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    Sea Hunt Starring LLoyd Bridges

    I too, recently bought Season 1 at Walmart and was transported back to my childhood. Anyone who loved Sea Hunt would really enjoy the book "MASK AND FLIPPERS The Story of Skindiving" by Lloyd Bridges as told to Bill Barada. In this book published in the 1960's, Bridges describes the practice...
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    San Diego Area Snorkeling from Shore?

    My son and a few of his friends are going to SanDiego this next week. They will be going on-the-heap and my son is the only diver among them. My son say they might like to go snorkeling one or twice. 1) What are the shore snorkeling options in the San Diego area? 2) What is the vis...
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    Attractions from Tavernier to Key West

    WOW- Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions. I'm sure they'll make what was going to be a good trip into a great one!
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    Attractions from Tavernier to Key West

    Where are Smuggler's Cove and Snapper's located? Up in Tavernier or down the way to KW?
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    Attractions from Tavernier to Key West

    We will be traveling to the Keys next week to stay for 9 days. We will be staying in Tavernier very close to Conch Divers and will probably be diving exclusively with them. We are 2 adults and 4 teenaged boys (19-17): 3 divers and 3 snorkelers. We are non-drinkers but still enjoy...
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    Does anyone here use the HydroOptix Diving Masks

    I borrowed one once. My eyes are bad enough on the surface that I don't need to use the contacts with the mask. I thought the mask was fantastic. In addition to the remarkable vision it gives, it was extremely comfortable and fit my face perfectly. I have put it on my definite list things to...
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    problems in water and happy about it?

    Overcoming adversity is perhaps the most common theme in human adventure. When one thing goes wrong during a dive and you fix it or just thumb the dive, that's not so special but when you're hit with a triple or quadrupal wammy and still are able to think things through and work them out...
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    7mm suit w/ or w/out attached hood?

    I dive a Mares Isotherm 7mm semi-dry (with separate hood) and have been very warm with it. The coldest water I've used in in was 37 Deg F at the surface and colder down deep. I felt quite toasty while several dry-suiters packed it in. Re. Hood attached vs. unattached: My semi dry comes with...
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    Wetsuit Layering

    OK, there's somehting I'm not gtetting here.. You say you are wearing a pair of baggy old rubber fishing waiders UNDER a wet suit? I've re-read your post several times and it clearly says the wet suit is going on OVER the waiders... Is that right? How in the world can you pull a wet...
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    Some Comments after Nitrox Certification

    I think what you are experiencing is an example of teaching to the least common denominator or teaching to the test. In such cases, inclusion of detailed supplemental information can derail less competent students (even if only because of confusion over what is required and what is not) and...
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    Islamorada Advice Wanted

    Has anyone dove with Ocean Quest Dive Center? www.oceanquestdivecenter.com
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    Islamorada Advice Wanted

    I'll be vacationing in Islamorada July 30 - Aug 8. What're some good outfits to dive with down there? Do shops there run lobstering trips?
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    Bounce diving and stuck anchors

    Tell the skipper to use a trip line on the anchor. A trip line is a thin line secured to the lowest point on the anchor. If the anchor gets stuck, you drive up to the anchor leaving slack in the main anchor rode, then haul on the trip line. Because the trip line is attached to the bottom...
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    Is my math right?

    Yes, you have it exactly right air consumption at depth = SAC X (1 + (salt water depth/33)) (the "1" for 1 ATM at zero depth) 1.5 = 0.5 X (1 + (66/33))
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    HYdro optix mask

    Tried one out and though it was awesome. Very comfortable and just right both for my face shape and for my poor eyesight. BUT, this is one item that you absolutely, positively have to try out before you buy.... As you can see from the comments above there are definite considerations that...
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    Air Consumption: Extend Inhale versus Extend Exhale Portion of Breath Cycle

    In terms of air consumption, I have always been very average and never really worried about it much but I've been reading another thread http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=134626 and in it there was a link posted by LavaSurfer to an interesting article about a Cozumel DM who...
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    When does "Gas Management" get taught?

    What our (PADI) LDS does is to offer an additional "extracurricular" lesson (free) after completion of the normal OW classroom lessons but beofre the checkout dives. Attendance of this extra session is usually near 100%. In this extra lesson, they do a pretty comprehensive job of explaining...
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    Difficult to read threads with very wide margins

    I occasionally have difficulty reading threads on the board here (using Win 200m IE6.1). Compare the two following threads … “Service Costs” at http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=129051 “Like a Noob” at http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=129037 “Service Costs” is O.K...
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    Tell me about your 1st Night Dive

    I did a lot of night snorkeling before I ever did any night scuba diving so my first night scuba was actually anticlimactic. My third night scuba was very instructive. First night snorkel... My first night snorkel we were camped by the side of a lake and had been snorkeling on the rock...
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    Why the 50bar/700psi rule in the first place?

    I have the distinct impression that those who argue that the 500 psi rule of thumb is rotten are not objecting to the "500" itself or the conditions under which it is meant to apply, but to having any rule-of-thumb at all instead of teaching OW student how to do gas consumption calculations...
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