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Did he give you an idea of how much increase he was actually getting when *Comparing a New Panasonic* to a *New Brand X* ..... If he replaced aging batteries with new ones (regardless of brand) ... He'd be getting major improvement in burn time just because the batteries were new. Comparing burn...

As I see from the website, the only drawback to the yellow one is the 65' depth limit ....... if you're in an area where that's not an issue, it's hard to beat the $399 price I've seen for it. The extended battery is the 11ah one that is standard in the more expensive models. It doesn't last as...

I think the operative words here are: "They decided that for non-stop dives within recreational depths and depth differences of no more than 30 or 40 ft, that the order didn't seem to matter much." If your first dive is shallow 40' or 50' reef dive, then a second dive to a 110' wreck is...

A couple of the LDS's here have gotten several of the VS Supercharged models in. There are 4 sea doo models if you count the one they admit is a pool toy. Here is a description and pics of all of them: http://www.yachtdiver.com/seadoo/index.shtml You have to be carefull when talking...

Virtually all wings are based on the standard 11" spacing between mounting holes. That means a Halcyon or Oxycheq would work fine on your Transpac. I'll second the suggestion of the Venture for a singles wing, especially if you have a preference for DiveRite gear. If you consider that your bc...

From what I read in Jean's posts, it seems the gov't is keeping the pearl farming process rather backwards and primitive by choice. My guess it's that it's a backdoor method of conservation. If they allow more efficient harvesting methods, then depletion soon follows. Just seems there'd be a...

When are you planning on being here, always nice to get in a dive or two with people from the board here when possible. Darlene

The website for Dive experience is: www.divexp.com

Eric, We're just below Atlantis.

As I recall, we discussed StCroix operators last year. Here is one of the threads from those discusions, and one of my posts regarding that particular operator: http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=29963&page=1&pp=10 "It's amazing how many folks have been here. Since a number of you...

I can answer those questions for you. Cane Bay (which IS one of the better shops here) does have nitrox ($8 a fill as I recall) and they do rent rebreathers (Draeger Dolphins). You do of course, have to be certified on same. SCUBA (saint croix ultimate blue water adventures) also has nitrox ($15...

Whoaaaaaa, This turned into quite a thread. As far as the Al 100's, they are just about dead neutral when near empty, only slightly positive when Very empty. You dive them as though they were al 80's, the difference isn't enough to be concerned with. I can't imagine where you got that...

But who the hell would pass the thing for a VIP, Not me.

I don't exactly buy that theory either, but empirically speaking: A lot of mix divers that have switched to 50/50 heliox for the 70' bottle, (or even 50/25/25), all report feeling very much better post dive than they did on Ean50. Nitrogen, at anything much greater than .79ata, is just...

Given the amount of user dis-satisfaction of the Cochran, both on this board and others, (excluding this thread so far) how can you even mention it in the same breath as the HSExplorer! If you can afford that much $ for a comp, the explorer is the one to go with. Darlene

Holly cow, he's found a way to side mount with a poodle jacket, lol I'm with you Mike, I'd put my money on Curt too, Darlene

You *really* need to just dive a lot for a while, before you buy steel tanks. HP steels are like cinder blocks, and I'm thinking from your location, that you're diving a wetsuit. As you gain experience, your air consumption will improve. The "needing more air" problem will pretty much take care...

If you look at it as "accidental" weight loss against valve malfunctions, I'd bet it's lost weights that occur more often.

ALL of which would never had occured if you had done the basic pre dive checks and/or the post maintainance checks. Your incident points out, once again, the need to dive a balanced rig and that any ditching, should be, a consideration once on the surface to facilitate staying there. Glad...

Listen to the moose here, lol ... He's got a buttload more cold water diving experience than I do. But since I'm reasonably familliar with cold water gear setups, .... Given your height and other considerations (thick wetsuit, aluminum tank, a lot of required weight), I'd opt for a FredT...