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My trip to New Zealand is coming together. I already have 2 days of diving out to the Poor Knight Islands with Dive! Tutukaka booked. Looking at where I'll be when, it looks like I might have a chance to squeeze in a shore dive at Goat Island when I drive between Matakana and Tutukaka. Quick...

I'm getting back into diving after a long absence. I have a pair of Scubapro Jet Fins with the original rubber straps, and I'd like to retrofit them with spring straps. Looking on the forum, I see three brands commonly mentioned in older posts. I was just wondering, are other newer brands...

Great info, thanks!

My understanding is that none of the dive boats in Monterey offer guided boat dives, they just give you a ride to the dive site and then you're on your own. Therefore, it seems like if I wanted to do a guided boat dive, I would have to hire a guide, and then pay for their trip on the boat on...

Wow, thank you for the great detailed response. I have basically come to the same conclusions that you outline here. I'm not in a place right now to do an all out "just go diving" trip, so I've decided to put off Australia / Coral Sea until I get more diving under my belt and I'm prepared to...

This is my thinking as well. I've always wanted to visit Australia, and part of that is to go diving while I'm there, but not necessarily GBR, though it's so iconic! And yes, I'll be flying from San Francisco and this is purely a holiday trip for me. I don't travel much, but Australia has...

Hmm, poking around online and looking at some alternatives, I'm wondering if something like Lady Elliot Island would be better for me paired up with other sites around Brisbane (Julian Rocks sound great). A big advantage is I can catch a nonstop flight to Brisbane both from NZ and California...

I'm starting to plan a trip to dive somewhere on the Great Barrier Reef in October 2024, and had some questions I was hoping the group could answer. 1) I'm not sure I'd be comfortable doing a live-aboard. I'll be traveling solo, and not sure I want to share a bunk room with a stranger. Does...

I'm hoping for some information on diving the Poor Knights Islands. I've always wanted to visit New Zealand and Australia, and I'm finally putting together a plan to go in October 2024. I'll probably have about a week to ten days in NZ and the same in Australia. I hope to dive Poor Knights...

Is this the same cable that the Suunto Mosquito uses? Suunto Dive old USB cable - Connect legacy big-display dive computers The Mosquito isn't in the list of compatible devices at the bottom of the page, but it seems to have the same connection type as the computers that are listed, and I...

Thanks to everyone for your input! It does seem to be really personal to whatever each person's cold tolerance happens to be. I looked through my dive log and I've had these gloves on dives between 50 - 55 F temps, with getting a little numb, but tolerable coldness in my fingers on the 50...

I don't think I could cut off the tips! Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check those out.

I was just wondering if anyone has a recommendation for good gloves for diving Monterey in a wetsuit. My current set (Deep See 3mm Kevlar) that I hastily purchased at a Sport Chalet while en-route to my first dive in Monterey (because 1/2 down there on the drive I realized my dive rental gear...

I purchased it back in 2016 and it went on 4 dives, but was never used. Upon further reflection and examination of the evidence, I admit it is possible that the liquid inside the case was the batteries leaking, but just not crystallizing perhaps because of the o-ring keeping the air out, or...

It was moist on the inside. The last dive it went on was a cold water dive (~52 F), so perhaps the moisture might have just been from condensation that got stuck in there. I don't think it was the batteries leaking, as metal not in contact with the batteries was also rusted. But hey, I could...

**PLEASE DISREGARD ORIGINAL POST** LEFT BELOW FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. It's been awhile since my last dive trip, and before that trip I purchased the "DAN Deluxe Surface Signaling Kit" which comes with the "DAN Safety Light w/Dome". I checked to be sure that the light was working when I...

I was lucky enough to be given an old Suunto Mosquito dive computer, but it didn't come with a download cable. I've never relied on a computer (I still plan all my dives and intervals using tables), but I figure it might be nice to see my dive profiles just because I'm curious. So I'm trying...

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This is a great "how to" article I found about this exact situation....a good read! Your Scuba Tank Comes Loose Underwater... Now What?

Hey no worries Sea_otter and 3D. Yes, my dives last weekend were really great and I consider myself redeemed when it comes to Pt. Lobos!!! We did have one thing happen that might be worth mentioning. I thought about listing what happened on our last dive as another thread, but I'll post it...