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If people do start using the scootersI can see that trashing what's left of the vis on a busy weekend LOL
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If people do start using the scootersI can see that trashing what's left of the vis on a busy weekend LOL
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They have already started. I was teaching a class last year and one of these things came zipping by the platform. It was about 2 feet off the bottom and you could see the trail of silt rise up behind the diver. The viz sucked that whole weekend.
wpscortland
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Going this weekend. Hope they figure out what happened, and prayers to the family.
crpntr133
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So that is sulfur that hangs in the water. Is there any danger to it? Since I swam through it last year I really hope not. I thought it was really cool.
diver_paula
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crpntr133:
Nah, it just stinks. If there was any harm, diving wouldn't be allowed.
Gilboa used to stink sooooo bad I didn't even like being near it. My gear did get an extra thorough cleaning every time I dove there. The sulpher layer in the deep side used to be really cool, though. You could put your hand / arm in it an not be able to see it. It may still be there but if so it's much deeper than I've gone there the past few years.
Paula
crpntr133
lost, even with a compass
Thanks Paula. Wasn't sure of how to word that one. I knew that if it would actually do harm to you they wouldn't let you dive it. I was thinking more of gear.
Last year it was there. I would take a guess and say that it was at about 50'. It was really wispy and you could easily see through. Just thought that it was cool to have clouds underwater.
Got my AOW class scheduled for Aug. 6,7 and looking forward to it.
Last year it was there. I would take a guess and say that it was at about 50'. It was really wispy and you could easily see through. Just thought that it was cool to have clouds underwater.
Got my AOW class scheduled for Aug. 6,7 and looking forward to it.
crpntr133:
Large doses are harmful so don't drink it. LOL
I read that it can penetrate through the skin but I've also read that it can't so I'm not sure. Either way it's something we come accross pretty often in fresh water.
diver_paula:
Just like at Haigh it comes and goes. Often the cloud will hang in the last few feet of the deep part of the deep area...what some call "Joe Jackson hole"
I'll be out at Haigh this weekend...I usually have a cloud of sulfur always trailing me...never could really figure it out though...its there whenever I'm in the water...hmmmm
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