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There are very few offshore dive sites that are reasonable for open water cert dives. Even the very close to shore ones can sometimes have a stiff current and big animals cruising thru and are around 75-80 deep. It can be a bit much for a new diver to handle and there is little room for error...

Capt. James is right, the Bermuda high and inshore trough is in full swing for the next several days. The SW blow is going strong and we have a steady 25 with gust in the 30's off Hatteras. Looks like we will not be diving any of the July 4 weekend. I'm not crying too much cause this weekend...

It is a good suggestion to ask and to know the rules. I keep a current copy of the size rules on the boat at all times. There are new size limits for sheepshead and triggers effective July 1, so make sure you look at the rules before you start shooting shorties. I think they should have gone...

Matt is very knowledgable about all the wrecks off the northern obx dived from OI. He's been diving that area for many, many years and is a very competent and safe guy. If you don't want to make the drive down to dive with me or JT, you won't go wrong with Matt at Roanoke Island Outfitters.

Randy, just keep diving Hatteras and you might get the chance. I saw one August year ago drifting off the Tarpon when doing the deco. Sneaked up behind us, turned around and there it was about five to ten feet deeper and fifteen feet away looking me over. It turned and with one flip of the...

Randy, please take care when diving at less then your normal strength level. As you wrote it can make even simple stuff very tuff, then tuff stuff impossible and you can be in trouble fast. Make adjustments, carry minimum gear and don't hesitate to sit one out like you did, that was smart...

Get in touch with Ted Green. He run the OC Diver there and will know where to send you.

Sorry to hear you are getting the invitation to come sit for a test session. There are several study guides out there that may help you out. The bud gonder books used to be pretty good but I dont know how current they are. I'm sure there are others if you search. Is there a Mariners school...

Glad it seems to have made the difference. Don't worry, you will get plenty of 20 kt winds just not when you want them. I'm going to the yard for clean up in a week or so but it will only be for 4 or 5 days.

No Tom he probably draws more than 2. But that's all temporary bs anyway. The local guys have been going 6 or 8 piers down from the official channel pass for months. It's 20 plus deep there but you have to watch the overhead clearance. The CG is just doing what they have to to get the inlet...

Fuggler You need to take a closer look at the map to figure out the topography. Though it looks close, the areas are separated by large coastal sounds with no direct road connections between them. Morehead is about five hours or more to drive from there to outer banks, Nags Head and Hatteras...

Now Wookie has me interested too. Currently using Charter Lakes thru NACO. They actually reduced my costs last year. Bill will come in June again, so who knows.

James, In my experience they will help out a lot. I added them to the Hatteras I had using the glue on smart rails and I was no longer taking a bath every other wave. On the current boat I changed out tiny ones to the 4" wide PVC angled shape that's on the Hamilton site and thru bolted them...

Here is a link to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum web page about the shipwreck symposium that they are hosting April 10 and 11, 2015. This event has lots of well known speakers/divers presenting on a wide variety of topics. It is a free to attend and all you have to do is drive down to...

I just renewed mine last week. Walked into the renewal place without appointment walked out 15 mns later. My new twic showed up this am in the mail in less then a week. Now submitting my CG renewal and we will see if they can get it done with the same speed.

You know how to make a long cold winter seem even longer and colder! Nice highlight video Randy. The mantas are much more common up around the Diamond shoals and along the blue/green water line than most realize. It is a rare season that I don't see them at some time in Hatteras and more...

I no longer fill them. I have seen far too many vintage 6351 tanks with neck cracks. In fact first one I saw was leaking at the neck during a fill and we thought it was a bad o ring so dumped the fill and by chance actually saw the crack! After that the eddy current check condemned many more...

Will, I too was going to remain silent on this matter, but your post needs some redress. First, I am sorry that you lost your friend Kevin to a dive accident. I too have lost friends in trajic accidents, diving included, and know it hurts. However, Kevin's death was not caused by the Miss...

Yes the days of a 9/16 wrench and or a hammer solving all your problems is gone. When the new electronic controls engines act up you need to use a lot more thinking to solve the issues. I have a very expensive program on my laptop for diagnosing my cars and it has saved me many times from just...

Ok James I will take a WAG at it. Don't know a lot about the JD engines other than almost bought a pair in a boat I was looking at and my research then showed them to be pretty good so don't start pulling hair yet. Electronically controlled, right? Pull the DTC stored in the system and see...