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Discussion of diving methods and equipment available prior to the development of BCDs beyond the horse collar. This forum is dedicated to the pre-1970 diving.
h2operations
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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Tue May 07, 2019 5:10 pm

Bronze06 wrote:
Tue May 07, 2019 4:01 am
h2operations wrote:
Mon May 06, 2019 10:33 pm
Very Nice Collection! If you had ( God Forbid) to get rid of all but one, which one would you keep? Just curious.
REALLY???? Vintage or modern....lol! I would keep the Kraken.
Really!!!! Vintage so the Kraken does not count as your answer. I am finding each one has it's own feel to them. Just curious ???

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Vancetp
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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Tue May 07, 2019 5:12 pm

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Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:28 am
FINALLY! Finished up my 1963 C-2 Dacor "Clipper" with all orignal nice shape hoses, tinnermans and new hp diaphragm from Rob at the Scuba Museum. Definitely a little more involved rebuilding than either US Divers or Voit. Works and breaths great, especially with the patent "Dial A Breath" feature available ONLY from DACOR! :D :D :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :mrgreen:
Nice! I like these a lot, and have had 3 recently. I have one left that I'm currently posting on eBay. They are said to be rare, but I'm not sure how rare.

Diaphragms and other parts are not plentiful for these. Hoses and mouthpieces (esp non-return valves) are becoming really difficult to find. FYI: I discovered that the neoprene hoses Dan sells are a good fit for the Dacor 1 1/4" mouthpieces, since they are so tight on 1 1/2" mps. I have used them a couple of times with very good results.

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Bronze06
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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Thu May 23, 2019 7:00 am

h2operations wrote:
Tue May 07, 2019 5:10 pm
Bronze06 wrote:
Tue May 07, 2019 4:01 am
h2operations wrote:
Mon May 06, 2019 10:33 pm
Very Nice Collection! If you had ( God Forbid) to get rid of all but one, which one would you keep? Just curious.
REALLY???? Vintage or modern....lol! I would keep the Kraken.
Really!!!! Vintage so the Kraken does not count as your answer. I am finding each one has it's own feel to them. Just curious ???
Sorry about not getting back. I would keep my Blue can 50 Fathom!
"Where'd ya get that ol' thang, don't cha' know them thare things ill kill ya!"

Live From the Red Sea,

Russ

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Vancetp
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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:57 pm

Bronze06 wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:27 pm
And some more. And this constitutes about 30% of the sub-surface fleet.
You call that obsessive??? This is just MOST of my Healthways regs:
ImageIMG_5034 by Vancetp, on Flickr
And you're right. I need more Deluxes....

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Bronze06
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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:27 pm

DAMN!!!!
"Where'd ya get that ol' thang, don't cha' know them thare things ill kill ya!"

Live From the Red Sea,

Russ

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Vancetp
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Re: Vintage Equipment Photo Section

Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:12 pm

Got a few more now. 5 DivAirs, 3 Deluxes, 10 Scubas. 3 GLs. Some of the pictured ones are gone, and a few more added . It's a lifestyle.

I also have some modded hybrid regs that include balanced HW valves with Conshelf guts and GL type venturi mods in Mistral boxes with DBEs. Great performers!

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