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  • Kim Sleep
    Commander
    • Nov 2013
    • 329

    #16
    Originally posted by he who shall not be named

    things are starting to get out of hand!
    never.........!
    A man of true Frankenstinean proportions!!

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    • rwtdiver
      Vice Admiral
      • Feb 2019
      • 1768

      #17
      Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named

      Wrong branch of the Navy, Pal! I was a Torpedoman/submariner/diver, pal.

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      Keep pouring gasoline on that fire.

      David
      Hi David,

      Do these self contained items ring any bells with you!:-)

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      Right after I got out of the Navy, and joined the Fire Dept. This is the gear we had for our search and rescue teams! (Navy surplus at the time)

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      I was also a member of the Sheriff's dive team. this type of equipment took us right up to the early 60's! Good and bad memories!!

      Rob
      "Firemen can stand the heat"
      Perfection is our goal. Excellence will be tolerated"

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      • He Who Shall Not Be Named
        Moderator
        • Aug 2008
        • 12253

        #18
        Originally posted by rwtdiver

        Hi David,

        Do these self contained items ring any bells with you!:-)

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        Right after I got out of the Navy, and joined the Fire Dept. This is the gear we had for our search and rescue teams! (Navy surplus at the time)

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        I was also a member of the Sheriff's dive team. this type of equipment took us right up to the early 60's! Good and bad memories!!

        Rob
        "Firemen can stand the heat"
        Perfection is our goal. Excellence will be tolerated"
        Sure do, we called that old two-stage regulator the embolize-machine -- you rolled over on your back the over-pressure (difference between the regulator and your chest) slammed you with too much air) could damage your lungs. Looks like you were bequeathed the EOD version as I think that housing is non-magnetic. Did the Navy also off-load on you poor souls those humongous aluminum bottles as well? I think they were 90 cubic inches each. When I qualified as one of the two boat divers on the WEBSTER our dive locker had this gear as well as the old Jack-Brown surface supplied mask -- loved that one: simple, no comm's, and didn't put hardware in your yap.

        A young man's game.

        David
        Who is John Galt?

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        • rwtdiver
          Vice Admiral
          • Feb 2019
          • 1768

          #19
          Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named

          Sure do, we called that old two-stage regulator the embolize-machine -- you rolled over on your back the over-pressure (difference between the regulator and your chest) slammed you with too much air) could damage your lungs. Looks like you were bequeathed the EOD version as I think that housing is non-magnetic. Did the Navy also off-load on you poor souls those humongous aluminum bottles as well? I think they were 90 cubic inches each. When I qualified as one of the two boat divers on the WEBSTER our dive locker had this gear as well as the old Jack-Brown surface supplied mask -- loved that one: simple, no comm's, and didn't put hardware in your yap.

          A young man's game.

          David
          The Fire Dept. had 3 or 4 of the old 90's bottles, but they where steel. We used them because that's all we had. It was rough when we where called out to do a body retrieve in small ponds or lakes that where like swimming in mud and all kinds of hang up debris. Those bottles where just to big and heavy to work with.

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          When I joined the Sheriffs Dive team they went with all Scuba-Pro equipment. Some of the tanks where 80 cf size alum, with single hose single stage regulators.
          While in the service I did put in for UDT training, and as soon as I finished up boot I was on my way to the U.S. Naval Amphibious Base in Norfolk, Va.I got my transfer from Naval Reserve to regular Navy.

          Passed all my qualifications, and it was looking great! The one of the doctors the performed the physical found a slight heart valve issue! Well needless to say my career as a Navy Diver (UDT) was over.

          That's it! Enough about me! Now that I have found all you great people on this forum, and I am learning how to build Submarines. Life is GOOD.....

          Rob
          "Firemen can stand the heat"
          "Perfection is our goal. Excellence will be tolerated"

          PS: David what a great career and service to our country you had with the US Navy!!!

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          • He Who Shall Not Be Named
            Moderator
            • Aug 2008
            • 12253

            #20
            Originally posted by rwtdiver

            The Fire Dept. had 3 or 4 of the old 90's bottles, but they where steel. We used them because that's all we had. It was rough when we where called out to do a body retrieve in small ponds or lakes that where like swimming in mud and all kinds of hang up debris. Those bottles where just to big and heavy to work with.

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            When I joined the Sheriffs Dive team they went with all Scuba-Pro equipment. Some of the tanks where 80 cf size alum, with single hose single stage regulators.
            While in the service I did put in for UDT training, and as soon as I finished up boot I was on my way to the U.S. Naval Amphibious Base in Norfolk, Va.I got my transfer from Naval Reserve to regular Navy.

            Passed all my qualifications, and it was looking great! The one of the doctors the performed the physical found a slight heart valve issue! Well needless to say my career as a Navy Diver (UDT) was over.

            That's it! Enough about me! Now that I have found all you great people on this forum, and I am learning how to build Submarines. Life is GOOD.....

            Rob
            "Firemen can stand the heat"
            "Perfection is our goal. Excellence will be tolerated"

            PS: David what a great career and service to our country you had with the US Navy!!!
            Police and Sheriff diving is the worst. Body and evidence/gun searches in pure muck. It ain't like those make-believe CSI TV shows, is it?! My hat's off to you and the rest of your kind for doing that vital and mostly unappreciated work.

            David
            Who is John Galt?

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            • rwtdiver
              Vice Admiral
              • Feb 2019
              • 1768

              #21
              Originally posted by He Who Shall Not Be Named

              Police and Sheriff diving is the worst. Body and evidence/gun searches in pure muck. It ain't like those make-believe CSI TV shows, is it?! My hat's off to you and the rest of your kind for doing that vital and mostly unappreciated work.

              David
              Thank you David! Appreciate the kind words! Body retrieval was always the worst, because of the families waiting!
              Nice to able to share ones history with friends!! Now back to real the pleasure of our life, family and SUBMARINES!! Build on!!

              Rob
              "Firemen can stand the heat"
              "Perfection is our goal. Excellence will be tolerated"


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