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  1. The Chairman

    My back surgery...

    Lots. I had a little bit of a hiccup on my trip to Belize but am over that it seems.
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    Hello From Central FL✌️

    Be ready for the DR!!! Hurray up and get started on your AOW and NitrOx classwork.
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    I don't understand: breathing deeply and using breathing for buoyancy control seem to contradict each other

    First rule of Scuba: don't hold your breath. That doesn't mean you can't pause your breathing as long as you don't occlude your glottis. Being truly horizontal helps. The drag of your entire body moving up or down is immense compared to being even at a small incline. That means there will be...
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    Overweighted at beginning of dive but underweighted at end in shallows

    In reality, all tanks become more buoyant (less negative) as you empty them. In fact, the larger steel tanks have a bigger swing. No, no normally are somewhat overweighted with a steel tank, so you might not notice it. It's important to adjust your weights after each dive. Take a couple pounds...
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    Supporting and Sponsoring Member Issues

    Someone beat me to it, but many thanks for your support. In this economy, I need all the help that I can get.
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    Question Marketplace listing doesn't show

    It should be only your first one, unless someone changed it. I've been mostly gone for the last month, so that's possible. If it has, I'm sure I'll be corrected shortly. I apologise for the confusion, but as the scammers get more aggressive, we try to block their moves.
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    Supporting and Sponsoring Member Issues

    Sry, I've been away from the board as of late. I reinjured my back in Belize, as well as having my laptop submerged. I'm better able to sit in my desk chair and should be here more frequently. In addition, I understand that someone has gifted me a new laptop which should be here tomorrow. I've...
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    Question cannot post to classifieds but have opted in and read the sticky

    And you have to be approved by a mod, so both are true./ A mod will have to approve your first marketplace posting too. It's our attempt to limit scammers easy access to our users. Thanks to @Miyaru. our head Admin, and the mods who take their precious personal time to make it work.
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    Question Marketplace listing doesn't show

    As an addendum, please be patient with us as we wade through these. Our goal is to reduce spammers' access to our users. Even then, please let buyers beware!!!
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    Question Marketplace listing doesn't show

    Just the first one, I believe. Once they've done the double verification, the system trusts them. Well, we might make an exception for @Marie13!!! :D :D :D
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    TekDiveGirl / Kimber Hawkens Thurman

    I took care of my sister in her final years. The last year really sucked for her, but not me. I cherished every moment with Puggin, and it was hard to say goodbye. People who praise me for my dedication demonstrate that they have probably never had a selfless love. In a transactional world, they...
  12. The Chairman

    Training Open Water Dive Training Accident

    We don't delete threads or accounts. It has valuable information that will be of benefit to others. Don't let people scare you with unfounded advice.
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    Sucking in water tbrough my snorkel

    Or you don't have enough buoyancy in your wing and you have to overfill it. I've swum many a mile on my back. A quarter of that is from towing tired divers back to the boat.
  14. The Chairman

    Sucking in water tbrough my snorkel

    Snorkels are snag magnets. As suggested earlier, fill your BCD, flip on your back and swim. No dead air to deal with.
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    Sucking in water tbrough my snorkel

    2 funny. This is the opposite of reality. Move the snorkel as far back as you can. Freediving spearos have it almost on the back of their head so they can look down while hunting.
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    Hello From Central FL✌️

    Belize June 2025
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    The invaders have landed...

    As an aside, and don't tell @cardzard or @ROXANNE I told you, but we're going to the DR and Cozumel next year. It's our little secret...
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