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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 09:47:45 -0400
From: Katherine Irvine <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Organization: DIR
To: Maggie <mmowens@pa*.co*>
CC: "Techdiver@Aquanaut. Com" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Subject: Re: Staging 40's (was Re: Modified DIR-Ocean)
The 40's are moved forward to breathe them. I have no idea what is on
the GUE page, the way I do it is on the WKPP page. NO , the 40's are not
back clipped when in the nose position.


Maggie wrote:
> 
> At 10:09 AM 7/11/99 -0400, Katherine Irvine wrote:
> >40's float butt up - clip the nose to your hip ring - they will behave
> >perfectly.
> 
> <>
> 
> George, please excuse my abject stupidity and my need for a more detailed
> explanation -- I am still learning. I am currently staging al 40's (and
> have noticed, as you pointed out, that they float butt up).
> When you say "clip the nose to your hip ring," do you mean that the bottom
> of the bottle is not clipped anywhere at all? How long, then, should the
> regulator hose be on the bottle so I can breathe from it normally?
> 
> On a related topic (now that I have your ear), I am about to re-rig my
> stage bottles with SS clips. They are currently rigged with a strap running
> down the length of the bottle with a clip at each end, as shown in the
> diagram at http://www.gue.com/equipment/tanks-4.html. What is the purpose
> of the strap? Would it be incorrect to simply attach the bottom clip to the
> hose clamp by a piece of cave line or thick bungee and attach the top clip
> with cave line or bungee around the neck and omit the strap? Could you
> please explain?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> ----------
> Maggie, who seems to be a northeast-wreck-diving-geek and boat monkee
> mmowens@pa*.co*
> http://www.panix.com/~mmowens


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