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Sounds like you have a good plan. The bridge is a snooze fest to me but most people love it and it is great for photography. There are so many dive boats between Jupiter and West Palm and to me they are all the same. They are all good. I will be on the Little deeper this Saturday and Sunday and...

It has no bearing. I was pointing out that the video from 99 still applies today but their views of the dive computer have changed.

Maybe I shouldn't have said infancy, but from my understanding they were expensive (relatively speaking) and people didn't trust them like they do today. Back then they were optional and tables were common. You can't dive on most charter boats in Florida without a computer today. They are...

My answer is that it is a Doing it Right (DIR) term. "Balanced Rig" is a term that was probably coined by George Irvine. It has been continued by GUE as the President Jarrod Jablonski was also on the WKPP exploration with George. Equipment Configuration | Global Underwater Explorers If you...

Going right into AOW?

6-8 pounds seems right. I had 6 lbs with a steel backplate before I went to a steel 100 and didn't need any weight. Is your tank all the way up? All the way up to me means that in normal horizontal trip your head will hit your regulator if you try to look up to the surface from depth. If you can...

What happens to the sealed ones at the surface if they are under inflated? Do they flop over too?

Or get a DSMB with a self sealing bottom so have the option to use your reg to inflate it under water. Unless you are really deep, you need to put a lot of air in it for it to be full on the surface. If you fill it at say 60feet you need only fill it 1/3. This can be done by mouth without...

Im not going to get into a pissing contest but DSMBs with dump valves are just as easy to inflate at the surface as a regular SMB. They self seal at the bottom and the air will not come out unless you pull the dump vave. They ARE air tight.

So that says SMB which is a fact but it is also known as a DSMB. Delayed Surface Marker Buoy. Can be inflated below the surface OR on the surface. That is the what you want. Mine was also $40 from Divers Direct.

I would forgo the safety sausage. When you inflate a DSMB the bottom closes. It is the best of both worlds. A DSMB can be held underwater and inflated and deflated as needed to provide emergency lift if your BC were to fail. Again a no brainer.

DSMB is a no brainer. They can be inflated on the surface or at depth. 6' is good because when the seas are high; bigger is better for the boat Captain. If you buy an SMB then you are limited to inflating on the surface while you look around for speed boats.

Visibility has been bad. Even off shore. It may be improving though but you asked how it has been. If you are on Facebook look up the Blue Heron Bridge Dive Club page and "like" it. It isn't a club persay. You will see people's reports and feel free to post and ask about the conditions.

So where in the World is it normal for a DM to share air/supplement a diver? I have never seen or heard of this. I have only dove in Florida though.

Not sure where you are talking about but in Jupiter, FL we need all of our air. If we have to share then we are surfacing. We average 65' deep and now I always make the full 50 minutes on a steel 100, and after safety stop I still have about 1100 left. I usually dive without a friend so the Dive...

Deflating as you ascend is a good idea but you should remain in trim. But most divers have a console mounted computer and they ascend vertically with their head down watching their depth. It looks like someone texting and walking. I find it amusing. I would have missed a few cool schools of fish...

Mid to upper 70s. Feels great.

I checked JDC. Only a morning trip during the week. Same with Kyalami.

Alexander Springs is only open to SCUBA instruction so you can't go on your own. Blue Springs is the closest Spring for recreational diving. You might be able to make it to Jupiter by 1-ish. I would contact Stuart SCUBA (772)600–8288 They have boats in N. Jupiter and N. Palm Beach and they do...

You will get so many opinions on this. I wear the Apex cargo shorts and used to store the whole thing in the pocket. No worries if you do that. I now use a real reel and stow the DSMB in my pocket and clip off the reel to my waist. If you must clip off the spool and DSMB as a "dangly" take the...