Quote: (Originally Posted by
pirateeye)
I ran into the same thing. I used a standard inflator of an old bc prior to swapping to a wing. I just used the whole standard inflator hose assembly by taking the thing apart at the top ( Ie the nut off the top, slip the base out of the old bc by unscrewing it and slipping it out, brought it to the dolphin and removed the OEM assembly out of the dolphin and put the standard into the dolphin ) dropped on a Sherwood shadow plus and horn from the OC days to complete the package.
Pirateeye...
I just tried just swapping out the inflator portion with a spare from my OMS wing. It actually does fit on the end of their corregated hose, but the way Buddy locks down the hose to the inflator is a bit strange. If you aren't careful, you'll end up with a slow leak around that seal. I may put some sealant around that edge, or I may just end up swapping the whole hose like you mentioned. I orally inflated it before I went to bed last night, and the seal held, so I think I'm good to go. Still, probably safer to get rid of the Buddy inflator all together. I just remember what a pain their inflator is to reconnect at the BC....