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My blending instructor highlighted the importance of cleaning and reasonable fill rates by sticking different o rings under a flask full of 02 and lighting each. Butyl, niton and teflon seat all stunk but the teflon would choke you. He had some carboned up seats from deco regs to illustrate...

So do we now do a safety stop after actual technical dives so we don't have potential catastrophic outcomes? AFAF I've always just followed my dive plan or computer recklessly.

Around 3 dives per post. The only reliable metric we can extract from this is how much time a diver likes to spend on an internet board.

Based on the amount of people I've rescued, fellow boaters have rescued, the USCG has rescued and the ones lost forever when they couldn't find the anchor rope again and conditions deteriorated. Also the stories of friends who floated until rescued when it happened. Florida is very tidal as...

Low vis, current or breeze would make it supremely stupid. In protected waters I would consider it.

More info about the wrecks than you'd ever need https://3d-shipwreck-data-viewer-noaa.hub.arcgis.com/

48 is about as small as you'd want. Power is solely dependent on band diameter and length of pull. Different gun designs do not increase or decrease power, they only move the draw length around. Single models of Biller guns have likely killed more fish in FL than entire other brands ranges...

I don't do charters so my experience is somewhat different. For routine minimal deco to 180' or less it's a free for all and people do what they want. When diving deeper or longer I think it's best if everyone is on the same page. We mostly anchor dive and vis is typically good so it pretty...

If staying within NDL GF is largely irrelevant. If doing deco dives, it is key to know the effects of changing GFs has on decompression profiles with respect to safety. A n ntro tech class at least would be the best course forward. Reading up on deco theory, learning the computer's operation...

You don't understand NDL You don't understand GFz I suggest reading up on both. You wont die but there is no benefit either.

I've loved diving with him, great diver and knows the sport well. This place is more family moderated than some of the other places we hang out and he is firm in his beliefs. That didn't mix well. I have tempered my sarcasm, cynicism, satire, innuendo, double entendre, logical fallacy...

We set up my wife on the mast with camera to take pictures when we started ascending up the line to catch the action. BTW several of those wrecks are way E from the Tortugas.

We used a letter designation between us. A team brings gas money, food , can operate the boat, shows up on time, helps clean up. Doesn't bring the whole dive shop and is competent. B team brings gas money, food, shows up on time but is not comfortable without guidance or can't drive. C team...

The term and the definitions of cattle boats have been used and discussed here for many years both as pejorative and as a description of any boat larger than a 6pack. https://scubaboard.com/community/threads/cattle-boat-what-does-that-mean-to-you.224209/ On topic, " Live and let dive "

I've seen 1960s 72s filled to 3000 still in use hundred of times a year. Last hydro date on some were in the 60s. I was conveniently behind a bulkhead every time I saw them being filled, in case.

To be fair GUE gets bashed here as much as PADI, they seem less whiny about it and instead encourage people to meet some GUE divers or take a class instead of taking a scorched Earth nerdfest attitude. I have a PADI certification and had a wonderful experience and made lifelong friends doing...

Fancy diving sounds better.

For example I am certified to >210 feet on air but I certainly wouldn't do it.

Has a similar instructor. Taught the course from mixing to logistics

RBs aren't practical or legal for some activities. Helium isn't always available or practical either. I have always maintained narcosis is subjective and some people are impaired more @.79 PPN that others are at depths of 50m. Believing your solutions are universally relevant and applicable is...