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May 29th, 2008, 02:11 PM
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  | Twin 15 liter tanks Hi everyone, Could you please recommend places that sell twin 15 liter steel tank set ups? I live in Singapore, where everyone uses aluminum tanks and my familiarity is with US steel tanks (having previously lived and dove there). I would need a retailer who is willing to ship tanks to Singapore. Thank you in advance.
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May 29th, 2008, 03:24 PM
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| Quote: (Originally Posted by sasdasdaf)  Hi everyone, You could try Nina at Underwater Explorers Ltd Could you please recommend places that sell twin 15 liter steel tank set ups? I live in Singapore, where everyone uses aluminum tanks and my familiarity is with US steel tanks (having previously lived and dove there). I would need a retailer who is willing to ship tanks to Singapore. Thank you in advance. regards
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May 30th, 2008, 05:54 AM
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| The Underwater Explorers website doesn't seem to have 15L tanks for sale. Anyone?
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May 30th, 2008, 07:23 AM
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| Quote: (Originally Posted by sasdasdaf) The Underwater Explorers website doesn't seem to have 15L tanks for sale. Anyone? Terrance - I can help you. Drop me a line. But why do you want 15s they are horrible
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May 30th, 2008, 08:03 AM
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| graham - sending you an e-mail. to be honest, i am only familiar with US steel tanks. 15L sounds like a good size for tech 2 level dives. but i don't know anything about their shape, buoyancy characteristics, etc.
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May 30th, 2008, 08:52 AM
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| Quote: (Originally Posted by sasdasdaf) graham - sending you an e-mail. to be honest, i am only familiar with US steel tanks. 15L sounds like a good size for tech 2 level dives. but i don't know anything about their shape, buoyancy characteristics, etc. Very hard to trim, the diameter is as same as 16, 18, 20 but they are quite shorter. I have D16 which are much, much better then 15. If you can handle D18 it's even better choice. Both are usually slightly positive when empty or close to neutral. |
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May 30th, 2008, 09:27 AM
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| graham has talked me out of twin 15s due to their buoyancy characteristics. thanks everyone.
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May 30th, 2008, 11:45 AM
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| Trimming 15's Hi, can't comment on the 16's & they might well be the beter bottle, but I dived quite a bit in 15's for a while & didn't find trimming them an issue at all - & they do have a fantastic capacity. My only issue would have been when getting kitted up in that, since the bottles are shorter, you have to lean back a bit to have the bottles resting on a bench otherwise your back has to take the strain - not great admittedly. When Rich Walker came over to Ireland to do our fundamentals, the above 15's were the set of doubles I lent him for the course & they looked part of him in the water - hardly any trim issues there! My experience on 15's FWIW. best
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May 30th, 2008, 12:30 PM
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| while I have not tried 15s, a comparison was drawn to 95s, which are common tanks in the US. some people like them, but i find them short and they make me go head down. thanks for the input.
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