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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 96 10:33:42 EST
From: "Andrew Cohen" <Andrew_Cohen@cc*.ss*.nm*.go*>
To: lungs@ic*.ne*, techdiver@terra.net
Subject: Re[4]: inflatable surface marker buoy
     

In the last few minutes two people from the UK told me that they are availible 
in any dive shop in England.
Andy Cohen
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Thanks Andy, I think I going to call Billy.
     
At 09:38 AM 4/17/96 EST, you wrote:
>     I found out that it is manufactured by AP Valves in England. It is 
>     unavailible in the states, as far as I can tell. I finally  reached 
Billy Deans; he said he used to sell them, but he can't seem to get them 
any more.
>     Andy
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>Andrew,
>This is great item you have mentioned.  If you can please keep me informed 
>on were to get this product, if you get any direct answers.  I am trying 
>also down by me.  If I get any news I will keep you informed.
   
>At 01:46 PM 4/16/96 EST, you wrote:
>>     I am looking for a surface marker buoy that can be deployed by a diver 
>>     at depth, like a liftbag, will stand up on the surface like a safety 
>>     sausage, and will stay inflated.  I want to use it in conjunction with 
>>     an upline. 
>>     
>>     Billy Deans showed me a surface marker that looked like a heavy duty 
>>     safety sausage.  It had a flapper valve at the base that allowed a 
>>     diver to inflate it at depth with a puff from a regulator, and then 
>>     remained inflated after it'd deployed on an upline.  It was bright red 
>>     and more easily spotted from a chase boat than a liftbag.
>>     
>>     Does anyone know where these things are sold? Billy mentioned that his 
>>     was of European manufacture.  (I'd ask him, but the guy is as hard to 
>>     catch as smoke).
>>     Andy Cohen

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