easyrider003
Contributor
I am thinking of heading down to cypress spring on June 18,19. I have a canoe that i can borrow from my uncle. I have heard of a few people using a canoe to get to the spring. I am a little concerned about the canoe possibly tipping. I have a mesh dive bag that I could place all my gear in the bag so if the canoe flips all I have to chase after is the bag itself.
It would be myself and one other diver. The canoe I have is, if I had to guess, about 14 feet long.
1. How stable is a canoe for diving, is it trustworthy?
2. Would you recommend a trolling motor or just paddling?
3. Any tips for re-entering the canoe after a dive?
4. Any good place there the gain access back into the boat or just kinda kick with fins on hard enough to kick yourself back into the canoe and try not to flip it over?
5. I live in Alabama, I am assuming that I would need to have the canoe registered?
6. And lastly do you have any more tips that I could use? I have never dove out of a canoe before.
If anyone else would like to dive those days just shoot me a line
It would be myself and one other diver. The canoe I have is, if I had to guess, about 14 feet long.
1. How stable is a canoe for diving, is it trustworthy?
2. Would you recommend a trolling motor or just paddling?
3. Any tips for re-entering the canoe after a dive?
4. Any good place there the gain access back into the boat or just kinda kick with fins on hard enough to kick yourself back into the canoe and try not to flip it over?
5. I live in Alabama, I am assuming that I would need to have the canoe registered?
6. And lastly do you have any more tips that I could use? I have never dove out of a canoe before.
If anyone else would like to dive those days just shoot me a line