lord1234
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Nabnasset Pond in Westford MA is a good idea
Freshwater Dive Spots?
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johnnyseko
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JohnL:
Post a report...I'm curious about the temps/vis. Might be going in the near future.
johnnyseko:Post a report...I'm curious about the temps/vis. Might be going in the near future.
It's not a bad spot. Vis was great at 20-25 feet. I didn't think the thermocline was that noticeable, but that could be do to the amount of rain we have had recently. 57deg on the surface and 54 on the bottom (my buddies computer said 50, so take your pic). I didn't wear my extra vest and was cold at the end of the second dive.
The cabin cruiser is marked by a white buoy and is pretty cool. The roof has a large cut out so there is little risk of getting trapped. We didn't see the car or the tractor, but we didn't look either. There are some large schools of fish that are pretty curious and have no fear of divers. They were hanging out pretty close while we were playing with air share and mask drills. First time pulling my mask in fresh water (aside from a pool) and it was a different sensation.
John
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Gidds
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If I wear my vest I bet I can stand it if SOMEBODY else can . Especially since it will be warm all this week and part of next apparently. What do you mean pulling your mask off in FW felt different? I have never pulled mine off in SW and I'm not really looking foward to burnt nostrils.
. Especially since it will be warm all this week and part of next apparently. What do you mean pulling your mask off in FW felt different? I have never pulled mine off in SW and I'm not really looking foward to burnt nostrils.Gidds:If I wear my vest I bet I can stand it if SOMEBODY else can
Hopefully it will warm up a bit with the coming weather.
Fresh water feels different than saltwater. Saltwater never bothers me but freshwater makes my nose and sinuses burn. It's not too bad, but the first rush of water seems to sting quite a bit.
Soggy
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Gidds:
Sounds like you need some skills dives. I'd hate to have the first time my mask was removed underwater to be by my buddy's fins.
Soggy
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The Tractor is about 30 ft downhill from the platform off of the beach. The Saab is at about 30ft (same depth as the cabin cruiser) where the growth line turns into silt/muck a couple hundred feet from the tractor and platform.
Basically, you can see everything in the pond if you go out to the platform, swim downhill to the tractor, then swim down to the line in the bottom, turn right, and swim at that depth.
Alternatively, you can just follow the silt cloud from an open water class....
The thermocline this time of year wouldn't be too bad, as the mid-level water is still warm from the summer, but the surface water is cooling because of fall. However,
down in the middle at around 40-50 ft, it is always cold as all heck.
Taking off your mask in 54 degree water, or 45 degree water, or 36 degree water is a very different experience than 83 degree pool water. It always takes a few breaths to get everything under control.
Basically, you can see everything in the pond if you go out to the platform, swim downhill to the tractor, then swim down to the line in the bottom, turn right, and swim at that depth.
Alternatively, you can just follow the silt cloud from an open water class....
The thermocline this time of year wouldn't be too bad, as the mid-level water is still warm from the summer, but the surface water is cooling because of fall. However,
down in the middle at around 40-50 ft, it is always cold as all heck.
Taking off your mask in 54 degree water, or 45 degree water, or 36 degree water is a very different experience than 83 degree pool water. It always takes a few breaths to get everything under control.
JohnL:
Soggy:
Cool...that's why we missed it... We used the small beach before the main beach and swimming area. There was a mob of people there doing some sort of pumkin carving contest. We saw the buoy for the boat and headed that way.
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Gidds
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That was a tad uncalled for as a public comment thanks 
CLARIFICATION: I've taken my mask off a million times in FRESH water just not in the ocean. I'm not a salt addict like some of you people
CLARIFICATION: I've taken my mask off a million times in FRESH water just not in the ocean. I'm not a salt addict like some of you people 