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- Fri Aug 11, 2023 10:26 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: My 15 minutes of fame.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1578
Re: My 15 minutes of fame.
My wife commented on the new breakwater as we departed Point Hudson last weekend. I wondered about the effect on the benthos. There's a big team of people organizing this: WDFW, the port, the jetty contractor, Port Townsend Marine Science Center, the Maritime Center, the city of PT, REEF, a bunch o...
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 2:09 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: My 15 minutes of fame.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1578
- Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:39 am
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: What is this and why is it attacking me?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3199
What is this and why is it attacking me?
To be fair, I started it. I thought it was almost dead, but no. On the actual video you can hear it hit the camera lens, and it attacked me once more off camera.
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:34 am
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Underwater Communication and Underwater Navigation System
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1576
Re: Underwater Communication and Underwater Navigation System
I've been working on a much simpler, economical version more geared for recreational divers -- a way to find your buddy or the boat in poor visibility.
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 3:50 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Sea Pens. Millions of 'em!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3110
Re: Sea Pens. Millions of 'em!
Correct private community.. i looked for bottles there on the other side because they were supposed to be tall wooden ships that anchored That may be the quarantine station? On the, um, east side of Diamond Point are some old pilings near a vacant lot. As I understand it, that was the quarantine lo...
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 5:24 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Sea Pens. Millions of 'em!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3110
Re: Sea Pens. Millions of 'em!
:calvin: Wow. ... Hey Buddy where did you get in at.. the boat ramp Yo. Walked in at the boat ramp. Scootered to the west. It's a public boat ramp in a private neighborhood. There's a wide gravel area about 100' up the street where you can park and gear up (at least, nobody complained while we were...
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Sea Pens. Millions of 'em!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3110
Sea Pens. Millions of 'em!
Went for an exploration dive off the Diamond Point boat ramp the other day, heading west. After a bit we found The Sea Pens. A bazillion of them! Really cool to see.
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- Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:34 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: How do octopuses know what color to change to?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2015
How do octopuses know what color to change to?
I thought this was fun. Link to comic on The Nib. The argument in the comic is that mostly-colorblind octopuses know what camouflage color to use based on light polarity. For myself, as an outspoken blowhard somewhere on the ignorant end of the Dunning-Kruger curve, I of course have a different opin...
- Tue May 09, 2023 12:34 pm
- Forum: Find a Buddy
- Topic: Port Townsend area divers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1718
Re: Port Townsend area divers
Is this all shore diving? DPVs? Or boats? All shore diving, so far. Some may be in support of the PT jetty replacement, others are just creative things I wanna do (e.g., cleanup dives) and figured I'd see if others want to help. ---- If you want to do a boat dive or DPV excursion that would be grea...
- Tue May 09, 2023 11:29 am
- Forum: Find a Buddy
- Topic: Port Townsend area divers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1718
Port Townsend area divers
Hi All! I'm helping organize a few diving events in Port Townsend this summer, and I'm putting together a list of local divers -- or ones that don't mind driving here -- for an email list of possible participants. No obligation, of course. If you want to be on the distribution list, please PM me you...
- Mon May 08, 2023 5:25 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: SJI / Neah charters for 2023?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1246
Re: SJI / Neah charters for 2023?
Watching, hoping...
- Sun May 07, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Si Tech Glove Lock QCP vs. BARE Lock-Rings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1807
Si Tech Glove Lock QCP vs. BARE Lock-Rings
I have Si Tech QCP dry glove lock rings on my drysuit. Recently I found a link to the BARE Lock-Ring Quick Neck system, and I'm wondering what the difference is? The Bare web page is pretty thin on details; anybody familiar with it? The price is much lower. glenn Si-Tech-Glove-Lock-QCP1.jpg Bare-Rin...
- Fri May 05, 2023 12:45 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Replacing Wrist Seals
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1849
Re: Replacing Wrist Seals
I have one of those too and will give it try, thanks.Boarderguy wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 5:26 am A dremel with a wire wheel works pretty good at removing the old glue prior to sand paper and acetone.
- Wed May 03, 2023 9:26 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Anybody been to the jellyfish ponds on Whidbey lately?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1373
- Wed May 03, 2023 2:22 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Replacing Wrist Seals
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1849
Re: Replacing Wrist Seals
Awesome description! Thank you.
- Tue May 02, 2023 12:57 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Replacing Wrist Seals
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1849
Replacing Wrist Seals
Hey all, my trilam drysuit is about ready for some new latex wrist seals and I thought I'd have a go at doing it myself. Do you have some pointers, or instructions that work for you? Or refer me to a web site or video. What I especially want to know is how you go about removing the old seals (heat g...
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:16 am
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Anybody been to the jellyfish ponds on Whidbey lately?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1373
Anybody been to the jellyfish ponds on Whidbey lately?
Just wondering what the population looks like these days.
- Wed Apr 26, 2023 8:52 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: + rating on tank question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1749
- Mon Apr 24, 2023 3:13 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Concerning the removal of derelict aquatic structures and restoration of aquatic lands
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2437
Re: Concerning the removal of derelict aquatic structures and restoration of aquatic lands
Now I want to dive Mukilteo.
- Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:41 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Putt in my order for my dry suit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1651
Re: Putt in my order for my dry suit
Yay! Welcome to diving dry and staying warm.
- Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:40 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Jellyfish Bloom
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3125
Jellyfish Bloom
We did a dive this morning at Ft. Worden, and inside the calm Marine Science Dock area there were thousands, millions of small jellyfish in the top ~4ft. Everything from pea and thimble sized medusae up to big ctenophore walnuts with iridescent cilia, maybe some siphonophores or salps mixed in too. ...
- Fri Mar 31, 2023 7:21 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Bottle Thread
- Replies: 275
- Views: 182774
Re: The Bottle Thread
Love the genii bottle! Whatever that held...
- Tue Mar 28, 2023 11:55 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Seeking Advice on first BCD Purchase and Insights on Sidemount Diving in PNW
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2633
Re: Seeking Advice on first BCD Purchase and Insights on Sidemount Diving in PNW
Regarding local popularity... Lots of us know about sidemount but few use it here; I think there's still a lot of inertia with back-mounted doubles. I'd like to practice sidemount 'just because', if I could find an instructor to help me set up the configuration. But would probably not use it locally...
- Fri Mar 10, 2023 3:57 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Comic found on Reddit
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1760
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:38 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 721491
Re: Viz Reports Thread
There is a report here from less than two weeks ago: https://pnwdiving.com/view?divesite=Lake%20Crescent Well yuck. Probably all the runoff making things cloudy. I just heard a report that Lake Tahoe has 'overturned' due to cold weather, bringing very clear water to the surface. It hasn't been that...