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Dove the M60 Army tanks and the Culverts with Eandiver, Missdirected, me2me2, and my two sons Sunday.
Water going out (12 miles o/s) was a bit rough. We got a little wet, but on the bright side we were able to acertain that the water was warm before we splashed down. Ok, we got soaked......thank god for self bailing decks.
Once on site we anchored up in 35 feet of water with a 21 foot rope (just kidding) I'll let Missdirected explain that one. and dove the culverts. Water was nice and warm, Visibility was 40+ feet vertical and horizontal. After a brief hotwing lunch curtesy of Missdirected we set out for the M60 Tanks covered in hotwing sauce. We had alittle trouble finding the tanks at first with GPS and Sonar alone, so we quickly deployed Mark-ar. and found the tanks. (boy, what those other boats must have thought) I can tell you that Mark-ar works much better than sonar. Mark-ar can actually audiably tell you what your over, the vis, and what he thinks of the structure. Mark-ar will add drag to the boat so you have to give the engine a 100 or so extra rpm while trolling him. Additionally you can't make very tight turns while using Mark-ar as Mark-ar can be pulled into your propeller (on a naturalist dive this may be a plus).
Seriously, the water was so clear that once above them we could make out the tanks in full detail, and they were at 35 feet deep. It was like diving in an aquarium. Water was warm enough for shorty wet-suits, and the current was almost non-existant. Fish everywhere. I wil post some of the 60 some-odd pictures I took asap. I'll let my fellow divers that day take it from here....
Water going out (12 miles o/s) was a bit rough. We got a little wet, but on the bright side we were able to acertain that the water was warm before we splashed down. Ok, we got soaked......thank god for self bailing decks.
Once on site we anchored up in 35 feet of water with a 21 foot rope (just kidding) I'll let Missdirected explain that one. and dove the culverts. Water was nice and warm, Visibility was 40+ feet vertical and horizontal. After a brief hotwing lunch curtesy of Missdirected we set out for the M60 Tanks covered in hotwing sauce. We had alittle trouble finding the tanks at first with GPS and Sonar alone, so we quickly deployed Mark-ar. and found the tanks. (boy, what those other boats must have thought) I can tell you that Mark-ar works much better than sonar. Mark-ar can actually audiably tell you what your over, the vis, and what he thinks of the structure. Mark-ar will add drag to the boat so you have to give the engine a 100 or so extra rpm while trolling him. Additionally you can't make very tight turns while using Mark-ar as Mark-ar can be pulled into your propeller (on a naturalist dive this may be a plus).
Seriously, the water was so clear that once above them we could make out the tanks in full detail, and they were at 35 feet deep. It was like diving in an aquarium. Water was warm enough for shorty wet-suits, and the current was almost non-existant. Fish everywhere. I wil post some of the 60 some-odd pictures I took asap. I'll let my fellow divers that day take it from here....
LOL....
