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Jeff’s Scuba Sale - Everything must go to pay medical bills! Due to a second battle with cancer, my friend and dive buddy is selling his scuba gear to help pay his medical bills. He’s gone through two rounds of surgeries over the last three years and has survived two bouts with cancer...

I have the following for sale: Ikelite DS125 strobe with ball socket arm, international charger, EV controller, diffuser, and manuals. Part #3944.77 Ikelite Dual Release Handle and Tray with bolts for Type B and Type C mounts. Part #9523.32 I bought these new in May 2008 and haven't...

I have an Ikelite digital housing (6147.9). I would like to replace the leash on there with a slightly longer one so that it will "fit" me when I stow the camera while diving. It looks like it should be as a simple as unscrewing the plate and replacing the lanyard with my own custom one. Of...

I suppose this is more of a general question about the physiology of breathing. Is it possible to have a high heart rate but a low breathing rate, or vice versa? Would this necessarily produce CO2 buildup? How are the heart rate and breathing rate connected? I noticed shortly after...

Well, we all survived the trip!!! As a matter of fact, I think the only thing that I lost was my pride and dignity after a night of the pub crawl. We did two dives each day, after a hearty breakfast of eggs and whitefish! After the dives, we refilled our tanks, and then took off on the...

I have my email notifications turned off, but I still get emails about friendship requests. Would it be possible to suppress these the same way as PM notifications? IOU $20 :D

Dive the Straits of Mackinaw this is what separates the trolls from the yoopers! I'm booked on a recreational charter to dive in the Straits of Mackinac. The dates are June 1-4, 2008 and there are a few seats still available, so check your calendars. The charter costs $400. We'll be...

Are there any special tips about opening a camera housing after a dive? I just let most of the water drip off and then I blow the water out of the groove for the o-ring. The manual says that I should use a soft cloth to dry the housing. Does anyone do anything differently? Hair dryers...

I am the proud new owner of a digital camera and housing and today was the maiden voyage. I took it out to sunny Haigh quarry for the shake down cruise. It was sunny and windy, with temps warming up to high 50s. Not too bad for an April weekend, especially since they (the meteorologists) were...

I've been considering the valve drill lately and looking for ways to improve it. First off, it seems as if most people learn the valve drill like this: right post off right post on isolator off isolator on left post off left post on I left out the bits about purging, signaling...

Yes, I actually got entangled in my p-valve! :lotsalove: Duane and I were doing a practice dive with three deco bottles in an OW quarry. We stopped at one of the attractions- an amphibious assault vehicle, to move some bottles around and simulate a bottle move/gas switch. That's when it...

My dive shop is running a drysuit class at Gilboa this weekend. I'm going with them, but I'm looking to get a few more dives in, so shout out if you want to meet up for a dive. Just to be clear, I'm not taking the class, although I will be test diving a new drysuit. Let me know if you have...

Look who's the Dog of the Week- none other than jepuskar! http://www.dui-online.com/dog.html

Does anyone have an effective signal for entanglement that doesn't make the entanglement worse? On the last few dives with reels, I've had to signal some students that they were getting tangled in the line. Regardless of how I signaled (touch contact, light, or just point if the vis is...

I was wondering what underwater signal people use for a missing diver? For example, when diving with a group and one diver is missing, how do you signal the other divers to look around? (I'm not suggesting that everyone meander off, but sometimes, in poor vis, the missing diver is just out of...

As I've been hopping in and out of the "local" quarries recently, I noticed that it's that time of year that the leaves begin to fall. I've run across a few of them midwater and it's a magical sight to see. At this time of year, below the thermocline, the water is cool and clear. The vis...

My current drysuit has seen better days, so I'm thinking about heading down for this event and was wondering if anyone else was planning on going. Tickets are $8 in advance, $13 at the door. Glen has a reduced entry fee of $15 for test divers. Did I mention that you get a free hat? The...

I've been diving for about 5 years now and I was wondering how do I know if I am ready for buddy diving? :D Actually, I was just thinking this morning that I really lost the taste for solo diving. I think it is something that has started this year when I was on a charter with two other...

I bought a pathfinder reel a few months ago and was diving with it at the local hole today. It fell off twice while I was in the process of getting in the water. The double ender was still attached to my waist d-ring, but the reel was not. :( The first time, it was sitting on the entry dock...