25' air hose

[Doghouse]

I am looking for an extra long air hose that I can rig for cleaning under my boat without having to lug everything down with me. Just looking to go overboard with the reg, suction cup, and scraper.
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<DIV>I found one place $153 OUCH! Is that normal, or marked up a bit...? (not from scuba toys)</DIV>
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[mike_s]

Divers Supply has a 40' hose for $65 bucks. It's a hooklah hose, which feeds their 2nd stage regulators. I would imagine the connections are the same at least on the 2nd stage end as your reg, but I'd verify first.
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<DIV>http://www.divers-supply.com/AIR-LINE-40FT-HOSE-EXTENSION-p/ajs0007.htm</DIV>
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<DIV>Scuba.com has regulator hoses that long, but they ain't cheap either.</DIV>
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[awap]

How about this: http://cgi.ebay.com/50-Foot-Scuba-Octopus-Regulator-Hose-LP-250-PSI_W0QQitemZ120139817315QQihZ002QQcategoryZ16056Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[mike_s]

Originally Posted by ReefHound

If the Hookah hose doesn't have the right fittings,
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<DIV>I was concerned it might not have the right fittings.</DIV>
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<DIV>how about connect 3 or 4 7' hoses together with connectors. TDL has the connectors. They also have a 50' hose. </DIV>
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<DIV>Maybe ScubaToys does too. Just because it isn't on the website doesn't mean they don't have it. </DIV>
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<DIV>oh man... talk about adding too many "points of failure" by doing that.
Dangerous....</DIV>
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<DIV>(I really don't think you'd do that but were just thinking out loud there...)</DIV>

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<DIV>oh man... talk about adding too many "points of failure" by doing that.
Dangerous....</DIV>
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<DIV>(I really don't think you'd do that but were just thinking out loud there...)</DIV>[/QUOTE]
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<DIV>Sure, hose end (hardware) connections and o-rings are potential failure points but let's put some sense of quantification on them. If those failure points were a serious problem "safe" divers would all be diving unbalanced pistons 1sts and metal cased classic downstream 2nds to minimize o-rings or maybe an integrated octo/inflator to eliminate those unnecessary hose end connections.</DIV>
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<DIV>IMHO,"dangerous" and "idiotic are just not the right words. What kind of regs are you diving? BTW, I dive long hoses but they are all made from 2 connected shorter hoses because I needed a little more length than 5 feet and had plenty of shorter hoses.</DIV>

[mike_s]

[quote=ReefHound]

Originally Posted by mike_s
<DIV>oh man... talk about adding too many "points of failure" by doing that.
Dangerous....</DIV>
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<DIV>(I really don't think you'd do that but were just thinking out loud there...)</DIV>[/QUOTE

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<DIV>Mike, we're talking about cleaning the bottom ofa boat. It's not like jumping in the water with a second stage on a 50' hose in one hand and a scrub brush in the other is DIR. </DIV>
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<DIV>Good point.</DIV>
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<DIV>Though boat cleaning is not DIR, just wait, it'll be a PADI speciality soon!</DIV>

[mike_s]

(is there an echo in here on the post? looks to me like my post and Reefhounds had the same line echo'd in the quoted part and in our reply?

[awap]

I think there is a cockroach running around in the quote reply routine.

[Jason]

doghouse,
Im curious what you will be using to compensate for buoyancy?

[Doghouse]

<DIV>Thanks for the suggestions!</DIV>
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<DIV>I only need it to scrub the prop, and change zincs. I also will use it to inspect the hull. </DIV>
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<DIV>As far as the air gauge not being neer, or the danger of entanglement, that is what my buddy is for. </DIV>
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<DIV>She will be watching the gauge and if I get into trouble, she is there to call for assistance. </DIV>