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  1. DiverBeth

    LGBTQ Divers?

    Would a man giving his husband or a woman giving her wife a quick kiss on a dive boat be shoving it down someone's throat? I've seen hetero couples show affection like that and I don't think it's any big deal. I wish I had a girl friend to dive with. Right now I wish I had a girlfriend.
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    Readers Poll: Boat is sinking. Don SCUBA or Life Vest?

    The important thing to remember no 2 scenarios will be the same. A few years ago I was on a dive boat that capsized in rough water. Before we knew it everyone was in the water no time to grab anything. We had just tied up to the buoy above the wreck. Our gear went diving without us. Most of us...
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    Recommendations for Moalboal

    I give another vote for Magic Island. I had a great time there.
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    What does it take to get you to carry (& use) an SMB & spool on every ocean dive?

    Better to have with you all the time and never use/need it than not have it the time you need it.
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    Unsure if I will be able to dive again

    Good luck and I hope you get good news. Like you I'm a fanatic about diving and a few years ago I thought I was having a heart attack. Long story short, I didn't but they found blockage and I needed bypass. My 2 questions before going in were, assuming no complications after I recover can I...
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    Black skirt mask owners, quick question

    I started with clear then I won a mask with a black skirt in a raffle. I had heard black was better for photography but I too was worried about the tunnel vision thing. After my first dive I was hooked. Less glare and it was better for taking pictures. Never noticed the tunnel vision thing. I do...
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    Any Ladies using HP80's?

    I have 4 HP 100s and I dive them with a backplate. I'm a little taller, 5'8" so the fit isn't a problem but I absolutely love them.
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    Swimming on your back with a wing

    It's very easy and comfortable.
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    Knives for beginners

    I carry a small blunt tip knife on my BCD. I have came close to using it to cut something underwater when I got tangled in fishing line, but I was able to untangle myself. Other than that I have used my knife as a screwdiver a couple of times when my tray handle on my camera was loose. Also...
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    What type of swim suit do you prefer (not brand)?

    I give another vote to the tankini. I have found them very comfortable and practical. I'm in the plus 50 crowd so I like that they hide some excess flesh. I bought my first one at Costco to try because it was cheap. I went back the next week and bought another because I really liked it and...
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    My Socorro Experience

    I enjoyed your video very much thank you. I'm going to be down there in 2 weeks on the Solmar V and I can hardly wait.
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    Had to put one of my cats to sleep today.

    Jim sorry for your loss. They are our family and companions. I have 2 cats currently and I know the love one can have for a pet. I volunteer at a shelter and work mostly with the cats. I admire that you adopted an older cat and gave her a home and love.
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    New to Diving the Great Lakes

    I would echo some of the above. Try diving in a quarry first, one that's become a dive site. You will need at least a 7mm wetsuit for thermal protection and if you want to dive lake Michigan I strongly suggest getting drysuit certified. Below the thermocline it can be in the low 40s all summer...
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    Fear of sharks (don't hate me!)

    Last year when I was in Turks and Caicos I got bumped by a reef shark it gave me a watch where you're going look but at no time did it take an aggressive posture and I really felt I was in no danger. On another dive on that trip a juvenile nurse shark kept swimming on top of me, under me...
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    AOW - first deep dive.

    Just remember to breathe, try to relax and keep an eye on your SPG. I must confess that when I did my deep dive for AOW I almost went into a panic...as I started to do my math problems my pencil broke and I didn't know what to do. I found the pencil could still write and I finished my problems...
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    Haigh Quarry Virgin

    Glad you had a good time. The viz was pretty bad today but it's been worse. With so many people everything was getting kicked up. The viz was better on the shallow side but not by much. I thought the temperature was best at about 32 feet my computer said it was about 64. Very comfortable in...
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    Haigh Quarry Virgin

    On the shallow side there is the rock crusher and a couple other pieces of machinery not to mention a portapotty. DH is right about dropping below 30' as the temperatures start to drop. However you might you like to dive along the south wall as long as you stay above 25' it will be very...
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    Poll : How much lead do you own?

    I own over 80 lbs. But then again that's for my 2 sons and me so it's plenty because our local diving is fresh water.
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    So now that I have equipment...

    Everybody above has it covered pretty good. Care is important, every year when I take my gear in for yearly maintenance the shop always compliments me on gear care. As gross, as I think, my o-rings etc. that are replaced get they've shown me other customers' parts, who don't care for their...
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    What's on Santa Rosa wall?

    Not my favorite site in Cozumel but I still love to dive it and I've done so many times and I'm sure I'll dive it many more.
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