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The trailers that dealer sells with the boats have disc brakes on both axles, but it is also a bunk trailer, not roller, as far as I could see. I may be another year or two from a new Parker, so I will end up with a smaller used Center console or Dual console in the near future while saving...

Cruised with Royal Carribean. The only lousy thing about the trip is the Dive Op cancelled the trip due to lack of participants. I'm glad I didn't schlep my gear aboard, I wouldn't have been happy. I also stopped by Parker Boats of Daytona and checked out the 23' sport cabin. There is a...

I plan on stopping by Parker of Daytona monday on the way back from a quick Bahamas weekend...on board a much bigger boat!

I've got a Jeep Cherokee right now that is set up to pull 5000lbs without issue I know it could pull 2000 more for short trips in a pinch. I live about 30 miles from a salt water launch, but want to be able to tow the boat south (up to 300 miles) and hit Bahamas and keys. I live 5 miles from...

I have no plan on towing a boat with a full tank of fuel on board. The sizes and makes I've looked at all should come in under 5k. For instance: the Parker 2120 sport cabin is 3250 dry, but I think their 2310 Walkaround may be pushing the limit for me at 3700 lbs. Key West has a 2020...

I am looking to buy a boat in a year or two. I would like some suggestions from folks with experience. The boat I am looking for will be able to go off shore, obviously. Have a cabin for overnighting in comfort. I am looking for something in the 21 - 24 foot range with 100 gallons minimum...

I scanned the responses pretty thoroughly and figured I'd throw my 2 bits in: I moved to florida a couple of years ago from Pa. I actually had a customer of the shop I used to teach out of up north ask if I would service his regs if he mailed them to me. I performed 90+% of the equipment...

The diver in the OP has passed away. Here is local newspaper blurb: and pasted for posterity. Woman hurt in scuba-diving accident at Dutch Springs has died, coroner says - lehighvalleylive.com by Express-Times Thursday September 10, 2009, 2:14 PM A 47-year-old Luzerne County woman died...

That boat had to be going seriously fast to get that piling that far into the hull! I'm Impressed!

Just got back from my first Venice dive, Dove south of the fishing pier, but north of the dog beach Vis: snotty, maybe 2 feet water temp: warmer than pool at hotel In water about 10am 77 minutes, one small tooth, a bone fragment, large fish hook, and a round flat thing I need to...

Hello, After a 7 month diving hiatus due to relocating, I tried to verify some gases in a couple of cylinders (they were marked, just wanted to make sure) and my Analox ATA showed 'zero' O2. I assume the sensor has expired. My question for the masses is does anybody have a source for the...

Tipping is a personal matter. I have received a $20 tip from two brothers from NYC who were 1 1/2 hours late for the first of two dive days. They also bought there equipment from a bargain bin at a dive retailer in NYC....I had to assemble it for them lake side. I also have received a T-shirt...

A lot of people talk about the differences in drysuits versus wetsuits. I have only talked to one person who bought a dry suit and didn't love it. He was wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt under the drysuit. If you go dry, make sure to wear something that will wick the moisture away from...

The column is dated 1998, but funny as all get out! That's the first time I read it.... thanks for posting.

Wow, Up and down the same day due to critical feedback. I don't know you, and can't read what you have put together for a class project since you took it down. From what you and others have posted, however I can conclude that you put an extensive set of advice together for people to follow and...

That is something that can vary according to locality. For a steel tank, the big question will be rust and pitting, particulary inside. Your best bet is to check with your LDS. Be aware that DOT changed the requirements for aluminum hydros, requiring the hydro shop to also do an eddy current...

Yes, wetsuits can loose elasticity over time, there are lots of variables, though. Age, exposure to sunlight, chlorine, salt (without rinsing) chemical exposure, and other stuff I can't think of off the top of my head. I have a 3 mil shorty that I use almost exclusively for pool sessions that...

I will admit to not reading every single post, but will still add my $.02: If you feel that you are hazarded by another's actions, distance yourself from that person to remove the hazard to yourself. I have had students who decided they didn't want to be at 30'. I had hold of their BCs and...

Do you mean back by the old pump house? According to the article he was about 75', which would be about right for back there. I had left the penninsula side about 30 minutes prior to this accident. I think this makes at least 5 divers taken out by ambulance this year alone, the second fatal...

If tanks come into the shop I instruct for and I am filling them, non marked tanks are treated as air only. Any other label, ie. NITROX; SAFEAIR; CUSTOM MIX; DECO; etc etc etc get analyzed, unless and this is a big UNLESS the customer requested 'air', then the cylinder gets emptied and filled...