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jonnythan

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This morning I did two dives in the St Lawrence with my new double Catalina 80s.

Dual Catalina 80s, steel backplate, 3mm wetsuit, hood, jet fins, *no* additional weight, and 74 degree water with no thermoclines down to 100 feet.

I gotta say that today's dives on the Daryaw and Lillie Parsons were two of my most enjoyable yet. What a fantastic configuration. A heck of a lot lighter than my 130s and much more stable (and perhaps even more streamlined) than a single tank. All that cold water drysuit diving makes it feel like I'm cheating diving this way.
 
sounds nice, J

i seriously get second thoughts when i think of eventually moving up from
my steel 85's

but... i guess i'll have to eventually
 
Are you talking about the St Lawrence in Canada? Those conditions sound amazing.
Pete

jonnythan:
This morning I did two dives in the St Lawrence with my new double Catalina 80s.

Dual Catalina 80s, steel backplate, 3mm wetsuit, hood, jet fins, *no* additional weight, and 74 degree water with no thermoclines down to 100 feet.

I gotta say that today's dives on the Daryaw and Lillie Parsons were two of my most enjoyable yet. What a fantastic configuration. A heck of a lot lighter than my 130s and much more stable (and perhaps even more streamlined) than a single tank. All that cold water drysuit diving makes it feel like I'm cheating diving this way.
 
The conditions are insane. A couple of weeks ago it was apparently on the order of 77-78.

Today it was ~73 or 74, vis was ~40 feet (except the silted parts on the wrecks where it was ~20 feet). Nice current. Hot dropped onto the Daryaw, took the line up, then dropped onto the Lillie, spent 10 minutes poking around in her, and did another 30 minutes drifting off of her, floating between 70 and 100 feet before shooting the bag and ascending.

In a 3mm wetsuit!! :D :D
 
maybe there's something to this global warming stuff
 
H2Andy:
maybe there's something to this global warming stuff


If that's the result of global warming, lemme just go buy a couple Hummers so I can let them idle in my driveway...

:D

Seriously, anyone know if conditions are similar upstream in Kingston? Going there Labour Day weekend, but I doubt the Lake Ontario thermocline will be gone...

Alex
 
abitton:
If that's the result of global warming, lemme just go buy a couple Hummers so I can let them idle in my driveway...

:D
Great idea!

While you're at it, let me use one. I promise to cause more emissions than if it just sat idle in your driveway ;)

abitton:
Seriously, anyone know if conditions are similar upstream in Kingston? Going there Labour Day weekend, but I doubt the Lake Ontario thermocline will be gone...

Alex
Kingston is on the lake and the surface temps will be similar but below the thermocline it will be *cold* ;)
 
74 degrees in a 3mm?!? thats insane....i'd be sticking with the drysuit, then again i am a huge warm water wuss :)
 
Mike Veitch:
74 degrees in a 3mm?!? thats insane....i'd be sticking with the drysuit, then again i am a huge warm water wuss :)

I must be certifiable then, I'd dive all day long in temps that warm with that suit. The conditions he dove in sound very similar to what I find in our lakes around here, except temps in the summer of course range from the high 40's to mid 80's depending on depth.

I am in withdrawal, it's been nearly a week since I've been wet and this is just too much to handle right now.
 

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