L-8

[fender2593]

Has anyone ever dove on the L-8 around beavertail? for our advanced class we are diving on it sunday and i would just like to know what people think of it. I know its 100-110 feet, so far this will be my deepest dive to date, tips are welcome thanks!

 

[MSilvia]

Has anyone ever dove on the L-8 around beavertail? for our advanced class we are diving on it sunday and i would just like to know what people think of it. I know its 100-110 feet, so far this will be my deepest dive to date, tips are welcome thanks!

I've never heard of it, but I hope you'll fill us in after the dive!

If you're diving wet, my big tip is to remember that the air bubbles in your neoprene will compress as you get deeper, which means both that you'll lose some insulation, and that you'll become less bouyant and therefore increasingly overweighted as you descend. This is a much more noticable phenomenon in cold water, where you'll have thicker exposure protection. So long as you are mindful of using your inflator to control your descent and your dump valve to control your ascent, it shouldn't be a big problem. Just make sure you stay on top of it and try to stay close to neutral throughout the dive.

Also, if you want to look inside any openings in the wreck (from the outside, of course), you'll want to have a dive light with you.

 

[Spectre]

From what I've heard, the visibility on it is generally really bad; but I've not looked into it much.

 

[MSilvia]

From what I've heard, the visibility on it is generally really bad

Then you'll definately want a light.

 

[Spectre]

lights are pretty much a must for new england diving [imho]. light signals are generally all I do unless I'm engaged in a discussion with someone.

 

[fender2593]

thanks for your help Spectre and MSilvia

 

[mello-yellow]

What is L-8?

 

[LUBOLD8431]

Its a wreck. I believe it was a WWI sub, purposely sunk back in 1926. Its in about 110 ft of water. I think wreckhunter.net has some info on it, but it seems to be down right now.

 

[Spectre]

Yes, it's a sub. It was the first sub built by the US navy [launched in 1917], and then sunk 11 years after being built during magnetic torpedo tests.