Craziest thing you've done to save a dive

[joe8mofo]

A few weeks ago while on a trip to Pompano Beach I hooked up to my tank only to discover that it had 1800 psi in it due to a slow leak from a faulted o-ring in the valve. I managed to control my breathing until I hit 500 psi and then I spent the last 20 minutes sharing air with my buddy with the LP108 until time to surface.

 

[BabyDuck]

i fell at the dive site during a class and tore a little hole in my wrist seal. i did the dive with a duct taped wrist. the worst part was the grace exhibited in front of the instructor & the bf - the repair worked fine.

i've also used duct tape on a buddy's neck seal. that one didn't work as well.

 

[ffdiver]

wait, what am I missing here? where was your wing and wasn't there a band holding your tank to your wing?

Sorry I didn't explain it well, the wing was kinda in place due to the low pressure inflator holding it there, kinda. I emptied it prior to grabbing my tank. And the bands that held my tank in place where still around the tank and so was the single tank adapter I was using.

 

[drydiver]

Sorry I didn't explain it well, the wing was kinda in place due to the low pressure inflator holding it there, kinda. I emptied it prior to grabbing my tank. And the bands that held my tank in place where still around the tank and so was the single tank adapter I was using.

:blush: ok I understand, thanks

 

[SCUBASailor]

I can see that I need to add duct tape to my save-a-dive kit. Problem is, so far, everything fits in a peanut butter jar. I guess I'll need to figure out something new. Maybe I can duct tape the roll of duct tape to the jar.

 

[boulderjohn]

Saturday, I went to do a reconnoiter dive at a site in Lake Washington, and realized after I got in the water that I had taken off too much weight for the aluminum tank I was using. So I picked up the biggest rock I could find and carried it through the whole dive (20 minutes, max depth 40 feet). Peter had TWO rocks

Where were those rocks when I needed them?

I was doing some training dives involving multiple tanks. On one of them, I saw the face plate of my deco reg floating down into the abyss. Gone. On shore, I had to figure out what to do, at least for the next training dive coming up. It would be shallow, and I would not be doing real deco--just drills.

Of course, I got out the duct tape and made a duct tape face plate for the reg. It worked beautifully.

Luckily, when I had to do some real dives later, I was able to borrow another regulator. I was only going to trust that solution do far.

 

[Lee Taylor]

Hose started leaking.

Fix: Monitored pressure gauge frequently.

Horrible viz and weather.

Fix: Drove across Florida to other coast.

No weights and no way to get any.

Fix: Used rocks and stones.

Partner can't dive.

Fix: Dive solo

Alligator in the way of giant stride.

Fix: Used other side of boat

Broken mask.

Fix: Held it together with machine screw.

Faulty inflator.

Fix: Discharged unwanted air frequently.

Too cold.

Fix: Pour hot water in wet suit

Nat swarm so thick they fill your mask.

Fix: Flush em out underwater.

Small amount of water in lungs.

Fix: Mentally force yourself to NOT cough

 

[boulderjohn]

I was towing a bunch of equipment out to where we were going to do some scuba instruction with my co-instructor. It was a real collection of stuff. Somehow during that time my mask got whacked and the right side post broke off, leaving me strapless. It was a long way back to the shore, so I did the entire 30 minute setup dive with no strap, just letting the slight suction hold the mask in place while I inserted ground screws, ran line, etc.

Later on a replaced that part with a paper clip wrapped in electrical tape. I still use it that way.

 

[Rhone Man]

The heel on my (full foot) fins split once, so I duct-taped it to my foot. Worked well till I had to climb the ladder at the end of the dive.

 

[Lee Taylor]

Craziest (or funniest) thing I have seen (to save a dive) was a guy using a string to lower his violated dive computer back to depth to allow it to deco.