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YES ! this is what we use for in water oxygen .....one thing to watch out for on the way to and from the dive site if the 300 cubic foot bottles are up in the bow in racks ..the gauges that come on the regulator are not water proof or spray resistant so when you throw a few tons of spray onto the deck you will mess up the rig . it has to be stowed inside during transit .. janet bieser wahoo web page http://www.wahoo2001.com On Mon, 15 Dec 1997 13:33:15 -0500 s_lindblom@mo*.co*.co* (Steve Lindblom) writes: >If your boat is big enough that you want a heavy-duty solution, >consider a >industrial/medical reg with the CGA 580 fitting, They've got a couple >advantages over a scuba 1st - you don't have to get your O2 >transfilled >into Scuba tanks, they are adjustable so you can tweak the IP >depending to >compensate for depth, and they usually have enough capacity to handle >several divers. > >The regs are pretty expensive new, but common enough used that you >shouldn't have to pay much for one. The only thing to watch out for is >it >should go up to 160 psi or thereabouts, to match the IP requirement of >the >dive 2nd stage(s) - most O2 welding regs don't go high enough. > >For the hose(s), you can use a standard long SCUBA hose with an NPT >adaptor >on the reg end, or have a custom hose made up with the right fittings >on >each end. > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to >`techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to >`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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