Getting back into diving in South Fla.

[mikedoms]

I've done a great deal of diving in my younger years and looking to get back into it. Recently moved to Jupiter FL and just got nitrox certified. My nitrox instructor turned me on to this terrific board. I was mainly a water skier for many years but my passion just got renewed for diving after a couple of dives in the Caribbean this summer.

I'm looking to buddy up with other divers in the Palm Beach area for diving with both commercial operators and from private boats.

Mike

 

[bowlofpetunias]

You should find the buddy finder feature of use then. Welcome to the board

 

[mikedoms]

Thanx Bowlofpetunias (by the way that's pretty funny). I'll definately take advantage of this feature. I think I'm also going to try hooking up with Jupiter Drift Divers and the Hammerheads which seem to be 2 active clubs in this area. Unfortunately, I just missed both meetings this month.

Mike

 

[Scott L]

I would simply show up to dive with Jupiter Dive Center and Wetter the Better. Both charters cater to a very nice crowd. You will make friends quickly...

 

[Splitlip]

Welcome to the hood.

There's a bunch here. As Scott says you'll find many locals and Board members at JDC.

Watch the Conch Divers forum. There's usually a meet and greet around the Holidays at the Blue Heron Bridge.

 

[mikedoms]

I first started diving in 1963 when I was 13 years old. Sea Hunt was the most popular show on TV at the time. My favorite piece of dive equipment was the old Mike Nelson knive with the big finger guard. We were in New Orleans and used to dive off the sea wall in Lake Pontchetrain in about 10 feet of water. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. We had 38 cubic foot tanks, a single hose regular, mask and fins, and that was it (besides my Mike Nelso dive knife of course). We thought it was the greatest thing in the world. I still remember that the 1st stamp on my tank was 1945. Interesting since scuba diving was really perfected until 1948. The tank was an old CO2 bottle with an adapter in the neck so the valve could be attached.

We moved to Miami in 1965 and I started doing some better diving, especially down in Key Largo. Even though I started by taking a dive course in 1963 I still had to take another dive course in 1971 because they started asking for C cards to get your tanks filled and they didn't have C cards in 1963.

Now I've got an octopus regulator with pressure gauge, depth gauge, compas and dive computer. It's fully integrated into my wrap around BC with weight pockets. I've got a silicone mask, self sealing snorkel, and rocket fins. I feel like a f__king astronaut.

 

[Splitlip]

Dude:

It was such an awakening for me. Safety stops blow. Dependence on BC's blow. No worries, if you take a tune up class, they'll over weight you. That Blows. Snorkels blow. (oh yeah, they do.)

real life training is a no, no because of this litigious society.

use of tables blow in today's accepted principles.

flaming for my comments will follow. that is up for discussion. LOL