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  1. al248005

    Lake Michigan

    I'm supposed to be diving next weekend out of Hammond Indiana on lake Michigan. The site's I'm supposed to go to is the e material and service barges on Saturday and Staits of Mack and Wells Burt on Sunday. Saturdays dives appear to be pretty shallow a Sundays are so so for depth? My question...
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    Thinning aquaseal?

    What can you use to thin down aquaseal besides cotol that they give you in the packets. I'm going over my seams in my dry suit and all places around here have aqua seal but do not have the cotol go with it. Is there something else that I could use in place of the cotol that's easily found at...
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    Low Light GoPro 8 settings?

    Anyone ever shot in low light with a GoPro 8 while diving. I'm going to be in Lake Erie this weekend and was hoping to get some good shots. Just not sure on the settings? Low light setting? I'm hearing some people say that it makes the video blurry and then I've heard shoot in 30 fps? Any help...
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    GoPro 8 Polar Pro filters

    Anyone use the Polar Pro filters yet for their 8? I just picked a set up for my upcoming trip to the Keys and was curious if anyone had any luck so far with them
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    Intova gone under?

    I have an Intova Sport and was looking for a filter for it. I searched for Intovas website and found nothing? Have they gone out or am I missing something?
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    No Intova Website ?

    I have an Intova Sport and was looking for a filter for it. I searched for Intovas website and found nothing? Have they gone out or am I missing something?
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    Port Sanilac June 1/2- Spots open

    Scheduled to dive the North Star and New York on Saturday June 1st and Regina and Mary Alice B on June 2 with Double Action out of Port Sanillac. Trying to get more people so the boat will run if anyone is free. I believe right now there's 3 people for Saturday and 2 for Sunday so it definitely...
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    Inshore vs Offshore Meg Ledge

    Looking to book a meg ledge charter and have never dove the ledge before. Any pros/cons on inshore vs offshore. Are the offshore ledges harder to get to with weather etc? Thinking of going in mid-July. Either sites produce better quality teeth?
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    TG5 with Seafrogs housing

    Sorry for the limited info but a friend bought a TG 5 with a Seafrogs housing. On our recent trip to Cozumel he could not get the pictures to focus in anytime he zoomed in. The pictures would all be blurry. If I remember correctly if you didn't. zoom they would be fine. I have the TG 4 with an...
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    Traveling with Sola lights

    Hi I am leaving at the end of next week for a vacation to Cayman Brac. I'm flying with American and I just got a Sola light I was going to take with me. I am going put my housing, tray, and arm in my checked bag. Due to the cost of the Sola light I would prefer to keep it with me in my carry...
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    Adobe Photoshop vs Elements vs Lightroom?

    Looking at buying one to enhance my diving pics. My pics are in RAW format. Opinions on which one best suit it? I do have some entry level experience in editing.
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    Sola 1200 Video vs Photo light

    Hi I just am in the process of getting a new camera setup (Olympus TG 4 and Ikelite housing) and am wanting to get a good light to go along with it. The Sola 1200 caught my eye but I'm back and forth between the Photo and Video as everyone says both are good for both video and stills. The...
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    Best time for water conditions

    A couple of friends and myself are considering a wreck trip to Moorehead City. Is there a better time of the year when the chances of getting blown out are less? I've dove a little farther south at Myrtle and know how fast things can change but was wondering if there was a better time for viz...
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    Attaching bolt snap to SPG

    What size cave line does everyone use to attach the bolt snaps to SPG and long hose. I'm new to the tech side of the things and went on DRIS and every different size of line had reviews of people who loved each size. So I bought 1/8" and found it to be rather big in diameter which made it...
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    Faber tank size question?

    I recently purchased 2 Faber tanks that appear to be the same . I am unsure of the sizes of them tho. I have tried contacting Faber with no reply back. The marking s are as follows: 1st line- Made in Italy M8303 04/1982/034 2nd line- TC-3AAM-184/DOT-3AA 2400 REE 86. I checked Fabers...
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    Scuba Club in December

    Planning to go to Coz in December (early) for the first time. How long in advance do we need to book to ensure a room? Are they ever completely "sold out" around that time of the year?
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    Waterproof W4 sizing?

    Does anyone have any experience with the W4 size chart. Is it fairly accurate or do the suits seem to run small or bigger than whats shown?
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    Instructors steering students to one agency or another?

    This is for all of the instructors out there? I had a conversation tonight in the chat with an unnamed instructor. He said he teaches through two agencies which will not be named. He went on to say he starts all of his students out in one agency. If the student falls behind or can't master...
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    Portage reports?

    Anyone been to Portage lately. Thinking of making a trip up next weekend and hitting either Portage or Whitestar Friday then Gilboa on Saturday. I read on here last weeked WS had 20'. Just wondering what Portage viz/temps are in comparison. I know its usually not that great for viz.
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    Mold/Mildew Spots on inside of drysuit gloves

    After diving my drysuit last week, I rinsed the suit off and turned it inside out EXCEPT for the gloves (blue zipseal-smirf gloves). I forgot to pull the gloves through to dry them out. When rinsing my suit after today's dives I noticed black mildew/mold spots on the inside of the gloves...
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