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[GameChanger]

Nothing is for FREE. Shops that are charging you $10 - $12 a tank for nitrox are making big profit. Consumers need to look around these days. Lots of options in Cozumel especially during low season. Does shore diving include FREE nitrox?

Having stayed at BA several times and also using the BA Dive Op, getting tanks for free shore dives is simple. You grab one of the many that are lined up right outside the dive shop and go diving! I guess if you want a nitrox tank you can take one. You can always email or call them and ask if you are really interested. As I recall, most of the tanks are nitrox anyway. I don't do a lot of shore diving in Coz. BA has a nice "pen" right out front for training dives. They have a buoyancy & trim obstacle course setup as well. If you need B&T practice it is a great place to do it while in Coz.

 

[ggunn]

Having stayed at BA several times and also using the BA Dive Op, getting tanks for free shore dives is simple. You grab one of the many that are lined up right outside the dive shop and go diving! I guess if you want a nitrox tank you can take one. You can always email or call them and ask if you are really interested. As I recall, most of the tanks are nitrox anyway. I don't do a lot of shore diving in Coz. BA has a nice "pen" right out front for training dives. They have a buoyancy & trim obstacle course setup as well. If you need B&T practice it is a great place to do it while in Coz.

My only complaint about shore diving at Blue Angel is with the entry/exit point. The surrounding structures make sort of a funnel, and if there is wave action coming from straight up the funnel the surge in the last 15-20 feet can be substantial. There used to be a ladder out at the dock but it got washed away in a storm; one of the DM's told me that there is a plan to do maintenance on the dock and replace the ladder but he didn't know when it will happen.

 

[BRT]

Nothing is for FREE. Shops that are charging you $10 - $12 a tank for nitrox are making big profit. Consumers need to look around these days. Lots of options in Cozumel especially during low season. Does shore diving include FREE nitrox?

Does anybody have any idea what the percentage markup is on a $12 add per tank for nitrox in Cozumel?

 

[DandyDon]

Shops that are charging you $10 - $12 a tank for nitrox

Are doing extra work and paying extra for nitrox.

Does anybody have any idea what the percentage markup is on a $12 add per tank for nitrox in Cozumel?

If you can read Spanish, here is their price list: Precios - Meridiano 87

 

[BRT]

Are doing extra work and paying extra for nitrox.

If you can read Spanish, here is their price list: Precios - Meridiano 87

$4.30 for a nitrox fill and $1.40 for an air fill. By the way, Meridiano charges a lot more for nitrox than the competition. and is cheaper for air. I suspect they are mixing from bottles. $3.00 makes $12.00. Nice add on when you have to handle the tank anyway.

 

[lionfish-eater]

42 pesos for an 80 of air

86 pesos for either 32 or 36 nitrox

Wholesale cost not including transportation

The shops are paying 44 pesos more for nitrox per tank

Their additional cost is approx $2 per tank

They charge $12

600% markup

 

[ChuckP]

The broad statements are not true but the general idea is........

 

[DandyDon]

42 pesos for an 80 of air

86 pesos for either 32 or 36 nitrox

Can any of y'all read Spanish or are you guessing? I think you are reading the middle chart, but 42 is for double filtered, 29 for grade E, 86 for nitrox. I think it's 57 Pesos difference, plus work, furnishing O2 tester, responsibilty.

 

[ChuckP]

Can any of y'all read Spanish or are you guessing? I think you are reading the middle chart, but 42 is for double filtered, 29 for grade E, 86 for nitrox. I think it's 57 Pesos difference, plus work, furnishing O2 tester, responsibilty.

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Those prices are not accurate

 

[DandyDon]

Those prices are not accurate

Maybe not. They came from their site: Precios - Meridiano 87