mavjax:Are there really that many divers in the area or is it one of those cases where there are a lot of shops and they are all on the brink of extinction all of the time?
All the shops I mentioned in Melbourne/Palm Bay have been here for at least 15 years. PDI and Hatts have been here well over 20. Two of the shops in Merritt Island have been there a long time, and the one in Cape Canaveral has been there forever... It used to be a 76 gas station that sold bait, tackle, and dive equipment... they gave up on the gas...
I hope the new shop in Rockledge (Sea Dragons) and the new shop in Melbourne does well. The owners are all good instructors... I hope they're good businessmen as well.
Al