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    Honolulu dive ops?

    I'm going to be in Honolulu in the next few weeks for work, but expect to have at least one day off, and would like to get a dive trip in. Any recommendations for good 1-day 2- or 3-tank boat trips? I'm AOW, Nitrox and Rescue diver (PADI) certified, and have 54 dives. I'm mainly a...
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    Navy EDU starting 11-day saturation dive

    Not a lot of details, but nonetheless interesting: Navy Experimental Dive Unit Team Begins 11-Day Saturation Dive
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    Archaelogy in a Mexican cave

    Check out this video; these are some guys who really have their skills down. I especially like the guy who was cleaning the scull with the little artist's brush while floating neutral. Giant Underwater Cave Was Hiding Oldest Human Skeleton in the Americas
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    Jamestown Bridge (Rhode Island)

    Has anybody dove these spots? I see them on maps, but none of the dive shops around here have listed trips to them. I'd love to visit them...
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    Steel tank affecting compass?

    I did my first dive with my brand new Faber 117 last night, and my wrist-mounted compass seemed to be acting strange when I was trying to use it; it seemed to be about 90 deg off when I was shooting bearings at the surface. I am wondering if the tank might be affecting it, or if I should check...
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    Bc Over-inflation Due To Equalization Trouble.

    This isn't much of an incident as such things go, but it had the potential to cause trouble with lung over-expansion if things weren't handled, so I thought it deserved posting. I'm a pretty new diver, with ~30 dives under my belt. Yesterday was my first dive of the season, and my first one in...
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    Nc Outer Banks Diving In October

    I'm going to be on the outer banks, staying in Kitty Hawk, for a week in mid October, and am wondering how the diving is that time of year. I found Roanoke Island Outfitters, and Outer Banks Dive Center in Nag's head, both of which will be close enough to be feasible. How is the shore diving...
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    Very Early (mid-1800s) Episodes Of Dcs

    Interesting story about an early submarine, whose crew members all had DCS after surfacing: For the past 146 years, a mysterious submarine wreck has 'surfaced' at low tide every day
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    Just finished PADI Rescue Diver course

    And it was fun, just like the promotional material said! I found it not particularly challenging, though a bit physically tiring on long tows. There were only two of us in the course, relatively inexperienced (27 dives) me, and a very experienced dive shop owner who is in the process of...
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    Late-season (cold weather) diving

    This question is just pure curiosity on my part, to see if I'm somewhat typical, or more of an outlier in my tolerance for cold water. How many of you keep diving "late" into the season? I am in New England (Northeastern USA for those of you from other parts of the world), and the water here...
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    Buying a used dry suit?

    I'm wondering about a reasonable price for a used dry suit. An LDS near me has a used White Fusion One suit for sale. They say it has been used 4 times, and another source (not this shop) says it's probably a salesman's demo. It looks like it's basically new, the seals appear to be intact...
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    A wreck diver's dream

    A beautifully preserved wooden ship in 40' (12m) of water: Shipwreck May Hold Clues to Famous Lost Expedition From 1800s It happens to be in the Canadian Arctic, so dress appropriately :-D
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    Water temperature rating for Core regulator

    I'm looking at getting a new regulator for use in colder water. I was first looking at the Legend Glacia, but my LDS told me it would be overkill unless I'm doing ice diving. He suggested a Core instead, saying that it was plenty good for 40F and up water. Is he giving me the correct info?
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    Diving Kayak recommendations

    I've been in the market for a kayak for general paddling for a while, but since I started SCUBA, I also want it to be decent for a diving platform. Does anybody have a recommendation for a kayak that would be appropriate for diving from in calm water and near-shore ocean diving?
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    Sinking legs

    I'm a relatively new diver (OW last year, 22 dives since then, including 5-6 since June. I have always had an issue with my legs sinking even when my total weight is right (15'/5m safety stop, 500psi in tank, no air in BC, adjust depth with breathing). This is the case whether I am in a 3mm...
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    Shore entries

    All my OW and AOW, and my first recreational dives were either from a boat, or a deep water pier, so I got good early at giant stride entries and then going down with the group. I know how to use my shoulder dump and/or power hose air dump, and just start drifting down vertically with no...
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    SCUBA death in Rhode Island

    I was preparing for a night dive there tonight when I heard about this. My dive was called off because of the weather (too big of waves for a night dive). Diving incident off of Jamestown coast leaves one dead Posted: Jul 19, 2015 4:10 PM EST Updated: Jul 19, 2015 4:33 PM EST By Rick...
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