Clips / Snaps
Premium Stainless Steel Snaps from The Scuba Doctor are heavy-duty, #316 series, stainless steel alloy suitable for marine applications. For long life and ease-of-use, the interior spring is also made of high quality 304 grade stainless steel. These premium quality stainless steel snaps are polished and passivated. Passivation treatments improve the surface condition of stainless steel by dissolving iron that has been embedded in the surface during forming. Although a cosmetic flaw only, if allowed to remain the iron will corrode and give the appearance of rust spots on the stainless steel. Passivation, which consists of immersing stainless steel components in a special acid solution, will dissolve most of the embedded iron and restore the original corrosion-resistant surface by forming a thin, transparent oxide film.
Common Uses for Stainless Steel Snaps
Size |
Common Uses |
X-Large
Large |
Use to clip off stage cylinders, large camera equipment, scooters, lift bags, tool bags, or any other large piece of equipment that you take diving. |
Medium |
Use to clip off regulators, SPGs, gauges, consoles, primary and backup lights, underwater cameras and video equipment, scooter tow line, goody bags, or any accessory that requires quick and easy attachment. Use this one to clip off your long-hose primary second stage regulator. |
Small |
Use to clip off back-up lights, or any small accessory that requires being attached to a BC or harness for stowing. |
Double-Eye |
Quickly and easily attaches and detaches at either end. Often clipped to a harness or stowed in a two-zipper pocket. Use for gap spools, lift bags, surface markers, camera equipment, scooter tow line, or anything else that requires a temporary attachment. |
Butterfly |
Great with dry gloves or mitts. |
Marine |
AKA "Suicide Clip". What can we say? Some people just seem to prefer this type of snap.
We suggest you consider an alternative. |
Looking for a particular fitting you don't see here? Let us know and we'll see if we can order it for you.
We reserve the right to limit order quantities to less than 10 pieces because our supply is appropriate for the demands of individual divers, but not bulk orders. Large volume bulk orders will NOT qualify for our free shipping promotion.
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Facebook for Melbourne Divers
Connect With Melbourne Divers and Snorkellers Using Facebook
There are a number of Facebook groups that are great resources for finding out more about Melbourne's local divers and dive sites.
- Melbourne Scuba Dive Reports — Reports on what's happening at local dive sites.
- Blairgowrie Nudibranchs — Heaps of people love nudis and the friends of the nudis at Blairgowrie Pier show and discuss them here.
- Nudibranchs Victoria — A group dedicated to nudibranchs and all types of sea slugs found in the waters of Victoria, Australia.
- Spider Crabs Melbourne — This group is dedicated to gathering information about the movements and behaviours of the spider crabs of Melbourne's Port Philip.
- Weedy Seadragons Victoria — This friendly group is where people report on Weedy Seadragon activity they've spotted and share photos. It also supports the Dragon Quest marine citizen-science program being run as a part of ReefWatch by the Victoria National Parks Association.
- Cray Diving Victoria — A place for recreational cray divers to post photos, organise cray dives, share catching / cooking methods, recipes etc.
- Underwater Photography Victoria — The group for sharing photos of Marine Life, Reefs and Wrecks taken in Victorian waters.
- Melbourne Underwater Photography Cluba — A place to share underwater photos from Melbourne, or by Melbourne photographers, ideas and organise photography dives.
- Scuba Dive Buddies Mornington Peninsula — The group to join if you're looking for a dive or new dive buddies to go diving with.
- Scuba Dive Melbourne — A group is for all divers in the Melbourne, Australia region who enjoy diving for fun and photography.
- Shores Dive Buddies Network of Victoria (SDBN) — A page where people can coordinate shore diving events and meet new people to go shore diving with.
- Graveyard Groupies — For anyone interested in diving the wrecks in Victoria's ships' graveyard just outside Port Philip Heads in Bass Strait.
- Melbourne Rebreather Divers — A network for Rebreather Divers based in Melbourne.
- Victorian Sub Aqua Group (VSAG) — Established in 1954 and going stronger than ever, the Victorian Sub-Aqua Group (VSAG) a non-commercial scuba diving club, renowned for its safe approach to diving.
- Project Banjo Action Group — A group dedicated to putting an end to the senseless slaughter of the rays including fiddler rays (banjo sharks), smooth rays and other unwanted catch by anglers throughout Port Phillip.
- Operation Sponge — A team facilitating a sponge and ascidian relocation project at Blairgowrie Pier.
Independent Dive Clubs
Snorkelling Groups
Spearfishing Groups
Marine Care Groups
Some of the local marine care groups on Facebook are:
- Coastcare Victoria — Coastcare is a community-based movement which supports community stewardship of Victoria’s natural and cultural marine and coastal environments. The Coastcare program is run by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).
- Dolphin Research Institute — The Dolphin Research Institute (DRI) is an an independent not-for-profit marine conservation organisation that has provided marine research and education services for two decades.
- Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Care Group — Established in 2008, Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Marine Care Group (JMSC) is a community volunteer group concerned with Jawbone Marine Sanctuary.
- Marine Care Point Cooke — Join the friends group of Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary and discover the beauty of our bay!
- Marine Mammal Foundation — The Marine Mammal Foundation’s Mission is to be the leading Australian marine mammal conservation and research organisation, advancing the natural environment through applied research, community engagement and next generation learning.
- Marine Research Group of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria — Group for discussing the marine life of the state of Victoria in Australia, particularly intertidal invertebrates.
Don't forget to join our own group The Scuba Doctor, and follow our Facebook page The Scuba Doctor, for all of the latest news.
Other Facebook groups that may interest you include:
- Great Southern Reef — This friendly group is where people gather to discuss the Great Southern Reef.
If you know of other Facebook groups you think should be listed here, please Contact Us.