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    Which US Divers Reg

    This is to get closest I've found, but haven't used it yet. I downloaded from some German manual depository site... The Aquarius instructions start around pg 82. Hope it helps! PS - didn't upload, let me try something else... Hopefully, the links work - Dropbox - Aquarius Service.pdf Dropbox...
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    Anyone driven Utah's Big 5 National Parks...??

    We just left Zion yesterday! Sounds like you are already planning early starts, and that's definitely the way to do it. On the weekend, there was a 30-45min wait for the shuttle going into the canyon from the visiter center before 8:30am, and the parking lot was full. We caught the first shuttle...
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    SE Florida for timid beginner, early March

    I agree with holding off on Jupiter until she feels more confident. My husband's just a few dives into picking up diving again, and found the "dive dive dive" rush to enter the water, and submerging asap, pretty stressful. And the current can make the challenging to newer divers... We did the...
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    SE Florida for timid beginner, early March

    I'm a pretty cold diver, so I'll be taking my 7mm and a hood to dive off Jupiter this weekend - it's been around 72F. I'd probably include a hooded vest if my husband wasn't wearing it under his 5mm. But you guys may be more cold tolerant than native Floridans :) If you get the chance to dive...
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    Bare Ekove Vs. Bare Velocity Full Wetsuit

    For me, neither of my 5mm (Bare Nixie & Aqualung Aquaflex) were warm enough for an hour long spring dive. I found a used Evoke 7mm that I pair with a 5/3mm hooded vest, and am sooo happy. I'm not sure how much is the technology and how much is having 10mm on my torso :) But I've only done hour...
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    Lemon Shark Aggregation

    Thanks! I have tried a few of the Jupiter/Riviera Beach charters and all have been great. Sandy's Sunday mentioned specifically running "looking for lemon shark" dives, but I hadn't seen it mentioned from other ops. Didn't know if there was a specific site that tended to have more lemons, like...
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    Lemon Shark Aggregation

    I'd like to do a non-baited dive during the aggregation around Jupiter in February. Are any charters better than others for lemon shark dives? Are any dive spots/depths better for getting a good view of the gatherings? Thanks!
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    NZ vacation

    I dove with Dive Tutukaka and Paihia Dive and had awesome trips. I heard great things about Yukon and Northland, as well. I didn't find anyone running trips to White Island while I was there, but the local Bay of Plenty dive club organizes occasional overnight liveaboard trips - Mt Manganui...
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    Add Additional Weight For Shallow Dive?

    I tend to be cold, so often have a 5mm on (or more). If I'm deeper than 30ft or so, and using steel tanks, I can go to my minimum weight because of the suit compression. Sometimes requires a bit of a duck dive :). If I'm doing a shallow dive, I need another pound or so, because I'm warm but floaty
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    Compact SPG

    Deep 6 has 2" brass & glass spgs in bar/metric, and 1.5" brass & plastic Deep 6 2" Brass and Glass BAR/Metric SPG - Gauges - Regulators
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    Tooth 4.7 Removed - Healing time?

    Not a medical professional.... But I had a molar removed in August and prepped for an implant with bone graft, as well. I think the only potential problem was suction disloging the blood clot from the tooth removal, but that was only for the first couple weeks. I dove about 3-4 weeks after with...
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    How do you tell you are getting older?

    My semi-regular visits to the ortho & PT always include the words "degenerative changes" :tired:
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    90 degree elbow on second stage

    Just catching up on thread after a few days diving Jupiter/Pompano, and didn't have time to install and dive the elbow adapter before leaving... Unfortunately the elbow I bought is probably about as cheap as they get (a $10 DGE adapter), so def having second thoughts about using it. It's been...
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    GUE Fundies - where should I do it?

    This past weekend, I wore my 7mm with a 5/3 hood in the springs (68-72F) and was pretty happy. I get cold very easily, so it would depend on your cold tolerance. Also, how active you are during class. I'm usually just floating around looking at wet rocks (well, practicing buoyancy/finning) :wink:
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    Have you ever deployed a delayed surface marker buoy or been taught how to?

    Somehow my AOW class skipped this skill. So before my first trip down to Jupiter, I watched YouTube videos and practiced in the springs. I had a plastic reel at first and hated it - too big for a pocket, so it flapped along the bottom of my BCD. Within a year the tensioner broke, junk. I love...
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    90 degree elbow on second stage

    Thanks for the responses! You're right Tbone, the orings are in there, just a bit hard to see. I missed it when I checked before. The elbow is mostly because the reg feels like it wants to pull out of my mouth, and after a really long, shallow dive, it's a real pill. I went to a Deep 6 reg...
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    90 degree elbow on second stage

    Never mind, I figured it out!!:oops:
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    90 degree elbow on second stage

    I bought an elbow to add to my second stage to see if it helps with some jaw pain. It didn't come with any o-rings. I know the second stage has an o ring where the male LP connector attaches, but shouldn't the elbow fitting have an o ring between it and the LP hose?
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    FL over Christmas

    Hopefully someone from Orlando will chime in, I'm from a couple hours north of O-town and may not know some on the closer diving holes. But... A drift dive down Rainbow River might be a possibility. There is a water taxi that will take you from parking at KP Hole K P Hole and the Rainbow River...
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    I finally bought a house in Cave Country! W00T!!!

    Banded Garden Spider? Very cool! Banded Garden Spider - Google Search
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