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- Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:33 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Let's talk cuff dumps
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2193
Re: Let's talk cuff dumps
I have had a standard size SiTech cuff dump for years. Small learning curve. Since the cuff can be moved a significant amount in a vertical plane you can change the dump characteristics a lot. Put it way over your head, which is far easier than the shoulder dump 'limbo' and it dumps easily. Keep the...
- Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:00 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Keystone Baby Album!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1669
Re: Keystone Baby Album!!!
Unique album.
- Tue May 25, 2021 4:38 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Big congrats to Scuba Jess!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4039
Re: Big congrats to Scuba Jess!
T one of the brightest jewels in the Salish Sea. Way to go!
- Thu May 20, 2021 7:26 am
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Drysuit seal latex "melting" ? Shops to rent drysuit from?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1999
Re: Drysuit seal latex "melting" ? Shops to rent drysuit from?
As indicated, possibly petroleum. You can get it from the surface of the water and not even realize it. Latex needs regular soap + water cleaning and application of 'seal saver' (pure silicone), for best life.
- Sun May 09, 2021 5:46 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Bark and wood at Redondo
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1713
Re: Bark and wood at Redondo
1000 divers finning REALLY hard.
Split fins recommended for their bottom stirring abilities.
Split fins recommended for their bottom stirring abilities.
- Sun Feb 28, 2021 1:31 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Warmest Dry Glove Liners?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4611
Re: Warmest Dry Glove Liners?
For warmth + dexterity + value = the green wool gloves at Seattle Marine and Fishing Supply, near Fisherman's Terminal, Ballard. They have a HUGE selection of gloves and great prices. A good 7-10mm hood and general core warmth will go a long way to keeping hands warm. Gloves don't help much if YOU a...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:24 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Hollis Wing Seems to Fill with Water
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2528
Re: Hollis Wing Seems to Fill with Water
Just checked the still functioning butt dump on a Halcyon. Still holding air, but 20+ years old. The rubber seal was rotting away. Would not have lasted much longer. Likely would have leaked before it completely went bad.
Easy to replace. Had a spare.
Easy to replace. Had a spare.
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:29 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Jellyfish Stings and Weirdness
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4231
Re: Jellyfish Stings and Weirdness
I absolutely disagree with vinegar, doesn't work, at all. Nada, nope, useless. Even DAN agrees. They have pulled their recommendation for it. Now obviously this is a one time personal experience, and like bee stings, you're experience may vary. In terms of @60south experience I would look VERY caref...
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 9:05 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: March came in like a lamb at Skyline
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3505
Re: March came in like a lamb at Skyline
Good to hear. Nice photos.
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 9:04 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Update DAN Insurance for over 70 in Wa. State
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1733
Re: Update DAN Insurance for over 70 in Wa. State
Good review. Some of us at MBDC have been doing similar investigation and came up with the same data. I got 'dumped' last month, and that only because I was grandfathered in.
- Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:30 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: DIW access
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7351
Re: DIW access
Bandito and a tow rope? Good PR, not as good for business. Tug of war with about 20 divers at low tide to twist the tips out into the water? Way too big to move the base. These are not your regular driftwood logs you can step over. They have a very large root ball which elevates the trunk to high wa...
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: DIW access
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7351
Re: DIW access
This site is bordered on the north by "Mr. Angry". I'm sure he's disappointed that the entire access is not blocked. He's historically been adversarial. The folks on the south have been friendly in the past. I did not get to talk to them on the dive as they were not home. I would hope they...
- Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:32 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: DIW access
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7351
DIW access
Anyone from the Tacoma area have a big chainsaw and associate knowledge to use it without harming yourself? Just did a DIW dive (lousy viz, great current, but this is not the story.) King tides and probably storms from the SW have put 2 HUGE, REALLY HUGE driftwood trees completely across the access....
- Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:44 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Bonaire, December 2019
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4423
Re: Bonaire, December 2019
I was referring to the flamingo pix. You see similar pix on the way to Lac Cai. But you can also see them way down south and some places way up north. Those look like south now that I look at them again.
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:29 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Bonaire, December 2019
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4423
Re: Bonaire, December 2019
Nice summary with pix to match. Looks like you did at least some east side diving? At least it's a site I don't recognize. If so, how did that go?
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:20 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Dive Insurance ....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4947
Re: Dive Insurance ....
I believe this is a Washington State insurance regulation problem, not a DAN problem. DAN uses another insurance carrier for the actual insurance. That carrier changed the rule to exclude age 71 and older. If you already had coverage and crossed 71 years, DAN has been grandfathering those divers in...
- Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:01 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Student looking for divers to interview
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2151
Re: Student looking for divers to interview
My wife and I went out with Manjari for the interview. As indicated it took about 10-15". She she's an interesting and fun person.
- Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:32 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Student looking for divers to interview
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2151
Student looking for divers to interview
The Marker Buoy Dive Club was contacted by Aquarium Volunteer and UW student looking for divers for to interview for her Master's Thesis and Aquarium project. This is her posting and contact info. Really nice young lady and diver. I recommend taking a short time to support her. Fritz I am a second-y...
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:55 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: My Diving Accident End of June
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6227
Re: My Diving Accident End of June
Very informative report on a nasty situation. Damn!!!
Hope the transplant takes and heals well.
Hope the transplant takes and heals well.
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:20 am
- Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
- Topic: HOG D1 First and Second Stage Regs -- SOLD
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2191
Re: HOG D1 First and Second Stage Regs, $20
Happy to take the Hogs. PM sent.
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 3:46 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: IST Ear cover mask- Water in ear help.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2666
Re: IST Ear cover mask- Water in ear help.
I use a combination of the Docs PP, and ear beer = 50:50 mix of isopropyl alcohol and white vinegar. The alcohol cuts the surface tension to allow the water in the ear to run out easier and dry more readily. The vinegar residual creates a hostile pH environment for the organisms most likely to start...
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 6:59 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: IST Ear cover mask- Water in ear help.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2666
Re: IST Ear cover mask- Water in ear help.
Either Docs Proplugs (proper fitting is important), or JBL Hydroseal earplugs.
This thread in Scubaboard is a short synopsis. https://www.scubaboard.com/community/th ... st-8717460
This thread in Scubaboard is a short synopsis. https://www.scubaboard.com/community/th ... st-8717460
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:31 am
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Old Diver, New Area
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3100
Re: Old Diver, New Area
Took out a very experienced CA diver on 2 local dives. He wore a 3mm shorty under a 7mm Farmer. He was blue for about 30" after the dives.
Almost no one actually continues diving routinely year around here with a wetsuit.
Almost no one actually continues diving routinely year around here with a wetsuit.
- Tue Jun 25, 2019 11:54 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 714103
Re: Viz Reports Thread
Deception Pass viz yesterday was awful. There was a west wind blowing thru the pass, stirring up silt and sand and kelp into the channel. Good to know that west wind will likely equal poor viz in the future! Were conditions as bad as the cancelled dive 4/27/19? Waves were 2'+ by the time we left. G...
- Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:49 pm
- Forum: Technical Support
- Topic: Infrared Computer Download - Win10 ver 1903
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9781
Re: Infrared Computer Download - Win10 ver 1903
Been working with a guy in the MS forum: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum This is the thread, page 3:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/infrared-not-recognized/3a1067d3-6e58-40db-9d23-b855c51cdb0e?page=3 You can get a lot more info if you are willing to dig throug...