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Regulators - Hose Protectors

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Hose protectors are those funny rubbery tubes that fit over the ends of your air hoses. Their purpose is to prevent the hose from being bent sharply at the connector, which will eventually cause it to fail. However, they are practically impossible to put on. Here's a hint that makes it easy:

Soak the hose protector for a few minutes in not-quite-boiling water. This will make it much more soft and pliable. Then fish it out and jam it onto the hose quickly before it cools and hardens. Be careful not to get water in the hose orifice. Maybe I'm slow, but it took me quite a while to figure out this simple trick.

Some people claim that hose protectors promote corrosion of the metal hose fittings beneath. My experience is that if you clean your gear properly after every dive, this is not an issue, and in any case, the soft rubber of the hose is far more at risk than the hard stainless steel of the connector.

Another use for a hose protector is as a cap for a spear point.

u12 - AWOIS 7509

FE312SS/88 -- OPR-C121-WH-88; WHILE SEARCHING FOR AWOIS ITEM 1634, TWO SIDE-SCAN SONAR CONTACTS WERE LOCATED AND IDENTIFIED AS WRECKAGE (ALSO REFERENCE ITEM 7508); AN OBSTRUCTION (SSS CONTACT NO. 379.6S) WAS FOUND; DIVER LEAST DEPTH OF 36 FT. IN PRESENT SURVEY DEPTHS OF 38 FT.; REMAINS OF A PORTION OF A KEEL OF A METAL HULLED VESSEL; VESSEL WAS LYING INVERTED WITH THE KEEL EXPOSED; PORTION OF MIDSECTION OF VESSEL WAS VISIBLE; ENTIRE STRUCTURE WAS COATED WITH ANTI-FOULING PAINT; 45 FT. WIDE AT THE BEAM, 37 FT. AT THE NORTHERN END AND 18 FT. LONG; SOUTHERN END OF SITE WAS BENT AND TWISTED; HULL STOOD APPROXIMATELY 3 FT. OFF THE BOTTOM AT THE NORTHERN END, AND A SAND SCOUR AT THE SOUTHERN END EXPOSED APPROXIMATELY 6-8 FT. OF THE WRECK (3-4 FT. BELOW THE SURROUNDING BOTTOM). (ENTERED MSM 10/89)

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