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Can somebody please advise? I'm looking at getting a pair of rock boots but am unsure of the size I'll need to fit over the sock on my drysuit. Whilst l appreciate the adage "buy what fits" is there any general rule that a rock boot needs to be 2 sizes larger than your regular shoe size so as to...

Hi all Does anyone here have a Mares Puck Pro dive computer and can tell me what the battery cover plate o-ring spec is; namely the - 1. inside diameter 2. cross-sectional diameter 3. material It would be handy knowing this to just buy a packet of 10 or so from somewhere like RS or similar...

I have an Aqua Lung Titan (bought second-hand so unsure of year of manufacture) that went into free-flow @ 33m. What would cause this to happen? The octo was fine @ this depth though so was it a setting on the dv that caused this? What exactly does the little adjuster do on a second stage and...

G'day all Hoping everyone is keeping safe and covid-free in these crazy times? Can anyone help me please? I'm going on a night dive and the dive shop organising it have stipulated: "Divers must have a DSMB, torch and some type of light stick for their DSMB all available from the dive shop if...

How difficult is it to change over the inflator valve and exhaust valves from one drysuit to another? Are they only interchangeable if they from the same manufacturer, same style, etc? Can it be done at home or need it be taken to a dive shop to have done professionally, be tested, etc? Cheers

Hi all I have an Aquion Pro tri-laminate drysuit for my crimes that is sadly lacking support braces. I have purchased a set to fit into the ds but am curious about the right adhesive to use to glue the patches affixed to the braces into the inside material. Would bog-standard contact adhesive...

I am soon to be doing my PADI Deep Diver certification to go down to 40-metres deep. The training manual says that a 12-metre safety/decompression/"long" stop for 1 to 3 minutes is sometimes done in addition to the 3 minute safety stop @ 5-metres. Up until reading the deep diver course book l...

Hi guys As a Berkshire (UK) resident both Vobster and Chepstow are similarly easy to get to and pretty much the same distance. From a purely diving perspective (things to see underwater, depth of lake/quarry, facilities, price, etc) is any one dive centre better than the other? I've dived @...

Hi all. Exactly what is the correct A/F spanner size for the second-stage threaded hose connections that screw into the ports on a first-stage? The ones l have on my Aqua Lung Titan first-stage seem to differ between 14mm and 9/16". One even is 13.5mm (what is that in imperial size: 17/32" -...

Hi guys Can anyone recommend any decent places along the UK south coast from West Wittering in the west to Bognor in the east for shore-entry diving? A buddy and l are looking for a good place to do a shore-entry dive in this location before we run out of summer. Had a look at the Mulberry...

I was doing a pool dive last night and when setting-up the kit I was wondering if it's okay for the octo to go over your shoulder as oppose to under your arm? My reasoning is that if your first-stage is at about shoulder height to me it makes sense to go straight over your shoulder then this way...

Can anyone please advise? I have a Citizen Pro Divemaster watch that costs +£55 to get the battery changed. As I'm not diving 24/7 is there anyway to stop the watch to conserve the battery life with no detriment to the watch? It just burns my posterior forking out that much for a battery...

Following my purchase of a pre-owned Gekko dc i downloaded from the Suunto website the manual for it, had it printed, bound, etc. Sadly the said device didn't work and was thus returned to the seller. I'm looking at getting a Zoop dc (pre-owned again) and don't wish to go through the whole...

Does anyone possibly have a spare Suunto Gekko dc original manual they no longer want? I have bought a used Gekko dc off ebay but the owner sadly couldn't supply a case nor manual. I have seen you can download a manual off the net but it then entails printing it, binding it, etc, but I'd prefer...

Does anyone possibly have a spare Suunto Gekko dc original manual they no longer want? I have bought a used Gekko dc off ebay but the owner sadly couldn't supply a case nor manual. I have seen you can download a manual off the net but it then entails printing it, binding it, etc, but I'd prefer...

Hi guys With sadly being only an occasional scuba diving the extent of my information equipment is only a Citizen Promaster Diver AY5000-05L, instrument console depth gauge and a PADI eRDP. As a result, without owning a dive computer, gauging a safe ascent rate of 18m/30ft per minute accurately...

lol! The title of Garibaldi for less than 5 postings is excellent! Quite complimentary when you think it could've been Mollusc or worse: Amoeba!

Hi all. I'm hoping to get some opinions on prolonging the life of a freshly-replaced battery in my Citizen AY5000-05L. I've just forked out £63 for a battery change and would obviously like it to last as long as possible as my diving is very infrequent (l last dived 8 years ago..... :( ). My...

Hi guys Sincere thanks for allowing me to join the forum - it's much appreciated! I'm a PADI AOW diver with less than 20 dived under my belt so really hoping to get more experience and looking forward to exchanging dive experiences/stories and get some quality info/advice on kit/dive gear...