belize aggressor

[oceandiv]

We are thinking about diving Belize in June on the Aggressor. Needing any helpful info.

 

[Doc]

We are thinking about diving Belize in June on the Aggressor. Needing any helpful info.

Length: 110 feet
Beam: 22 feet
Draft: 7 feet (close the window if you feel it)
Cruising Speed: 12 knots (that's knot in m.p.h.)
Range: 1,200 Nautical miles
Year Built: 1996
Year Refit: 2002
Builder: Seacraft, Amelia, LA, USA, 3rd Rock from the Sun
Staterooms: Nine
Passengers: 18
Hull Color: White
Floats in: Salt Water
Carries: SCUBA Divers

EQUIPMENT
• (2) 12-V71TI GM diesels engines total 900 hp.
• (2) GM 3-71 60 KW generators, 110-208 voltage {220, 440 whatever it takes}
• (2) 5,000 psi Mako air compressors, (runs on regular 89 octane )
• 2,800 cubic ft. cascade stor. Air & Nitrox
• U.B.S. DNAx Membrane Nitrox System
• 1,200 gallon/day Village Marine water maker; 3,000 gallons storage, (drink up! )
• Full line of scuba equipment rentals * ScubaPro brand
• 80 cu. ft air/Nitrox tank for each guest (your color choice)
*additional equipment available upon request
• Defibrillator, which emits electrical impulses to a heart attack victim (fun at parties)
• Personal computer with e-mail (no funny business )
• Global Positioning System (GPS) with plotter and alarms (how very alarming)
• 48-mile radar with alarm system;
• Depth sounder with alarm;
• Weather Facsimile (or the real thing if you go outside on deck )
• Auto pilot with electronic compass
• (3) VHF radios
• SSB Marine radio
• 406 Epirb emergency position system
• Dinghy with outboard motor-(old sailors never die, they just get a little..... dinghy.)
• Fire detection system and fire extinguishers
• First aid kit, DAN Oxygen System

STATEROOM FEATURES:
(1) “Master” stateroom with double bed, lavatory, private head and shower, closet, port light, TV/VCR. Located on the upper level. (take the East escalator)
(7) “Deluxe” staterooms with double and single berths, lavatory, private head and shower, port light and TV/VCR. (1) “Deluxe” stateroom, cabin #1, with two single berths, lavatory, private head and shower and TV/VCR. Located on the lower level.
(1) Executive Suite, three floor unit, flying bridge with brass pole and wave pool.
(1) Econo-suite "trailer" unit- a Boston Whaler pulled behind and a bag of Cheetos.

OTHER AMENITIES:
• Salon with entertainment center, (crossword puzzles and Jenga and Twister)
• Separate dining room with computer station. For a fee, e-mails may be sent via satellite phone. (No funny pictures, please.)
• Partially covered sun deck with wet bar, hot tub, ice machine, bar-b-que grill and chaise lounges. (Why- I've been chased out of better lounges than this!)
• Fourth level fly bridge with seating area. (Flies included.)
• Full-service galley with freezer and refrigerator storage. (In case the defib doesn't.)
• Large swim platform with (2) warm, freshwater showers, fin storage and (2) water exit ladders. (Unlimited 93,937,938,029,987 acres of ocean access. )
• Dive deck with personal gear lockers for in-place air/nitrox fill, rinse tanks and three-tier camera table with low-pressure air hoses. (No pressure whatsoever.)
• Weights, weight belts, 80-cu. ft. aluminum tanks with standard "K" valves for use with standard yoke regulators. (Get the yoke? )
• Rental scuba gear, rental UW cameras and E-6 slide film processor. (Slide on in!)



http://www.aggressor.com/subpage.php?d=5

Or were you looking for some other specific information?

Stop thinking about it- Just do it!

 

[oceandiv]

Looking for personal experiences and such

 

[peterbj7]

I think RoatanMan missed the word "helpful". Reminds me of the occasion when a balloonist landed "out" and asked someone nearby where he was. "You're in a wicker basket in a field" came the helpful reply. The balloonist correctly surmised that his informant was an accountant, producing information that was totally accurate but totally useless. Or the Irish peasant who, when asked by a lost motorist how to get to Dublin, said "if I were you I wouldn't start from here".

To the question - I have diving at my DC this week someone who was on the BA last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. What he didn't like was that their nitrox system was broken (seemed to be long term) and the general deal that you do the sort of diving they want you to do, which is conservative middle-of-the-road recreational diving. He's a more adventurous soul as evidenced by the 200'+ dives he's been doing with us (still in belize). I'll try to get him to post something.

 

[smokey braden]

why didn't roatan man mention ac?

 

[peterbj7]

He didn't mention refrigerators either but I'm sure they've got some. Presumably they do actually have working A/C in at least part of the boat?

 

[ScubaFishee]

I think RoatanMan missed the word "helpful".

It WAS helpful, depending on what one wanted to know. Entertaining too.

 

[smokey braden]

peterbj7,
what is DC?

 

[peterbj7]

Dive Center

 

[Doc]

It WAS helpful, depending on what one wanted to know. Entertaining too.

Glad that somebody read between (and after) the lines! :dazzler1: