Diving in Marathon, Florida

[harveywalker500]

Hi all

I am going to Marathon in Florida soon and I am looking for a dive centre to go to. I am a PADI Divemaster and I really enjoy wreck diving. I am also Tec 45 so any technical dive centres would be a massive bonus.

Does anyone have a good dive centre they could recommend? I heard that Tilden's is good from a book my friend gave me.

Thanks in advance!

 

[RyanT]

Horizon Divers ticks all the boxes for you, except they are in Key Largo, a bit of a drive from Marathon.

 

[Nemrod]

Conch Republic.

 

[chrisjur]

There are many options for good dive operations if you want to drive a bit. But if you're looking for daily tec boats, Horizon in Key Largo would be your best bet, IMO.

 

[fred32176]

I've used Captain Hooks in Marathon and the regularly dive the Thunderbolt wreck. My experience with them was good. Most likely anyone you choose to use will be good. Bad operators don't survive long in the keys.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Ditto for Conch Republic

 

[PACKRMAN]

I used Capt. Hooks for a week last year, had a great time. However, there were no wrecks and nothing deep around Marathon.

 

[harveywalker500]

Thanks all for your replies! I'm thinking about Captain Hooks since it's closer to where I'm staying, but I do want to either do a Tec dives or try out a rebreather at Horizon. I've mostly dived in Europe, which obviously uses bar, metres and litres for units, so does anyone have any good advice for diving in the US?

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Get the conversions, and write on a slate?

 

[chrisjur]

Thanks all for your replies! I'm thinking about Captain Hooks since it's closer to where I'm staying, but I do want to either do a Tec dives or try out a rebreather at Horizon. I've mostly dived in Europe, which obviously uses bar, metres and litres for units, so does anyone have any good advice for diving in the US?

Well, if you dive rebreather then I assume you’re traveling with your own and it wouldn’t be an issue, correct? I doubt that you would be able to find a rental rebreather that you are certified for, but maybe you’ve already figured that bit out?

But tec diving or not, the only think you need to worry about is BAR -> PSI and Litres -> Cubic feet. If you can’t remember the conversions, just write them on a slate.