack and not a BC to carry the pony. Regardless take a scuba course because you will, at some point you will go deeper than just a few feet under the boat, be glad you did. It all seems simple, and mostly it is, but there are real dangers.

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I'm the same way. Shallow (less than, I don't know, maybe ten fifteen feet, I've never set a hard limit for myself) - I'm using a plastic backplate with a steel tank and managing buoyancy between my lungs and my drysuit, and huffing on an old Poseidon Cyklon that I'm pretty sure is older than I am. Bomb-proof regulator, though - very, very, very unlikely to fail me underwater, even if I use it as a hammer above the surface. Purge button terrifies me because it moves more CFM than those t-shirt cannons at sporting venues, but it'll still fail safe. Love that regulator, just can't afford to sell my soul for the modern version. NOT cheap nowadays.

So all that said, if I needed a "go check something out under the boat" rig? Pony tank, or even a repurposed paintball tank, pick up a $20 Cyklon first and second stage on eBay, find a dive shop with an old guy on staff that knows where the old parts are, and replace the diaphragm and seals. Use a normal pick for the circlip around the purge button, not a large fish hook. Trust me. Get used to purging it yourself - second stage runs at a significantly higher pressure than any other.
 
" Shallow (less than, I don't know, maybe ten fifteen feet, I've never set a hard limit for myself) - I'm using a plastic backplate with a steel tank " -NC

Yessir! It's also my rig for freeing a anchor hung up on one of our artificial reefs down here. Quick trip down the anchor line and back up it to the boat.
 
Now that's funny, but probably not at the time. I had a friend spearfishing with me and he shot a AJ (amberjack) but failed to stone it. We were diving on a small tug whose wheelhouse was still pretty much intact as far as the framing went. Anyway the dang AJ went straight in and buddy holding on for dear life. Of course the dang tug has mono lines all over it where people had fish break off. What do ya do when there's blood, slit, and a thrashing fish on the line. Yep, ditch the gear, swim in and rip his gills out, drag him back out, and don your gear. I always seemed to get the fun jobs....

BTW-- You're tougher than me. I like the nice warm water of the gulf where I often would dive in a t-shirt and bathing suit.
 
I have a few dive stories that weren't much fun. Most of my dives were in Okinawa
 
Only one thing to remember when breathing compressed air, “breath continuously” - Do Not hold your breath! You can cause a a lung overexpansion injury when surfacing from only 4’ of water.
 
Mr Anchor:
If you are coming down to your boat this weekend, or anytime as we are liveaboards, stop by our boat (Harmony, 5 slips to your starboard at Dauntless on E dock) and I can show you both and let you decide. I have a spare air and a 80 cu foot tank with a 50' foot hose. The tank set up is the best, any labored breathing and the spare air gets consumed in minutes.
If you are diving soon you can borrow either one and decide for yourself. The 80 cu ft. tank fills the spare air in seconds. The full 80 cu ft tank floats and you do not need a BC. I Just throw the tank in the water and pull it with a tether on my belt. If I am doing any diving other than under my boat I put the tank in my tender and slide overboard. I never go below 20 feet either. No decompression issues.
 
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Mr Anchor:
If you are coming down to your boat this weekend, or anytime as we are liveaboards, stop by our boat (Harmony, 5 slips to your starboard at Dauntless on E dock) and I can show you both and let you decide. I have a spare air and a 80 cu foot tank with a 50' foot hose. The tank set up is the best, any labored breathing and the spare air gets consumed in minutes.
If you are diving soon you can borrow either one and decide for yourself. The 80 cu ft. tank fills the spare air in seconds. The full 80 cu ft tank floats and you do not need a BC. I Just throw the tank in the water and pull it with a tether on my belt. If I am doing any diving other than under my boat I put the tank in my tender and slide overboard. I never go below 20 feet either. No decompression issues.

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Thanks Tom. I may stop in next weekend. Hopefully they pull the boat soon. It’s there for painting.
 
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