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Hello All - I was in Blue Springs today with a friend. Nice dive as always. Crappy vis, maybe 20 feet. Water temp of 72F. Max depth of around 85 feet. There were 2 classes there. A good many divers in the water. I was there to check out my little HP80 doubles and new turtles...

Hey guys - I had planned to go to the 35th NACD conference. After a series of gaffes I got to the area very late and decided to go diving instead. Yay! Went over to Ginnie. My cavern card has not come in yet, and I don't have a temp card. So my gate entry technique was based on...

Hey guys - Starry Skies and I took our NSS-CDS cavern course this weekend. We had been practising for a very long time. Our final pool run and gear setup was Thursday. Starry Skies assembled her BP/W and dove it. Good trim and bouyancy. I was in my doubles, but decided to use singles...

Hey guys - StarrySkies and I went diving at Paradise Springs this Saturday. Paradise is about 2 hours North of Orlando. We arrived at 9:00AM and had the place to ourselves. We signed in, watched a video taped briefing, and looked at the relief map. The owner explained that the map...

Hello - I looked at a few computers at DEMA. I'm no expert, but this is my report. Oceanic had their new gas switching, hoseless AI, Atom. Still using some sort of ZHL from what I can tell. I tried talking to the product manager, but he blew me off. Oh well. Dive Rite and (???) had...

Hey Guys - I dove Morrison Spring this Saturday. Morrison is just outside of Ponce De Leon, FL. About 16 minutes from Vortex Springs. The site is a largish spring headwater in the middle of a swamp. The site has not been built up and is very natural. There is a pole barn for equipment...

Hey Guys - I drove out to Vortex Friday to pick up some doubles and do some diving. Vortex is in Ponce De Leon, FL and is about 6 hours from Orlando. It is in Central time, rather close to La. and Al. The site consists of several lodges, a camping area, dive shop, and various docks...

Hey guys - Last week Pat and I decided to dive Peacock. We have been spending a lot of time practicing in the pool, and it was time for some actual diving. So, off we went! Turns out that Peacock is now closed to OW divers. Luckily, we found Wendy! How cool is that? She gave...

Hey guys - Went to Manatee springs with Pat on Sunday. Had a great time. Manatee is around 2 hours north of Orlando. It is at the end of Alt 27, so you drive by Devil's Den, Blue Springs, and Blue Grotto on the way there. That may be one of the most densely populated dive roads on the...

Hello - I've been banging around the idea of getting my Fabers and Genesis tanks zinc coated for a while now. I found a place in West Palm that is ready and willing to do it. Run by a fellow diver too. He charges around $50 a tank. You will need to get the tank hydro'd/vis/clean...

Hey Guys - I dove Blue Spring on Saturday. No manatees and the rangers were actually kind and civil. Yay! The spring was really moving water and the water level was moderately high. The cavern was beautiful as always. I love to go down to the bottom and spend some time looking up...

I was digging around trying to track down info on a Waterlung Sportsways 200 and I found http://www.vintagescuba.com/ They didn't have the info that I was looking for but the site is pretty cool. In an old stuff, geeky, technical sort of way :) Peter

Hey guys - I was digging through a local shops repair station and I spotted this weird 1st stage. No 2nds were attached and I did not see any manufacturer info on the reg itself. The reg does claim to be 4000psi/232bar. Judging from the thin yoke it is probably fairly old. Any ideas...

Hey guys - I was searching for a local hydro facility and ran across the official list. http://hazmat.dot.gov/files/approvals/hydro/hydro_retesters.htm Peter

I stumbled across a single diver's dating site whilst looking for a hydro facility. Go figure. http://www.scubadivingsingles.com Have fun! Peter

I went to Marineland this Sunday to buddy with a young diver, practice rigging/unrigging a deco/stage, and do some bouyancy checks with different tanks. Anyway, I was at the surface with my buddy after doing some ascent/descent drills and one of the girls started to pinch my butt! How...

Hey guys - I did my first kayak diving over the weekend and I have some dos and don'ts. Mostly don'ts. My yak is a scupper pro tw. Nice boat. It handled the surf really well. I flipped it twice, mainly because of equipment issues. In no particular order - 1. Don't bring a giant...

Hey guys - I've taken to diving off of my kayak. I went diving with the Kayuba club off of Ft. Lauderdale. Kayuba was in one of the diving magazines this month. I met lots of really nice divers and kayakers. The entrance point is on 838 and A1A. Take exit 27 on I-95, go east until...

Hey guys - I am trying to find a folding or collapsible dive flag for my kayak. I can't find one anywhere! If you could give me a link to a store that sells them I'd appreciate it. Thanks, Peter

Hey guys - I went diving off of Tarpon Springs with Narcosis this weekend. Had a great time and finished off my hundreth dive. Yay! The Narcosis boat is a smaller six pack. Nice turbo diesel, pretty quick. The crew was experienced and tolerated our hijinks with humor and patience...