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    Anything last minute for the week of July 17th?

    Would really like to get away for some diving. Would need to fly from California on the 16th to get to wherever.
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    Instructor / Dive Training - Philly to Cape May

    I'm trying to help my sister get certified. She is in Camden County SJ, and can easily get into Philadelphia. But, she's also open to anything that would be in the AC Expressway and Parkway corridor down to Cape May. I haven't been back to the area in years, and I know nothing of who to...
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    Kayak Diving - who's doing it?

    I did my first kayak dive last week. Awesome time! I am now browsing craigslist to find a better kayak, and I think I found one. The problem I foresee is linking up with other kayak divers, since there seem to be few of us. (The boat/RIB/kayak section in the community has old threads.) Very...
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    Diving Nitrox with a pony bottle - theoretical

    Say a dive is within nitrox dive depths but your pony bottle isn't nitrox and just air ... say you had to go to the pony from your nitrox main tank, would you expect to experience narcosis rapidly? What is the effect? (Of course, it's better to have the pony filled with nitrox to begin with...
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    MCH13 for home personal use?

    Does anyone use an MCH13 for home personal use? I'm looking to acquire a compressor, and I know the MCH6 is popular. However, I equate a portable compressor to not being very durable. I'm sure I'll get told how I'm wrong, but that's just my sense in terms of durability. Seems like the MCH13...
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    Out-of-towner questions...

    Greetings! So, I have a potential job interview for a company in MA located out towards Worcester. Top of my mind in how much seriousness I would put into deciding to interview and consider, is ... WHAT'S MY DIVING GOING TO LOOK LIKE??? Currently, I live in Ventura, CA (not from here, just...
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    Cleaning station ... What/How/Which

    So, I have been cleaning my gear in the guest bathroom tub. It's been somewhat convenient, but also not. I can soak and wash it there and dry most things there, but then need to haul it back out to the garage. I can now setup an outdoor station, and I want to get a 70gal stock tank with a...
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    Material preference - SS or Ti?

    Stainless or titanium ... what's your preference and why?
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    Diving in Corfu

    Looking to vacation in Corfu at the end of September. The exact location to stay is not determined. We'll probably have a car to drive around the island anyway. Where's the best diving around the island? Any easy beach diving that I could do with just a buddy?
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    NEED ADVICE: In-water ditch/don & weighting in freshwater

    OK. The setup. I'm somewhere just around 200lbs. My setup for diving the coastal California and Channel Islands is with an LP95 while I wear a 7mm suit with a 5/3 hooded vest for 52-58F+ water temps. With the LP95, I'm putting 17lbs of weight into my BC. I have no issues diving this. Now...
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    Shore Diving from Santa Cruz Island???

    I am going to Santa Cruz at the beginning of August. Going with another couple, and the guy wants to SCUBA, if possible. We'll be at the Scorpion Canyon Campground. I am going to check with the NPS, but has anyone beach dived from the anchorage beach within the anchorage itself or just north...
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    Bonaire - the questions not asked or thought about?

    Never been to Bonaire, but very interested to go. Easy things to know straight away ... great diving, easy access, lots of accommodation options, out of the hurricane belt (typically), Dutch. I think I got most of them. However, if you think back to going there, what is something that you...
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    Investigating the idea of a drysuit ... where to begin

    OK - so my last two dive excursions have made me start to really think about getting a dry suit. I am in California, and I am mostly diving the Channel Islands out of Ventura and Santa Barbara. I have an eye on moving to the Northwest eventually. So, the thought is relevant to that...
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    Can one have Dive Instructor status from more than one agency?

    My gut says yes to the subject header, but would like confirmation. Say someone wanted to be a PADI instructor, an SSI instructor, and a NAUI instructor, would it be possible to do that? Yes, there is nothing TRULY preventing anyone from attaining them. Just $. But I guess I'm asking if each...
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    Anyone for some shore diving or night dives on Oahu?

    Anyone local or coming to the island between now and mid-February want to go shore diving? I'm looking to dive every weekend that I'm here. Only need 4 people to get Hawaiian Diving Adventures to go out for a night dive. C'mon people!
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    Hawaii winter exposure

    What are winter water temps? Most concerned with Oahu diving. What is everyone wearing? I'm arriving to Oahu on Thursday for 4 weeks. I'd prefer to NOT bring my 7mm suit. I've been diving in Hawaii in November previously, and I cannot for the life of me remember what I was wearing. Also...
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    Coming to Oahu ... for work ... for 4 weeks ... and diving!!!! :-)

    Life is rough sometimes. I have been told that I must go to my customer site on the west side of Oahu for 4 weeks. I'll be there from 09Jan2019 onwards until the beginning of Feb. I've done dives in Kona and Kauai before, but not Oahu. I'll be staying in Kapolei, which I realize may not be...
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    Semi-dry ... purpose?

    If a dry suit is to keep you dry for really cold temps and a wetsuit keeps you wet but warm in cold to warm temps, then what is the purpose of a semi-dry suit that gets you somewhat wet?
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    Does commercial ruin recreational?

    For those who are commercial divers, do you even do any recreational diving? Do you no longer enjoy recreational diving because you're underwater so much already and wish to breathe fresh air and see the sun? Second question ... is the job market for offshore CDs and welders still in the doldrums?
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    Compass mounting options - looking for something else

    I currently have a Sherwood triple console; depth, pressure, and compass. I have this lashed to a retractable on my BCD, and with the retractable ring looped to the inside section of the console, it always is a pain when flipping it over to view the other side. Additionally, when navigating...
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