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Hope the injury isn't serious. Entry/exit can be more difficult at Portage. Gilboa has the decks and Whitestar is an easy walk in. I need to get back to Portage. Its huge and I've only explored a small portion of the quarry.

My day at Gilboa went well. As soon as I got back by the platforms I met a group from Indiana that took me under their wing for the day. They are great divers. I didn't make it there last year and its apparent Mike and Jody have worked hard to improve the property. The helicopter is awesome...

My goal is to arrive 9:30 to 10:00 am. I'd like to get a dive in before lunch and one sometime in the afternoon.

Anyone going to Gilboa this weekend? I may need a buddy.

I hope YMCA Scuba clarifies the situation soon. I believe I've received excellent training through the Y - OW (2003); AOW (2005), and SLAM Rescue (2008). I spoke to my instructor last night and he is planning to meet with three of us concerning starting DM training this summer. He had heard...

There has been a little discussion about cold water temps contributing to accidents. I just checked my logbook for my OW checkouts at Whitestar in 2003. The water temp was 52 degrees and I clearly remember thinking my first experience in OW was really, really cold. I'm not an instructor and...

A friend here in Springfield wants to be at DUI days and I told him I'd go with him. I'm leaving the state in the morning and will be back on the 26th so I'm not sure which day we'll be going. I'm still a wetsuit diver and with layering tolerated Whitestar with no problem. It may be my first...

Busdriver - We were too busy on our rescue drills in the morning to do any touring around. Once our work was completed we moved from the shallow entry by the platforms to the other end of the quarry where the rock crusher building and shaft is located. They did sink a new sailboat in that...

I'll be there with the Springfield Y rescue class. See you there!

I'm considering going to an OMS IQ Pack with a SS backplate and STA. Does anyone dive that combination or have any pros and cons? Thanks

TG - Sorry I left you out of the previous post. Please join us if you can. We will need as many GLWC divers as possible to cheer us through our training!!

Ken - Our Springfield YMCA SLAM Rescue group is scheduled to leave for Whitestar at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. There are three of us left in the class and one instructor. We lost a police officer due to a non class related back injury. We'll be spending the morning on our rescue dives. We hope to...

I'm booking a Celebrity cruise out of Puerto Rico departing January 3. There will be six of us (3 divers) and we are thinking about flying out January 1 and diving on January 2. Does anyone have any thoughts on a reasonable place to stay that is fairly close to the airport, ship, and dive op...

Busdriver - My Rescue class is scheduled for our open water dives at Whitestar next Saturday. My sympathies on the sinus problem. I had deviated septum/turbinate surgery at Ohio State last summer and it made a world of difference for my diving. Loratadine (claritin) or zyrtec works for me if...

You can get to the website by typing in Quarry Lake Monroe Michigan. There is a contact information section. I think I'll register and try to find out what are the plans for diving.

My son is a graduate student at UM and we were going to dive the quarry this summer. If the diving is good what a great place to own a condo!!

I've been thinking about switching from my Seaquest Balance to a BP/W setup for single tank diving. Can anyone give me the approximate cost of the DSS and the OxyCheq rigs that have been discussed? Thanks/

Anyone have any idea what water temps will be this weekend?

I've been exploring the possibility of switching to a BP/W from my Seaquest Balance. A dive buddy brought his Transpac II (which he no longer uses) over for me to try. It has a plastic two strap STA mounted over a rec wing. I haven't dove it yet but it seems a plate would make the tank more...

I dive a Seaquest Balance which is a back inflate unit. Is there any advantage going to a BP/Wing? I have no plans to go to doubles in the near future.