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Most of the "production" is represented by lobsters barely larger then minimum, setting up a higher minimum size for divers would appease a lot of commercial fishermen. on the other hand i don't see why some say divers break into traps, i personally never seen it and from my diving experience...

one thing nobody mentions (and i can't see why, it's IMPORTANT!!!). pee valves and front entry. unless you have the comfort of a RV at your disposal and the entry is right next to the parking lot these are important. It is like night and day, you can partially undress without any assistance and...

if you think a K-15 is a good reference point than just do a search here and on decostop, there's a couple of threads dealing with derating it.

what makes traps a menace is the plastic on top of the wire, it does not decompose for a very LONG while and once the trap starts to rust it promotes the sharp edges on the wire. this would not be an issue if they would be either non-coated or totally synthetic to make them worth retriving even...

It's been a pleasure to deal with you, always on time, always nice, always competent. any chance you had some time to investigate the "massachusetts unit"? cheers, nick.

i guess they do, eventually, ...... what do you think is the decomposition time of the plastic covering the wire? habitat wise i wish they would sink a couple of old decommissioned ships rather that leave behind those ugly traps.

3$ in latex tubing to make a octo strap. i never thought i need one until i tried the 7ft hose, now i don't like diving without one. this is one of those shortcomings of agency training that only surface once in a while but when they do it HURTS.

p.s. usual viz in the area is about 10ft, last time i went there (2 weeks ago) it was at least 30ft (you could see the bubbles on the surface from the bottom at 30ft)

There are at least 3 seals out of which 2 pups on the rocks right 200ft up from the ocean. the area is tidal but given the large volume of flats the water is mostly salty. there are seals on isles of shoals or nearby as a rule so a great white would not be such an unusual thing in the area, they...

if nobody has legal salvage rights on the lost traps it should be the fisherman's responsibility and expense to recover and recycle them, otherwise it's like we are giving them the rights to **** is the street and we can't even clean up after them because it's their property, ... just my two...

next time try to exit the water in the inlet , the rocks at its entrance protect it quite a bit, even in a big surge you can still crawl out, just make sure you got kevlar pads on your suit. i still can't figure out where you dove on in there that you did not see any bugs - i went there and the...

i'll throw you a scenario that will turn this upside down. if you are SOO GOOD that you screw up your navigation you probably screwed the weather forecast as well. now you're next to Cat Rocks with 3-4ft breakers pounding all around, one would be better off floating in blue water. safety is...

if you don't know your dive buddy i'd say dive solo, no point of doubling the changes of sh.. hitting the fan for one reason or another, that's if you are responsible, take care of your gear and on't look for trouble on regular basis, otherwise buddy with anybody available, 2 tanks, regulators...

take out the filter cartridge, calculate the internal volume of the filter stack (PxR2xlengh, all of them in ft; x 200 for 3000psi roughly) and time the pressurization time (in min). divide volume by time to get actual output; it will give you a rough idea if the output is ok. oil in the filter...

in this case ask yourself if you really need the nitrox and if you are comfortable putting 100 % O2 into something. IF you plan to dismantle it in a year I would wait and convert the oil after.

what's the oil change interval in the block? is the block pressure or splash lubricated? at 180 hours a commercial quality compressor would be just out of the "break-in" to say so, the unit i had before had a scheduled oil change of 1000 (1 thou) hours but it had a bigger oil capacity as well...

depends on the specifics of the unit and how much use it saw, the more use, the greater the chance of having carbon deposits in it. most of the people on the forum report having no problems whatsoever while changing to synthetic, however, it is a case by case thing. let's identify it first and...

get a small infrared thermometer if you can (about 15$ around here). you point at the head and get the temperature. you should see only a small increase in temperatures when you blend through the compressor. get a good synthetic oil from a reputable manufacturer (match with the fluidity and...

i personally do not recognize the block but i'm sure if you post the labels on it somebody will chime in and tell you at least what it is so you can figure out the maintenance. it looks well built though and clean so it should be a good machine. make sure it has enough oil and in case it is...

the vis has been crap for the last 10 days as well, at least in RI, i already miss the winter as well, with the exception of times when i manage to bump into some fish, ..., togs are GOOD