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I watched how the South Siam boats handle their multitudes of divers -- lots of splashing around by lots of people. I guess it might be a bit more social, but if you want a nicer diving environment (i.e. = fewer people in the water), choose a boat with less capacity. Personally, I was on the now...

In an earlier posting, stevel said that if it were his choice, he'd pick the Panunee over the Mermaid I due to the more relaxed atmosphere ... what sort of atmosphere does Mermaid have? What about it is not "relaxed"? I ask because I am considering Mermaid's Mergui itinerary due to one of its...

Two slightly off topic contributions: Whenever I hear people talk about the Panunee, I can't help but think of "punanee"... And, anyone hear anything further about the Rhapsody sinking?

Happy Birthday indeed! Bet you had a great day! Whatever happened to the coz plans? -Simon

They're very responsive to email "info at pinnacleaquatics.com". These are the sizes around my height/weight, for what it's worth: Medium Tall Height: 5’10” – 6’ Weight: 150 - 175 Chest: 37 - 39 Waist: 29 - 33 Hips: 35 - 39 Inseam: 29 - 31" (Note that inseam is not the same...

Strictly speaking, it's not the armchair buoyancy bag that makes the Morphos Pro bulky; rather, it's the decently large side pockets, which don't really flatten out too well. Also, Mares "backplates" (no, not like BP/W backplate, but the part that supports the back of the bc) are solidly...

Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, the active ingredient in Bonine and non-drowsy Dramamine is Meclizine Hydrochloride (sometimes just listed as Meclizine, sometimes as Meclizine HCL). Useful to know because you may not find the brand-name outside the US (in my experience, usually one can find...

Ok, so much for my theory. Definitely mysterious how it could sink so quickly without some sort of major problem with the structure. I guess we'll have to wait and see ... Sunrise, since you're there, please post if something comes up (i.e. maybe months from now). Indeed quite a loss. I very...

That's too bad. It was a nice boat with an excellent staff, and the only one carrying a limited set of passengers. Well, at least I got a trip on it before this incident. Glad to hear all were safe, even though they were in the water for a long time ... My theory: their generator exploded --...

Rhapsody is nice also, though slightly more expensive since they take only 8 passengers. => well, see separate thread on this: Rhapsody is no more. Sank.

well, this isn't strictly to do with decompression, but I also had a dislocated shoulder. Multiple dislocations, actually, but things seemed ok, if a little loose. Problem is that arms above your head is the most unstable position for your shoulder. What happened to me is that I was on the...

I'm no spring chicken, but believe it or not, it was my parents who, only a few years ago, inspired me to dive. That, and a family reunion trip to the Great Barrier Reef. I snorkeled for a great many years, and had lots of fun doing it, but never ever considered scuba. Then my parents, who...

I don't agree that whether a swimthrough is an overhead environment or not is gauged by length, breadth, depth or light conditions. If you can't directly ascend to the surface, it is by definition an overhead environment. Certainly a very short swimthrough has only a short section where it is...

I was recently in Cozumel for the 2nd time. First time, got taken through a very short swimthrough, and my thoughts after that were "too bad about the environmental damage that these things take after gazillions of divers go through them, kicking up silt." But after this 2nd trip, now have...

well, I'm a hydrooptix cheerleader, having one myself, and, like you, a pretty perfect candidate eyesight-wise. In regards to squeeze, any mask will squeeze if not equalized, but given this is a high volume mask, there's more air to manage; nevertheless, technique to mitigate squeeze is the same...

Just to note, MaresMan1 and Mark use the Morphos Twin, the precursor model to the Morphos Pro. The Pro differs in a number of ways. For instance, it has a single wall buoyancy bag, wheres the Twin has an double bag design, the the bag shape is different, and a few other updates. I have a Pro...

An SB group is going to be down there 17-21 (some 17-24), staying at Caribe Blu, diving with Blue XT Sea. I think Blue XT Sea is full, though you never know, so perhaps you could give Christi a calll. In any case, we can definitely meet for dinner and such.

I've heard decent reports from Loreto, on the Baja peninsula, but it's still one day there and one day back travel time, so might as well go to Coz. I've done that twice (well, 2nd time is coming up) from SF as 5 day trips for 3 days of diving. That's a decent trip. It's not too convenient...

Does seem quite a disappointment, after all the hoopla and hype. Being the owner of a Morphos Pro, I can't see why anyone would pay extra to own the Limited -- does the aluminum thread make that much difference, other than in style? And some things changed for the sake of style, I think are...

well, I knew those arguments were coming about the 2mm of trapped water. I'm actually more interested in the answer to the first part of my previous posting, the question of whether or not the hollow wool fibers (or even to confirm that they're hollow) can get equalized to underwater...