Gilboa Diving on Nov 26

[RPanick]

Me and one of my buddies went diving at Gilboa today and I have to admit it was probably one of the nicest dives I've had there. Granted, I would appreciate if Mike would turn up the pool heater a bit.

Air Temp - About 60F and mostly sunny
Platform Temp - 50F
Tube Temp - 50F
Visibility was good to about 40 feet or so, but it looked a bit hazy.

Its funny, the only time I ever go to the tubes is when the water is cold.

This is the first time I have ever dove at Gilboa on a Sunday and never run into another diver. This happened not on one dive but two. Not to say there weren't a few people there, but we never crossed tracks with them.

Not a bad way to finish out the dive season up here. Sorry, I refuse to chop a hole in the water or pry my frozen gear off the tail gate.

Best part is in two weeks when I go to Roatan for a week of diving, and they ask me when was the last time I went diving I can tell them, two weeks ago, the water was 50F and watch them all cringe.

 

[bladephotog]

I was there today as well. Maybe we said hello? Were you on the shallow side? We were in a Ford Explorer, near the middle dock. Three of us total. And it was a nice day to dive. Even saw a paddlefish!

 

[RPanick]

I guess I should have said "hi", we were in the F-150 down by the far dock.

Cool, seeing one is always a treat. They are so odd looking its fun to watch them. Shame they don't generally want much to do with us.

 

[Dean810]

Is 50 degrees cold? My dive last week was 42.

 

[bladephotog]

Is 50 degrees cold? My dive last week was 42.

Depends on what you're wearing. Diving naked it's very cold. In a drysuit not so cold.

 

[Notso_Ken]

Depends on what you're wearing. Diving naked it's very cold. In a drysuit not so cold.

Even in a good-fitting 7mm wetsuit, 50 isn't that cold.


Ken

 

[RPanick]

Up here 50 isn't that bad, but if you are in Roatan and used to 78-82F, then yes 50 is cold. The only time they experience that kind of cold is opening the refrigerator.

Of course I do remember a lady walking around at my open water saying I don't dive 55. I didn't quite know what she meant until I got in the water the first time in a wet suit. I wasn't all that cold, its just the surprise factor with that initial flow of water.

And yes you can get cold in a dry suit, it just takes longer.

 

[Notso_Ken]

...with that initial flow of water.

I would suggest your wet suit doesn't fit properly if you're getting an inflow of water. I do not get one with my 7mm suit. I do get a little bit of one in my 3mm, which fits looser.

Get a tighter fitting suit and the inflow should go away.


Ken

 

[RPanick]

I would suggest your wet suit doesn't fit properly if you're getting an inflow of water. I do not get one with my 7mm suit. I do get a little bit of one in my 3mm, which fits looser.

Get a tighter fitting suit and the inflow should go away.
Ken

That was a few years ago when I was just getting certified. I've found a better solution, I use a dry suit.

 

[Notso_Ken]

That was a few years ago when I was just getting certified. I've found a better solution, I use a dry suit.

So, you coming out to Gilboa on 1 January for the annual New Years Day dive?

I'll be diving wet!


Ken