{"id":3609,"date":"2015-02-24T00:10:49","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T07:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3609"},"modified":"2015-02-24T00:10:49","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T07:10:49","slug":"the-second-retro-macho-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3609","title":{"rendered":"The Second Retro-Macho Dive"},"content":{"rendered":"

February 21, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having successfully tested Joe’s retro equipment, and setting the depth record for the regulator at 74 feet, it was now his turn for the dive.<\/p>\n

I needed to get back into my truck to get my own gear.<\/p>\n

I wish I had my keys in easier access, because I now had to peel my newly acquired wetsuit off to get my keys and squeeze back into the thing – the entire process was more strenuous than the last dive.<\/p>\n

\"Joe<\/p>\n

Joe was going to do an ultra-macho retro dive – no pressure gauge, no BC jacket and the double hose that I just tested that has no auxiliary second stage – this is how Mike Nelson from Sea Hunt<\/em> did all his dives.<\/p>\n

I was actually a little nervous, because I would have to deal with any issues that he had, but I had full confidence that he knew what he was doing.<\/p>\n

As we were walking down, Joe said, “You are only going to hold the depth record for about an hour.”<\/p>\n

The dive plan was to go down the shelf, hit depth and then angle over to the “Crab Shack” before heading back in.<\/p>\n

The “Crab Shack” is a bunch of stacked cinder blocks in about 65 feet.<\/p>\n

We made an easy entry and swam out just a little ways before we descended.<\/p>\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #488<\/p>\n

Dove with Joe R.<\/p>\n

Veterans Park, Redondo Beach, CA<\/p>\n

In With: 2800 psi
\nOut With: 1400 psi, I think
\nMax depth: 85 feet
\nWaves: Flat
\nVisibility: 15 feet plus
\nWater Temperature: 59 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 64 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: About 25 minutes<\/p>\n

I followed Joe.<\/p>\n

\"Macho<\/p>\n

I was so glad I was in my own equipment.<\/p>\n

Some divers complain that my gear is “old” and maybe it is, but it is not obsolete.<\/p>\n

\"Macho<\/p>\n

Joe was a little under weighted and had a hard time staying down, but he made it to the shelf and down to 85 feet.<\/p>\n

Yeah, he was now the record holder for depth with that ancient regulator.<\/p>\n

Fuck! <\/p>\n

If we were having a contest, I may have pushed it a little deeper!<\/p>\n

I had asked Joe if Lloyd Bridges of Sea Hunt<\/em> may have breathed through that regulator.<\/p>\n

He said, “It is quite possible, he filmed it in the area and it is contemporary with the period.”<\/p>\n

We did the dive plan successfully.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, no more underwater pictures came out.<\/p>\n

Joe must have iron lungs; he went deeper and lasted longer on that regulator that I had described in my previous post as “It was like taking a drag off a hookah with a clogged bowl.”<\/p>\n

We made an easy exit after surfacing at 15 feet.<\/p>\n

\"Lloyd
\nThe regulator looks very simple…<\/em><\/p>\n

\"A
\nUpon Joe opening it, I realized how simple is really is… a big diaphragm with a little trigger mechanism the size of a match book that opened up an air valve the size of a pen top.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Diving
\nThis shirt says it all!<\/em><\/p>\n

Debriefing with the King Of beers ensued.<\/p>\n

I may be doing a repeat of my trip to Albania presentation for Dive N Surf.<\/p>\n

I also learned, contrary to what I have been told about “modern equipment,” that when you turn your air on, always point your gauges to the ground.<\/p>\n

Someone was almost blinded when the pressure gauge exploded and threw glass everywhere.<\/p>\n

I have also been told that I need to post more.<\/p>\n

Thank you Joe for the great diving experience!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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