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Cayman Airways has always been heavily subsidized by the Cayman government. In recent years they have shown a small profit--very small and very seldom. Some years ago. Island Air had the Grand to Sister Islands route and were charging about $160US round trip. When Cayman Airways decided that...

Some years ago, while I was on the boat at LCBR waiting for the afternoon divers to load, one of the divers went to the stern and splashed his foot around in the water to wash off the sand. There was a mighty splash and water and blood flew onto the stern. The foot washer stood with a very...

Interesting. Was 10 foot your estimation, the boat crew's estimation, or that of someone who actually knows what 10 foor seas look like. It would be extremely unusual for Reef Divers boats to attempt to dive in even true 6 foot seas.

Please remember that there is more than one side to every story, and I suspect that Sharon's version would be a bit different. In my opinion, Sharon is the best dive manager who has been at LCBR and I have known all of them over the past 25+ years. I have never seen her do something...

Over 13 dive days my 2 computers showed 81-82 at all depths, which was consistant with most temps from people on my boat. One woman's Oceanic always showed 78.

Overbalancing is a function of the second sealing diaphragm on a diagraphm first stage. Some years ago, the advertising types jumped on this fact and "overbalanced" became a buzz word. In actuality this overbalancing, which is minimal, is of no practical use at normal sport diving depths. The...

I agree jdcpa. After many many dives on north, west and south sides over the last 25 years, I prefer the wall dives on the south side. Because it has not been "loved to death" the coral is in better condition. I think that the main reasons that most people prefer the north side are that it has...

Thook, Nice report. Reef Divers at LCBR usually uses 4 boats, 2 of which are 46 Newtons (Holiday and Paradise). That is Paradise in your photo. They have another 46 on order, but I do not know the eta. Usually the DM's brief that one should be in the vicinity of the boat with 500 psi remaining...

The Aggressor can (and does) moor on any double pin mooring. That is 2 pins driven into the bottom with a short chain between. Aggie, The next time you are in Cayman, check the mooring your boat is attached to. I guarantee there are more than 2 on LC.

In the bad old days, the Key West wrecks did not have mooring balls. They had mooring lines attached which were released after the dive. When the boat arrived, the dm was dropped to find the line and send the end up on a lift bag. This was considered a "bounce" if the dm followed the bag up, or...

At one point Henderson put a relief valve in the top pf their hoods--which did not work. But it did give an aiming point for the center hole that I burned in the hood. Then I added a few more fore and aft.

I prefer auto touch-up paint. The kind that comes in a small jar with included brush, I have some tanks marked with this which have been in use for more than 20 years. I have also tried nail polish, but it does not hold up as well. But, there may be some nail polish which is of better quality...

I took one of the carts on the hike. Some of the employees did not look particularly happy, but no one said anything. Be careful, as you have to cross the street twice. Hopefully, they will have a better (and safer) route soon.

Kathy, As of my trip to LC last month, the GC terminal has a new game. One exits customs to right, go outside and across the street. Turn left; then follow the sidewalk past the outdoor tented snack bar, until opposite the entrance, then back across the street into the terminal and to the...

I, too, am in the sensor failure club. I have a Gekko and a Zoop in the parts drawer. It is a bit disconcerting when I am at the anchor I dropped in 95 feet and the computer reads 340 feet. My first computer of this group is an 18 year old Vyper which is still going strong after more than 2000...

One would think that a press reporter in this area would be pretty knowledgeable about diving. From reading what they write, that does not appear to be the case. In fact, I would venture that the average reporter in the Keys knows far more about North Korean nukes than about diving. Number of...

The last generation of Titan LX had the closure device.

Does the newer (China) Sherwood K valve use the same internal parts as the Sherwood 5000 (USA) valve?

Does the newer Sherwood K valve (made in China) use the same rebuild parts as the Sherwood 5000 (made in USA) valve? Interestingly, the word China is stamped on the bottom of the valve near the dip tube.

We normally get about 400 dives on a Gekko or Zoop battery.