Louisville diver looking for dive buddies

[Charged]

Im a 28 year old married male working full-time and attending UofL part-time for Mechanical Engineering. I own all my own dive equipment. I recieved my OW certification via SSI in November '08 and I would like to pursue becoming an instructor. Im willing to do some travel for diving, so dont think Im only willing to dive around Louisville.

 

[tstormdiver]

Hey there! Welcome to the KPP. There are many divers up your way. I come up there to FRP, on ocassion, as I can. Lately I've been kept quite busy with teaching classes & my technical diving, but I will dive with just about anyone (just look at cpntr133 & landlocked, for example). J/K guys. I typically dive the quarry in Hopkinsville, KY (Pennyroyal). If you ever come down my way, feel free to look me up for a dive or 2. I'm usually there 3/5 weekends. I may try to get crpntr133 to come down here towards the end of this month for a little deco diving. I know it's been killing him. Anyway just let me know if you're coming & if I'm off from work, I'll be there.

 

[Charged]

Hi Tammy,
It looks like Pennyroyal is about 1.5-2 hours from Louisville. If you like, if you message me your phone number then perhaps we can make arrangments to make a dive happen there at Pennyroyal. Perhaps we can even make a big Scubaboard KY chapter "get together" out of it?

 

[tstormdiver]

Hi Tammy,
It looks like Pennyroyal is about 1.5-2 hours from Louisville. If you like, if you message me your phone number then perhaps we can make arrangments to make a dive happen there at Pennyroyal. Perhaps we can even make a big Scubaboard KY chapter "get together" out of it?

Message sent. I sent you what dates will probably work for me & contact info. Hopefully will work for you also. Something to consider about Pennyroyal, is that it is on central time, meaning that a 1.5- 2hr (actual time) drive will basically be 3hrs. I live 1.25hrs from Pennyroyal mayself, but am in the same time zone. For a quarry, Pennyroyal ain't bad. It ranges in depth from a wade- in enrty to 115ft deep. The shallows have lots of things to see & I've gotten pretty good at navigating it, even in near 0 vis. The deeps, I'm not quite as familiar with, but know a couple of paths around. However, it is VERY cold down there. I'm not sure if you have your deep diving specialty or not yet. It's a whole other world down there. It's cold, but the vis is great (at 50+ft). Anyways, I look forward to meeting & diving with you.

 

[Charged]

I am OW. SSI certified me to 110', but I have only been to 45'. I am holding off on enrolling into the advanced course because I have new gear that Im trying to tune in and get used to. I feel I dont need to distract from my education by being preoccupied with locating a dump valve instead of paying attention in class. After a couple more dives Im going to enroll in advance.

Ive heard that Pennyroyal is a nice site. Several LDS go there for pleasure trips and course work. I would like to go.

I dove Falling Rock Park last week. It got a bit chilly at around 30'.

 

[tstormdiver]

I have dove FRP 3- 4 times. In fact, the members of the KPP (Chris (landlocked) & Wally(crpntr133)) at FRP were some of the first people I dove with after my OW Certification. I'm in Owensboro, so getting to FRP is a bit of a trip for me, like Pennyroyal is for you. When I do go, I make it a habit to see some of my family who live there in Louisville.
Just to introduce myself a bit, I am a newer SSI OW instructor (certified in Oct.) & also working towards doing some technical diving (deco & cave diving). I have been diving for just over 3 1/2yrs & have 320 dives to date. I primarily instruct for Aquatech Dive Center in Evansville, IN , but also do a little instructing for Pennyroyal, when needed (both SSI affiliated). I work as a Control Systems technicain in a paper mill 1/2 way between Owensboro & Henderson.

By the way,... if you think FRP is cold in places, get below the last thermocline at Pennyroyal. It's a "refreshingly cool" 42 degrees F year round below 60 ft. Crpnter 133 can tell you all about it, since last time he was there & we did a deep dive, his drysuit flooded. (Sorry Wally... I can relate).

 

[KY_BOB]

Crpnter 133 can tell you all about it, since last time he was there & we did a deep dive, his drysuit flooded. (Sorry Wally... I can relate).

Some how, I missed that!


Sorry Wally.


Charged, I'm going to be in Bonaire for the next 2 weekends but I would be glad to dive with you at Pennyroyal on most weekends. I will tell you that I have dove with both Tammy and Wally and they are both great divers. You'll improve your skills by just diving with either one.

 

[Land Locked]

I'm late starting this season, I wonder if Joe at FRP will even remember my name?

I hope to get out there soon and I will be happy to show you around the place!

Im a 28 year old married male working full-time and attending UofL part-time for Mechanical Engineering. I own all my own dive equipment. I recieved my OW certification via SSI in November '08 and I would like to pursue becoming an instructor. Im willing to do some travel for diving, so dont think Im only willing to dive around Louisville.

 

[kykajun]

Im a 28 year old married male working full-time and attending UofL part-time for Mechanical Engineering. I own all my own dive equipment. I recieved my OW certification via SSI in November '08 and I would like to pursue becoming an instructor. Im willing to do some travel for diving, so dont think Im only willing to dive around Louisville.

I am nwly certified through SSI as well and live in Louisville also. My wife and I spend every other weekend down at Barren, but if I'm in town would be happy to dive with you out at Joe's.

Posted via Mobile Device

 

[Charged]

Hello everybody and sorry for not responding sooner. I have been working a new job and I have been bonkers lately. Anyhow, untill I gain some seniority at my job, my days off will be on weekdays. Any of you available afternoons during the week?