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    Opinions on booking Nassau ahead?

    My brother, dad and I are taking a 9 day trip down to Nassau in a couple weeks. I'm worried about weather conditions and would prefer to book closer to our arrival date. I know hurricane season is upon us and I'm woried about getting blown out. Is it feasable to wait until we get down there to...
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    More conservative algorithm = how much bottom time?

    Suppose 1 is the least conservative computer algorithm out there and 10 is the most conservative. What is the actual difference between bottom time on a dive say to 50 feet, flat profile. Tables would say 80 minutes is the NDL. How much bottom time will algorithm 1 give you? How much bottom time...
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    Flying Squid off CA Again

    I just read this, thought it was interesting. It seems there's some threads on the board from prior years in which this has happened. Anyone have stories of recent Humboldt squid encounters? Jumbo squid invade San Diego shores, spook divers
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    Books for New Divers

    I'm certain this has been discussed before, but I hunted around and couldn't find a specific thread. It would be nice if someone could maybe post this in the instructors forum: What book(s) would you consider must reads for newcomers to scuba? Let's assume that The Silent World is already on the...
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    So....how about that oyster diving?

    Hi all, I know there are a couple of dive shops in the DC/Baltimore area that take divers to Kent island to dive for oysters in the fall months. I'm thinking about trying one of these trips out, but I was wondering what type of gear one needs to do the job. A goodie bag obviously, but a...
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    How to check out instructors?

    Alright, I am stuck in the "tools to make the tools" phase of my diving career: too ignorant to know what the right questions to be asking are. I´m not really into card collecting but I do want to continue my education past AOW. I´m just wondering if there were a list of things you wished...
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    Any Eastern Shore (MD) divers out there?

    I'll be getting back from about 6mo in Ecuador in a couple weeks and I want to check out diving in my "backyard." The majority of things I've seen related to local diving have however been either lake Rawlings (crowded on weekends, boring and a long bloody drive from Ocean City) or tech related...
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    Galapagos Trip Report

    One week doing day trips out of Puerto Ayora. See the full deal here. Scuba & other Adventures Cheers, OCBB
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    Gear Progression

    As I'm progressing as a diver, I am beginning to realize how truly awful most rental gear is. It works, but I'm getting tired of the banged up regs and peed in wetsuits. Like most folks, I don't have the cash to go all out and purchase everything I need all at once. As far as what to buy first...
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    Greetings from Ecuador

    Hi all, I'm not actually from Ecuador, just stuck here for another couple of months. Any MD divers post here? I'm finding we're a very rare species. I just got back from an awesome week in the Galapagos, so anybody heading that way with questions feel free to send me a pm. Cheers
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