idive2
Contributor
I just dove with Ocean Divers the other day. It had been a very long time since I was down in the keys.
If there is less than a full boat this boat is very roomy and due to it being a larger boat they will go out
when the smaller boats don't. We did two dives on Molasses reef and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The reef structure
is seperated in many places with areas of open sand giving it a much different feel than the straighter ledges
we drift dive up north. If you know you have ventured a ways from the boat it was recommended at maybe
a half a tank to do a boat check and take a heading back to the boat. It was against my instinct to surface without
a marker for a mid dive boat check but the area is boats either anchored or moving pretty slowly. Definitely
listen and look for overhead boats while slowly surfacing for boat check.
If there is less than a full boat this boat is very roomy and due to it being a larger boat they will go out
when the smaller boats don't. We did two dives on Molasses reef and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The reef structure
is seperated in many places with areas of open sand giving it a much different feel than the straighter ledges
we drift dive up north. If you know you have ventured a ways from the boat it was recommended at maybe
a half a tank to do a boat check and take a heading back to the boat. It was against my instinct to surface without
a marker for a mid dive boat check but the area is boats either anchored or moving pretty slowly. Definitely
listen and look for overhead boats while slowly surfacing for boat check.
