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    Man attacked by shark off Maui beach

    Haven't read the boards in a while, and I noticed this thread. I was actually out snorkelling at Ulua the day of the attack when a DLNR officer in an inflatable boat motored over to us. He asked us to stay close to shore because of the attack. I asked him if it was a tiger and he said...
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    Underwater Pics From Maui & Lanai

    Great pics, I enjoyed looking through them. Also, I think your "unknown juvenile" is a Razorfish. not sure though, I'll have to check my book when I get home. Thanks for posting, James
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    Free Single Apollo Bio-Fin Small

    I can't believe I still have this thing. I found it on the botton of a kelp bed in San Diego and have been carrying it around for a while. It's free to anyone who needs it. It is a single, solitary fin. Not a pair of fins. It is a black Apollo Bio-Fin, size small. I live on Maui, so shoot...
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    ScubaBoard Get Together On Oahu

    Have fun everyone, Maybe next time the Valley Isle will host this party. Look forward to future plans. James
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    MIT creates Fog eliminating Polymer Coating

    I saw this article on slashdot a couple of days ago. Thought it might be of interest to the dive community. http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=1312
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    COOLPIX Shooters in the House

    I have a Coolpix 3100 and I am interested in purchasing the Fantasea CP-3 housing for it. I'm trying to figure out if I can get away without having a strobe. I'm diving in Maui now, so perhaps the water is clear enough. What are the cheap options for strobes? Does anyone have some...
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    First Dive with Uwatec SmartPro Wrist

    No sweat Nick, I have be able to turn it on by pressing the case right above the top-middle button. There is a picture in the manual, I cut it out and attached it to this posting. Take a look at the section from the manual that I also cut out with the picture, it's just not very descript...
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    First Dive with Uwatec SmartPro Wrist

    Hoosier, I don't do much diving at altitude. The Uwatec SmartPro automatically adjusts to the altitude you are diving in. The feature that I was talking about was a post-dive alert built into the computer. There is a small picture of a mountain and after a dive it will color in a bar at...
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    First Dive with Uwatec SmartPro Wrist

    Swan, I totally agree. I was looking at the Mares M1 or Dacor Darwin, but the fact that it was an extra $100+ at the time for the PC download hardware/software made me not pick that computer. I always liked Uwatec but it wasn't until the price dropped to $350 on LeisurePro that I was able...
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    First Dive with Uwatec SmartPro Wrist

    I got my computer about 3 weeks ago from LeisurePro. I made my first dive with it last sunday. We did a shallow dive off a black sand beach in Makena (Maui) and wrapped around the top side of Little Beach. The dive went great. I didn't make it deep enough for my Uwatec Smart Pro Wrist...
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    Is leisurepro.com the best place to buy?

    I sent my reg back to Sherwood for it's annual servicing. It came back and it didn't seem to have anything wrong with it. I'm not a sensitive enough breather that I would notice a crappy job as opposed to a good job. So as long as you are not breathing H20 when it returns, I would say...
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    Is leisurepro.com the best place to buy?

    The one thing I forgot to mention was that the computers undoubtably come with programmable chips built in. This is not something that just anyone can replace. Quite a task acutally, just getting the bad boys soldered onto the boards, let alone, properly programmed. I think it is quite...
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    Is leisurepro.com the best place to buy?

    Electronics come with part numbers labeled on the top of the chips/resistors/caps/etc. So a person confident with a soldering iron could repair electronics given they had enough knowledge to know which part needed repair. I do doubt that they have a Electrical Engineer on staff over there at...
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    Is leisurepro.com the best place to buy?

    PilotFish, Let's be very clear about this, as it seems to be a crucial part of your crusade against LeisurePro. Here is a direct quote from the LeisurePro website about their warranty... Here is the link from LeisurePro's Website for the info in the quote above... So as you see...
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    Is leisurepro.com the best place to buy?

    PilotFish, I bought a Uwatec Smart Pro Wrist Computer. I paid $350 for it. My local dive shop sells it for $700. Even if I send my dive computer in and it takes two months to get back, I don't think I would have regretted my purchase. I saved $350 on this purchase. I make a decent salary...
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    Kamaaina Rates - Post the best deal you know

    Charlie, Thanks for the info. Tell me what you think of the show when you get back. We almost took the in-laws to that while they were visiting over christmas, we ended up going whale watching instead. That leads me to another kama'aina deal... The Pacific Whale Foundation gives their 2...
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    Hello From Tulsa! 3rd dive = Decompression Camber

    That is an incredible vacation story. I bet you got back home and were like "did all that really happen last week?" Great pictures too, it looks like a lot of fun.... minus the hurricane and deco-chamber! haha. Count yourself lucky and chalk it up as a lesson learned. Safe diving, James
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    Kamaaina Rates - Post the best deal you know

    I tried getting a tread going that people could post kama'aina dive rates on to compare, but it didn't take off. I'm wondering if we broaden this idea out to any kama'aina rate on anything, maybe people will post and we can all take advantage. Please post the best kama'aina rate that you...
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    Local grinds

    I'm at work right now just dying because of this thread! haha. I just started reading and couldn't stop. This reminds me of that song, "I like poi, I'm a big boy.." It goes on to list all the great dishes you can find in the islands. I'm here on Maui, so here goes my favorites Lunch or...
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    If you had to pick an island....

    I've been living in Maui for about 8 months now. I lived on Oahu for 3 years as a young kid. I've worked on Kauai, and visited the Big Island. My opinions on the different islands: Maui: best one, why I chose to live here and why they say Maui No Ka Oi (Maui is the best). This is an...
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