All; sorry to spoil the party but my ali cylinder failed on me and today
on my dive boat another one did. The system is great but we need decent
cylinders for it.
Any one else had problems?
In message <31774AA1@uk*.uk*.se*.co*>, "David Shimell (shimell)"
<shimell@se*.co*> writes
>
>All
>
>I wrote:
>>I use the Advanced Diving Product's Delayed Surface
>>Marker Buoy.  This has an inflation cylinder ...
>snip
>
>The address of ADP is (a typical long winded British address):
>
>Advanced Diving Products
>Unit 4
>Abbotsford Farm
>Blackberry Lane
>Four Marks
>Hampshire
>GU34 5BN
>UK
>
>Tel +44 1420 561558
>Fax +44 1420 561558 (the same)
>
>Unfortunately, they do *NOT* sell to the public directly.  The address   
>given recently (I forget by whom) - 63-65 Twyford Road, Eastleigh,   
>Hampshire, SO50 4ZG,UK - is for Sub Aqua Products *NOT* ADP.  However,   
>they do distribute ADP's products to Joe Public.
>
>Apologies for the bandwidth but I thought that this may avoid   
>transatlantic phone calls and confusion.
>
>Dave Shimell
>shimell@se*.co*
> ----------
>From:  David Shimell (shimell)
>Sent:  17 April 1996 17:31
>To:  techdiver
>Subject:  RE: inflatable surface marker buoy
>
>Andy
>
>I use the Advanced Diving Product's Delayed Surface Marker Buoy.  This   
>has an inflation cylinder (0.2 or 0.4 litres can't remember) that can be   
>recharged from your main cylinder (A clamp fitting).  The bag is reddish   
>and pear shaped.  The SMB has the disadvantage of being slightly bulky   
>but is extremely quick and safe to operate.  This price is about 85 UK   
>Pounds.  ADP also sell an emergency SMB (small sausage shape in red or   
>green) that is inflated with a small soda syphon type cartridge.  We   
>carry these in case to signal the surface in the case of an emergency or   
>if the primary SMB fails.  Cost UKP 40.  I can get you the name and   
>address of the company if this is needed.
>
>The other delayed SMB that I like is sold by AP Valves.  This is a red   
>sausage filled by air gun or regulator.  Stands up well and has an   
>excellent self sealing base - so much so that a over pressure/dump valve   
>is fitted.  Cost about UKP 30.
>
>AP Valves
>Parker Diving Ltd
>Water-Ma-Trout Industrial Estate
>Helston
>Cornwall
>TR13 0LW
>UK
>
>Tel +44 1326 561040
>Fax +44 1326 573605
>
>Dave Shimell
>shimell@se*.co*
>
> ----------
>From:  owner-techdiver[SMTP:owner-techdiver@terra.net]
>Sent:  16 April 1996 13:46
>To:  techdiver
>Subject:  inflatable surface marker buoy
>
>     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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