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Greetings, I have been given a Mares Guardian computer from a friend's wife after he past away. There was no manual and finding one for this model has been quite the adventure. I found one but my Russian is rather nonexistent! Can someone direct me to a pdf or send me a copy of this manual...

Greetings, I've been reading through this section and found a couple of interesting sites. I am coming down for work in the Clear Lake area and wanted to know what my dive options are within a 2 hr drive radius. Since, I've usually dive in those "warm" Canadian waters of the Great Lakes and...

Although the surgery on both my knees was not as extensive as a TKR, I had all the meniscus,and articulating cartilage removed from the medial compartments in both knees. After 4 months of intensive physio and number of calls to DAN and other medical professionals regarding the possible...

The Jolly Rogers Barge just off the coast of Holetown in Barbados in 30' of blue Caribbean water! Was able to complete 13 dives in 7 days.

Ah yes, brings back memories with my first no vis dive! It occurred in a shelter bay on the east coast of Canada, called Deep Bay, it was only 25' deep. Unfortunately the bottom was covered with 3-4' of black fine slit. My buddy decided fire up his light and push his hand into the bottom...

Peace of mind!

Greetings, Highspeed drill bits with a bit of cutting fuild. Make sure to let the bit cut the metal - Don't push too hard and cut the hole with slower speeds. I had used a centre punch followed by a smaller bit, then cut the hole with the final bit. I clamped the BP in a vise and drilled...

Currently, diving single AL80 and steel 100 when available. Unfortunately, in colder waters where various dry suit configurations are required (dry suit only to full underwear, dry gloves, etc) I've resolved the weight issue by securing additional weight to the SS BP with SS fasteners. This...

Don't forget to pass the hat around for the boat crew! (No, I don't work with a boat crew!)

Greetings, One of the challenges diving with a complete dry suit kit (fleece, dry gloves, hood, etc) is that you require a bit of weight to achieve proper buoyancy. More importantly, trimming the distribution of weight is yet another interesting wrinkle to solve. Finally, I needed to ensure...

Drizzle a bit of purple Koolaid over it while singing the DIR chant! No I don't know the chant, nor do I have purple stained teeth. 8-)

Sorry Folks, After reading my own post, I can understand the confusion. Since I already own all the gear I can wear, I would like to secure recommendations for a local dive shop which conducts 2-4 dive charters. Cheers

Greetings, I will be working in the Coco Beach region next week. Since I’ll have some down time between work obligations was looking for a descent dive shop. Cheers

Greetings, Agreed, speak with your instructor first! I did before my rescue course. The instructor thought it would be good for everyone to experience different configurations. The long hose came in handy for the five person buddy breathing exercise (3 off the long hose and 2 off the bungied...

As a number of divers have suggested, it sounds as thought you have experienced a variation of a clinical caloric examination. This is a standard procedure used to evaluate vestibular function, more specfically the canals which sense head orientation. The examiner usually pours warm water into...

Life is already full of too many competitions! I can only tolerate this noise during SI because of the ability to dive and really appreciate life. Cheers & Happy Diving.

Pick a few sports you can fit into your schedule. Doing something you enjoy while staying in shape is an excellent way to form good habits. Just keep moving! Working out with a buddy team also helps. If one individual can't make it you always have another workout buddy. This foster better...

I believe you would turn off your single if cold water free flow had occurred. You would breathe from your buddies donated reg while yours thawed.

Remember to just add water!

During the course, you begin to realize that s&%t happens and being prepared with the proper gear, attitude and skill set, you're ready to provide assistance. At first, it was a bit overwhelming conceptualizing all the various failure modes, but once you start to develop a systematic approach...