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I had a bit of unplanned excitement diving today, and I thought the story was one worth sharing. After all, it isn't every day a buddy runs out of gas. We had a team of three, I was #1, my planned dive buddy was #2, and #3 joined our team. We were on a recreational GUE charter diving a couple...

This is a hard post to write, so please, be kind. With 20/20 hindsight, I realize that I could have made better decisions. After six days of diving, I am sitting on the beach with a ruptured ear drum while my friends are underwater. I'm trying to figure out what went wrong, and how I can...

I'm hoping some of the ladies here have advice. I'm looking for a set of stiffer tech fins to use for warm water wetsuit diving, but I'm having a tough time finding anything small enough to fit my feet in thinner boots. The fins I've tried are Hollis F2 and Mares Avanti Quattro+, both in size...

I just spent a fantastic week cavern diving in Mexico with Natalie Gibb, and I wanted to share my experience with the community. I emailed her about a month ago looking to use some frequent flyer miles burning a hole in my pocket. She responded immediately with some dates, and before I knew it...

My FLX Extreme just spent a week in the Mexican jungle... and it smells like it. What is the best way to wash inside and out?

Oops... I mean 3/9! Scubaboard won't let me edit the subject. I found a computer at Point Lobos that took a dive on 3/9. Sadly it didn't return to shore that day, but I can happily report that it's now safely on land! Now can anyone help me find the owner?

I've been looking at dive planners for a couple 30/30 dives, comparing GUE's minimum deco tables and multideco, and I was quite surprised to see a significant discrepancy between the two. For example, if I'm planning a dive to 100 ft on 30/30 for 25 minutes (per GUE, within min deco limits with...

I just finished GUE Fundamentals this past weekend in Monterey, CA with Beto Nava, and I wanted to share my experience. But first, a bit about me. I'm your typical tropical vacation diver, or at least I was. I had done a total of about 40 dives on annual dive trips. A few months ago, I came...

I just finished GUE Fundamentals this past weekend in Monterey, CA with Beto Nava, and I wanted to share my experience. But first, a bit about me. I'm your typical tropical vacation diver, or at least I was. I had done a total of about 40 dives on annual dive trips. A few months ago, I came...

I have a tiny leak in my drysuit zip seal - where the seal attaches to the fabric of the suit (not the removable part). The suit is almost brand new, and this appears to be a manufacturing defect. The inside of this spot looks to be a little rough. Can I fix this by painting it with...

What are the dimensions of the small and medium DSS backplates? Specifically, what is the overall length (15.5" in photo reference) and distance from shoulder strap to top of waist strap (11.5" in photo reference). My center of gravity is too close to my head, making it annoying to stay...

I spent yesterday helping my mom clean out her garage and found a few scuba tanks. I was hoping someone here could help me with identification of one in particular. I'm curious if it is worth trying to bring it back to life. It is a steel tank rated to 2250 PSI (DOT-3AA2250), made in June 1978...

Hi everyone, This really isn't a technical diving question, so please correct me if I'm in the wrong forum, but I wanted to check in to see if my equipment setup was "GUE approved" for an upcoming class. Is there any reason not to put a couple small (1 pound) trim weights on the waistband of...

Hi everyone! I'm relatively new to Monterey diving, and I'm looking to meet some like minded folks who are interested in diving together. A bit about me - I've done about 50 dives, but 80% of them have been in warm tropical waters. I decided after coming home from the Cayman Islands in January...

I have a Suunto Zoop wrist top computer, and I'd like to switch it from a watch band strap to a bungee mount to make it easier to put on while wearing dry gloves. Will the DSS mount (DeepSeaSupply - Product Detail) work for this? Or is this intended for the console model of the Zoop only? Thanks!