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  1. Scottri

    Was I completely insane? (Blue Hole as first dive)

    Not smart. I think your instructor should have stressed the importance of diving within your limits and training a little more.
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    Equipment Repair Technician Courses

    As was mentioned earlier, you will have to take the class through a shop. Some manufacturers do seminars for all techs in an area once a year. I know some do here in Portland anyway. Another way to get a lot of training is to attend DEMA on behalf of a shop. You can take several courses from...
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    question:

    I don't think anyone is going to perform a formal audit. They will ask for what you have and look it over and you should be fine but be sure to log everything during and after class.
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    Bronchitis or other lung related Illness after diving

    I would consult a doctor that has experience with diving medicine first but my suspicion would be dry air.
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    Marker to write your name on fins, etc

    bright orange paint pen for me. Works great and lasts for years.
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    Never too late to go Green

    I've been diving with Ed Robinson's crew for years and I've never seen anyone harass wildlife, in fact just the opposite.
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    USIA wrist seal replacement

    It's not hard but the prep has to be done carefully. OS Systems has a nice kit available that contains everything you need to do it yourself. Check OSSystems.com. I have a USIA Aqua Pro Plus and have done my seals myself and it's not hard you just have to have to pay attention to what you...
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    Anyone have any good or bad experiences?

    I have always had great experiences with them and I refer students to them or Ed Robinson's all the time.
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    Tides and shore diving

    Go to any fishing store or sporting goods store and they should sell a tide table. It's usually a small booklet that has the high and low tides for the entire year. Usually only a couple of bucks. Here in the Northwest we can get tidal exchanges of 15 or 20 feet sometimes and you can get...
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    Diver dies in Hood Canal?

    I assist with classes on Hood Canal about once a month and I have for years. We only take 2 students at a time with 1 Divemaster so during the skills portion of the dive we have a 1 to 1 ratio. On the tours the DM has 2 students. Our DM's are trained to NEVER let a student more than arms...
  11. Scottri

    Getting Certified In Maui...

    My vote is for Maui Dreams. I have referred several students for referals there and they have all reported very positive experiences.
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    Are Poseidon Cyklons/ODINS Nitrox ready?

    Under Water Works in Tigard can probably service them.
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    Looking at the Canon A720IS

    I have an A710IS and a Canon Housing for it and I've been really happy with it. Very easy to use and with a little time you can get it set up for some pretty good underwater shots.
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    Tips for Servicing Equipment

    I like to use a cookie tray, lay clean paper towels over the tray and disassemble the regulator, lay it all out after it's been cleaned. Lay out the new parts kit on another tray and reassemble. They trays keep things from rollling around and they help keep track of the old vs new parts.
  15. Scottri

    Any danger to mix n match?

    There is no danger, the only problem is performance. You may need to tune or de-tune the second stages to prevent them from free flowing if the IP is not the same between the first stages.
  16. Scottri

    Poseidon regs

    They are worth it. Parts are available and I can't think of a reason not to rebuild them and use them.
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    Silly things heard on dive trips

    I had just finished my dive and was getting out of my gear on a boat in Hawaii when the second set of divers got onboard and asked the DM "how deep did we go?". As a DM myself I just cringed. I can't believe the guy never looked at his gauges. Another guy on the same boat asked "what does...
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    How often do you dive "dry" year round?

    I dive dry all year. The water temp at depth here never warms up above 50. The only time I don't use a dry suit is when I travel to a warm water destination.
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    best reg for upside down?

    I don't know if price has anything to do with it. I'm sure there are less expensive regs that work well inverted. I can really only offer an opinion the reqs that I have used in that situation. I have an Oceanic Alpha 7 that did fine inverted and it's a fairly inexpensive reg.
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    gratuity breakdown

    I usually tip the crew and in addition I will give a seperate tip to a deckhand or DM that went above and beyond.
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