Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:29 pm
Thanks for posting the pictures Bryan. This will be my standard vintage set up. They have the US Divers solid bar manifold and reserve (thanks to SeaRat for the pull rod) and the US Divers military bands and harness. The bands and harness are available for both 6.9 and 7.25 diameter tanks. I bought them from Mar-Vel in New Jersey and they usually have a couple sets in stock. The harness is very adjustable so you can get the tanks right where you want them. The regulator is a US Divers Royal Aqua Master (circa 1971) that I bought from Dan at Vintage Scuba Supply. I had a long yoke installed by Bryan so I can use the banjo fitting and a SPG. There is a LP adapter on the hookah attachment and I installed a Sherwood Shadow Plus Octo/inflator so I could have second air and BC inflation on one hose. I had to get a 39" hose since the hookah attachment is on the right side and must come around to the left side to attach to my Sunfish. I have used the setup on my other set of doubles and it works well. If you don't use the inflator then the octo can attach to the right side of the BC, and as someone said on another forum, your inflator becomes CO2!
John
John Lundy
NAVED Member #135
First dive in 1959, Voit 72 cuft tank and back pack, USD
Mistral regulator, Voit mask and Voit Viking fins.