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I originally posted this in another forum and at the suggestion of Mike Edmonston, I am reposting it here, with appropriate edits denoted in [ ], so the wisdom of performing this skill may be passed on to my fellow divers. Please share your briefing practices and experiences so that we may...

I just discovered scuba chat and think it is awesome where divers can have full discussions in real-time. I'm not new to chatting but I didn't even know this was a feature of the boards. Awesome!

I posted this elsewhere but figured this might be more appropriate here: I recently went through the free Basic Weather Spotter Training offered by the National Weather Service and NOAA. I thought I was fairly knowledgeable about weather forecasts and the like but this training was very...

I'm doing a non-scientific study to see if there is a correlation between the fear of depths and the fear of heights. As always, answers to this poll are completely confidential. I'm just curious as to what the outcome is as it may shed a little light on why some divers have a fear of diving...

I have a Macintosh laptop computer and a Uwatec SmartPro wrist computer. The problem lies in the fact that Macs don't have a built in IR reader so one must purchase an IR reader from a 3rd party. The particular IR reader I purchased ended up not being Mac compatible and therefore useless to...

I'm not really sure where to post this but seeing as how it isn't directly diving related I figured this was probably the best place for it. I recently went through the free Basic Weather Spotter Training offered by the National Weather Service and NOAA. I thought I was fairly knowledgeable...

Has anyone dove in Lake Barkley? One of my friends from church wants me to explore some fishing spots for him and I know the vis is usually bad but what can I expect the bottom to be like, average water temp, average size of the fish, etc?

Are there any divers on this site that have CP? If so, can you please tell me about your certification experience and support network? My girlfriend has CP and wants to learn to dive. Thanks for the help in this.

Does anyone know of a dive resort in the Caribbean that has plenty of topside activities and is handicap accessible? I read an article about disabled divers from Colorado going to the Divi Tiara on Cayman Brac but that resort has since closed its doors to the general public and is exclusively...

I'm just curious as to whether or not there has been or is a substantial amount of support of disabled divers by giving them and their buddies their own thread where they can discuss the intracacies, nuances, and improvements within this rapidly growing facet of the sport? If there is indeed a...

I do not have any experience in DPVs but I'm wanting to find out more about them as my girlfriend (soon to be fiance) has CP and doesn't have full use of her legs. She wants to get scuba certified after hearing my endless babbles about diving and I was wondering if there is a good quality, yet...

For all of you in the Ft. Campbell, KY area, on the second Wednesday of every month at sunset there is an Eagle Remembrance Ceremony for the fallen soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division. I encourage anyone in the area to attend if you want to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

I was just curious to see who all made up their own logbook pages. I'm interested in making my own log to capture as much data as possible so I can better understand all the elements that comprise a successful dive. If you have designed your own logbook pages and you are comfortable sharing...

Has anyone ever breathed Nitrox through a regulator that is not nitrox compatible? Other than contaminants and lubrication issues, what would cause a regulator to not be nitrox compatible? I am only basic Nitrox certified, therefore, I'm not breathing anything above 40% O2. Is this a problem...

Here is an article published by the Associated Press about new findings about some female squids protecting their eggs for up to 6-9 months. All copywrited material belonging to the AP will appear in italics. Researchers said they have uncovered evidence that some mother squids nurse their...

Well, I have somewhere around one month left before I get home and I'm looking forward to going diving again. The first place I'm going to stop at is McDonalds and get a Big Mac Value Meal. I'll then stop in to 7-11 and get a Slurpee. After that I'm going to be looking for places to go...

I just recently took advantage of using the Dive Journal feature new to ScubaBoard. I also noticed it would be easier to navigate to if there were a quick link to it at the top in the banner where the following links are: Home, Forums, Articles, Photo Gallery, Dive Directory, (recommend putting...

ScubaBoard Dudes and Dudettes, one of our own is an awesome guy and he needs our help. Many of us are familiar with his story as he has been featured in Dive News a couple of times. His name is Matt Johnston but we know him on the boards as Matt The Wonder Boy. We now have an opportunity to...

As most of us are aware, there is a really cool dude with a dream and a huge drive to achieve it despite huge obstacles in his path named Matt Johnston who totally supports the military and he needs our help. Here is a Link to purchase tickets for his fundraiser at the Mall of America in...