eebygum
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Does anybody have experience of using the cheaper Spare Air systems similar to the one below for quick underwater maintenance ? Are they practical for a 5 min diving job at less than 2 metres ?
https://amzn.eu/d/1uFRLoc
My shaft anode came loose last week and started spinning around the prop. After several attempts I managed to dive down and saw through the loose holding bolts with a junior hacksaw to get it off (to avoid damaging the cutlass bearing and P bracket).
It’s still bloody cold here in the Irish Sea even with a wetsuit, so I’m not sure I have the diving fitness to spend a long time tackling the harder task of attaching the new shaft anode with the fiddly Allen key bolts. But it could be possible using something like the a Spare Air assistance.
It’s certainly cheaper than a £250+ lift out into the slings for an hour. I’m looking at drying out options too but there are not many here in the Menai Straits for a 1.85m fin keel.
Thanks in advance for any reviews.In respect to safety feedback I have had scuba diving training with tanks.
https://amzn.eu/d/1uFRLoc
My shaft anode came loose last week and started spinning around the prop. After several attempts I managed to dive down and saw through the loose holding bolts with a junior hacksaw to get it off (to avoid damaging the cutlass bearing and P bracket).
It’s still bloody cold here in the Irish Sea even with a wetsuit, so I’m not sure I have the diving fitness to spend a long time tackling the harder task of attaching the new shaft anode with the fiddly Allen key bolts. But it could be possible using something like the a Spare Air assistance.
It’s certainly cheaper than a £250+ lift out into the slings for an hour. I’m looking at drying out options too but there are not many here in the Menai Straits for a 1.85m fin keel.
Thanks in advance for any reviews.In respect to safety feedback I have had scuba diving training with tanks.