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Bart was a frequent guest speaker at many NE dive clubs, association meetings and shows. Here are a few links that tell a little about him: Malone, Bart - Boston Sea Rovers Bart Malone has been diving for 54 years and diving shipwrecks for 41 of them. He is Senior Curator and Board Member at...

Obituary for Bartholomew P. Malone at Gardner Funeral Home, Runnemede Many of you knew Bart. Bart was one of the most enthusiastic divers I have ever met. The NE dive community, his family and friends are all mourning the loss of what one of the NE Dive community elite recently called "our...

All great questions that are being asked locally. No one seems to have answers yet. I have never been to this dive site, but Ive read numerous counts of the dives on various postings and it seems to me that some members of this group bragged about safety and planning...but it appears that safety...

Bare suit. Installed new from factory, replaced under warranty from Bare (twice)..... I could list others from my boat as well, but the above reference is my personal experience on a suit that was babied (stored well, not used on the aggressive dives, and taken care of well). Im not alone...

Getting into the suit is easy. Plastic zippers stink. Ive tried them....had numerous failures....seen numerous failures on my boat. They even have a tendency to leak without an actual failure (yes...EVEN if you lubricate it and ensure that it is fully closed). Im going back to all metal...

I have a compressor, booster, (12) 4500 psi 450 Cu Ft bank bottles at home and a separate compressor on the boat. Except for the He and O2 contract that I have (compared to buying them in a shop) - the compressor itself doesnt save me a nickel....but it sure is convenient and saves me a TON of...

What boat were you on?

Yup I looked at the prior DR model and wasnt impressed with the brightness. I have high hopes for the XHP50 and I want to get my hands on it to see what the light looks like.

I see can lights going away... I have a new(er) UWLD Can light that is awesome, but Ive been thinking about selling it. I do long dives.....but at least half of my time is in an area of the water column that I do not need a light..... Plus the canister....the cord....would be great to get rid...

Awesome!!!!

Ive never forgot to hook it up - but Ive had the catheter come off....the connection fail....etc. In other words....Ive scrubbed the inside of my old DS a few times....

I have all al80s with the exception of a pair of steel lp85s that are jacked up to 3600 psi. These are 7" tanks, sit nice as sidemount and hold a ton of gas. I only use these for my 250+ dives. They are heavier. The left side has 50% He and sits nice. The 50% O2 tank on my right has a...

Yes and no....I think Trace may still teach a class who's entire focus is self reliance. In fact, I thought he was certified to teach solo cave diving (very rare) and may have been the first to reach that status. Overall, I think it depends on what class you take with him but most of his tech...

Go with Trace. You wont regret it. And....if you are considering GUE...Trace is the guy that a lot of GUE guys have gone to in order to improve on the GUE requirements. He will do certification courses or coaching days - Ive done both. Several of my crew have trained with Trace and Ive never...

Answers to your 2 questions: 1) Buy a Shearwater. Dont even think twice about it. Its a no brainer. End of story. 2) In your ( or I should say our) area - if you want to be a great diver with the best technical instruction around - Call Trace Malinowski. IF....Trace isnt available - let me...

I dont think they are completely out of fashion, but they are a niche set of doubles. Before I went CCR, I had several sets and they were my favorite tank for 200+FSW dives. Im actually getting ready to sell 2 sets and I plan on targeting 500 for a price...so....you may have been a little...

Does anyone have feedback or experience on the new light monkey heated top? Ive been holding off getting heated undergarments for a few years and this may be the year.

If you enjoy Cape May and like to dive....let me know. We have some GREAT diving in that area. Mostly "under the radar"...

Im no where near the conditioning factor that I once was...but I try. I was a decathlete and a pretty dedicated MMA/BJJ instructor who once trained 5 days a week... These days I try to get 20-30 miles a week running and I usually hit about 20 or so....and I force myself to lift 2-3 days per...

No Brainer.....Go with Trace. Ive taken multiple classes with him and I dont think there is anyone better out there! I have done a product demo with Wayne and I think highly of him as well.