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Ah, I see, that makes a little more sense. Can't say that I ever noticed any difference, but maybe that's just me. Or maybe it was the progression I did, from swimming underwater with no gear for some years (lots of neat stuff at the bottom of the pool or swimming hole), to getting my first...

May 2007. It disappeared sometime in 2008. The amtrack seems to have disintegrated rapidly in the past few years. I think the last time I dove it was 2009, and the right side pontoon has since detached itself and fallen over sideways onto the sand, exposing more of the suspension components...

Here's a photo of the track plate that used to lie on the sand, where the W-shape of the track grouser is easy to see. These provided propulsion in the water as well as traction on land Guy

ISTM the question underlying his comments was "how could someone who was certified as a lifeguard not know how to keep water out of his nose?" That was my question, too. If you're a competent swimmer who's comfortable in the water, you are comfortable both above and below the surface, no mask...

Right, it's assingl who restarted the thread, and is the person having problems now. Guy

No, not a gun barrel. 4 years ago when I was surveying it, there was a long tube with almost no growth on it which contained electrical wires. It jutted out of the cargo compartment over the starboard side, and is almost certainly not part of the amtrack. As you surmise, the holes high up on...

I don't understand this at all. Every lifesaving course I've ever taken has required you to practice approaching a panicked swimmer underwater so as to get them under control with minimum risk to yourself; also, you're required to retrieve a 10-lb. (typically) weight from the bottom of the pool...

Isaac Asimov once wrote an essay titled "the Relativity of Wrong". To take your equation (a version of which he actually used in the essay), 2 + 2 = 3 may be wrong, but it's a lot closer to right than 2 + 2 = Blue. And 2 +2 = 3.99 is almost right, and so on. Guy

James, he's going to be there THIS month, not next. Guy

Reviewing the video, I believe the turret appears briefly from 1:34 - 1:37 - the rectangular shell ejection slot can be seen towards the upper right side of the video. Just after the mermaid's purse, at 1:43 - 1:46 or so, you can see part of the rolled-up track (with a Gopher or Copper rockfish...

It's sitting in/on what was the bottom of the amtrack cargo bay, although most of that's long since rusted away or been buried. IIRR it's aft of what remains of the side walls,in between them and facing more or less straight aft. The gun turret will be there long after the rest of the amtrack...

50 yards (150') is definitely too far. I measured it with my reel at 115' IIRR, so allowing +-5' for stretch call it 110'-120'. I personally find 040 deg. works better than 050 deg., but the difference is less than 20' at that distance so either may get you there. The Amtrack's a lot...

The bearings given in the first link are good, although compass bearings are never as accurate as visual ranges (like the one for the amtrack, using the door and the monument behind it. ISTR using the first window on the second story for one of the two spots). It's been awhile since I had to...

Having been through much the same sequence as you (Fundies, provisional, long layoff), I agree. While I had no problem with the math, I thought the Fundies class worksheets and other downloads were distinctly underwhelming considering how much the class cost. For starters there were a few...

Your diving in the area long pre-dates mine and maybe they used to be more common, but in 4.5 years of diving in Monterey, that's the first report of Orcas I've seen or heard anywhere in the area. It's unusual enough that I'd expect to hear about it. There have been a couple of occasions where...

There's the problem, she should have gotten involved in a fortunate auto accident. Guy (Sorry, I'm feeling snarky today).

Found my online dive report from 2008. It's a bit more detailed and differs slightly from my undoubtedly faulty memory, but you can read it here if you wish: Yahoo! Groups Guy

There are boat and shore dive reports from this past weekend from Monterey to Big Sur, in the yahoo group ba_diving. Guy

Nary a crayfish to be seen. You'll have to wait a bit, as the road isn't open yet (they opened it for bikes as far as Olmstead point on Friday). Guy

BTDT. My advice is, as with most mountain lakes, don't bother unless you just want it for the altitude experience. What you see above water is a lot more interesting and prettier than what's below. I did a 43 minute dive down to 85' there in August of 2008. It was cold (down to 41 deg.) and...