SEA HUNT LIVE! 2011

[USdiver]

Gentlemen,

Enjoy, and don't forget to post lots of pictures of your exploits. We all want to attend in spirit if not in person.

I had a VERY good day yesterday and scored not one, not two, but three Voit double hose regulators in complete and rebuildable original condition. They are: 1) a 1959 - 1960 VCR-5, Fifty Fathom single stage with blue metal body and chrome Tinnerman clamps, 2) a 1961 VCR-2, Fifty Fathom single stage with the satin (intake can) and chrome (exhaust can) body, and 3) a Black Label V-66 Navy, two stage, chrome body, made in France circa 1962 - 1963. All have their original hoses, mouthpieces, dust caps, etc, but the rubber is no longer useable. The Navy needs a re-chrome as well as a rebuild, so I'm sure that I'll be in touch with Dave as well as Bryan in the next few months. I'd like to get at least one of these beauties ready for Portage in August.

George

[kgehring]

Great find!

I will have a couple extra tanks for the Sea Hunt Cast if needed.

[Herman]

I am pleased to be able to attend this event as well. I spent the weekend tuning up my gear and getting my weights just right....things went great but I do think some folks at the quarry were wonderinng why I kept "cutting" my hose, blowing bubbles in mock distress and then putting it back together....I will have half a dozen or so cut hose adapters along if anyone wants them..

[Aileron]

I am pleased to be able to attend this event as well. I spent the weekend tuning up my gear and getting my weights just right....things went great but I do think some folks at the quarry were wonderinng why I kept "cutting" my hose, blowing bubbles in mock distress and then putting it back together....I will have half a dozen or so cut hose adapters along if anyone wants them..

I would have liked to have been a fly on the back window of their car on the drive home

I'd like to see how all you guys put the technical stuff together, after the show, of course. I don't want to spoil it!

[Bryan]

Pre SEA HUNT LIVE dive gathering at Ginnie Springs Wednesday!

http://ginniespringsoutdoors.com/dive.php

[Bryan]

Sea Hunt Live gets some press! Great article!

http://www.ocala.com/article/20110526/A ... 9837?tc=cr

[Bryan]

Kemps Cow dives Ginnie Springs in preparation for his U/W performance as Mike Nelson.

[Robohips77]

All is good in Silver Springs. Jerry has been investigating the local area once again and has located the motel that Mike Nelson stayed in 50 years ago in the" Lady in the Trunk" episode. Moo says the COW. He has pictures and rumor has it that he may go over and sleep in the same room that Mike Nelson slept in. Hope its not the same bed!!!!
Joe the neon signs are here and one is in the window! Fred Morrison memorial plaque is here also and will be at the meeting tomorrow night, Aileron, the triples are here also. Rumor has it Karl, Rick and Scuba Lady, from Indy are here. Hope to see them soon. Drift dive in Santa Fe was well worth the efforts!!!! Guess what room we are in.

[kgehring]

Yes the Indy trio arrived this morning and dropped the Divers Supply Indy trailer and left for some shopping and to visit a special friend nearby. He is on the road to recovery from cancer and we had a great meeting and dinner. Also bought 7 cool dive knives for scubamuseum.com! Got a line on several other vintage goodies that will be purchased in the near future for my museum.

[Bryan]

Day one of Sea Hunt Live was great! Lots of local media coverage, boats were full, lots of great underwater action. Here are a few topside pictures of today and the group at tonights gathering.

[SurfLung]

- Thanks so much for posting the pictures. I'm checking in almost hourly to see how its going... I watched Girl In a Trunk to see the motel Jerry is staying at!

[antique diver]

RE: TANK FILLING PHOTO...

I'm sure glad to see that someone else still fills their tanks in water to keep the pressure loss to a minimum! We seem to be in the minority these days, but I sure like the extra 200 psi that I end up with in my steels. Don't believe everything the chrome & glass dive "boutiques" tell you about that.

[crimediver]

Yeah, the law of physics is helpful getting a few more PSI. Just gotta be sure to keep the water out and everything is good. I hate being handed a set of hot tanks by the fill monkey.

[Bryan]

Jerry is staying at a 2005 model Holiday Inn Express.....Although we did spend a lot of time with Dottie "The Girl In The Trunk" herself over the past few days. I know there are a lot of pictures of her and the other original Sea Hunt cast that was at the event.

My Alkin W-31 ran 6.5 hours without stopping yesterday and filled all the singles, doubles and triples that could be thrown at it. Keeping them cool was a must!

Can't wait for folks to get all the video and photos out for everyone to see.

[SurfLung]

- I took the Mistral Sea Hunt Tribute regulator diving and it worked great. I pulled it out of my dive bag still wet and dirty from the lake to take this picture. You can still see some water drops and dirt in the corrugations... And, I have the mouthpiece on right side up!
- Since it IS my tribute to Sea Hunt , I thought it fitting to post this little test dive report here. I sure wish I was at Silver Springs diving this regulator with the Sea Hunt Live! crew!