Part 1 - Abalone Diving at Couta Rocks, West Coast Tasmania 2 October 1984 (PART 1 OF 4)

Abalone Diving and boats filmed at Couta Rocks, West coast of Tasmania, 2nd October 1984, filmed by Danny Neilson of Coastal Marine Somerset and Jon Holmes of Sport & Road Devonport. Filmed to show the new Yamaha outboards in working conditions. Several boats built by Henry Hobson and Sharkcats. (PART 1 OF 4)

[@mungbeanization]

Great footage man.

[@williamkerr3350]

Ah the old P.J dark blues and the Tally Hos, those were the days.

[@samtodd5746]

Gotta love the old 2 stroke dirty yamahas 😂

[@lukebrooks1653]

Awesome old vid boys my dad was a deck hand for many years on the west coast of Tasmania I remember going to coota rocks as a kid good times 🤘

[@johnhollingworth1200]

I have watched this twice. Danny Neilson Has done a really good job of videoing this

[@johnhollingworth1200]

No what I am saying this is what abolone diving is like

[@slange455]

Funny how there is a shift in us from mono hull to catamarans very similar to these

[@darleneharris8736]

The boat this was fimed on is my cousin paul greens boat and he is the one diving on that boat

[@caseyspinks9810]

Awesome, it’s a cool video. Couple more parts to come👍

[@darleneharris8736]

@@caseyspinks9810 great!!!!

[@lukebrooks1653]

My dad Steve Brooks worked on the neady and gready I grew up around all these old sea dogs much respect xo

[@johnmartin2079]

First thing diver did was light a smoke