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My Genesis makes sounds, but it's not objectionable. I've gotten compliments on its low noise level from "kick divers." However, if I crank it up to maximum thrust, it certainly does let everyone nearby know that I'm cranking.

Monterey, CA, with an independent instructor. Because of a raging rainstorm, it ended up being a private course for the OW checkout dives, as no other students showed up that weekend.

The above is NOTHING. The true absurdity and breaking of any suspended disbelief is when the heros or villians are able to park right in front of where they are going in cities such as San Francisco. I can believe the ridiculous diving scenes, the black helicopters that make no noise, etc...

When I bought a new wetsuit for warm water, the LBS allowed me to use one of their AL80s (as I dive with heavy steel tanks locally) in their pool to get my weighting right. I purged the tank to 500 psi and hovered just off the bottom of their pool with an empty wing. After everything was dry...

I LOVE the condos at Los Almendros.

"Skunked" once (out of ten or so dives), but I had a great night reef dive instead.

Sadly, I expect this from most vacation-only, warm water divers. Just make sure that the DM does check the gear and know that you've diving with folks who are not as experienced or serious as you.

You mean Oahu? If so, check out Kaimana Divers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalko

What island? What area?

I fondly remember "discovering" the anchor during my OW checkout dives. I was amazed at all the stuff I found on the "bunny slope." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalko

Eric: Put my son's name on one of them. He'll be getting certified next year and will need some awesome gear.

I have my Genesis ever-so-slightly positive, with the nose being heavier. So, I can push it behind me and clip it off to my right chest D-ring and it floats up and behind me, bothering me not. In fact, I have no idea it's even there, unless I swim forward and feel it tug on me gently.

Best I can tell, "WDHOF" means Women Divers Hall of Fame.

I'd contact PADI and see what they say, ESPECIALLY if the dive shop that emailed you is a PADI-affiliate.

In another thread on weight loss and scuba weighting, someone posted that the rule of thumb is that you can take one pound of lead off your weight belt for every ten pounds of weight loss. YMMV.

Check with Rocket Frog Divers. http://www.scuba-dive-costa-rica.com/ Say "Oren" sent you.

He speaks the truth.

Dive at Puako with either Kohala Divers or Blue Wilderness. Then, get a VRBO in Kona and go with one of the Kona ops. At least, that's what I would do. Either way, you're going to have fun, especially if you go with an open mind and realize that Hawaiian diving isn't like the Caribbean with...

That shop has made it abundantly clear that they don't give a **** if you're their customer or not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalko