More Wrecks 6/17

[wreckedinri]

We had a couple of good dives on two wrecks this weekend. We dived the Herbert early in the morning and hit the Kiowa just before noon to take advantage of the timing for slack water. The Herbert is a flattened out wooden wreck but it has a massive set of boilers and engine, as well as a huge winch, which are interesting to explore. On this day we had visibility of about ten feet with good light penetration. Most of the dive is conducted in the 90 to 100 foot range. We then headed over to the Kiowa and the guys dived on about the largest debris field that either of them had ever explored. As mentioned earlier this is a slack water dive. Most of the dive is in the 40 to 50 fsw range. Though the vis wasn’t great one of the guys managed to pull a couple of decent lobsters off the wreck.

I was pleased to meet Jim and Pat from Boston Diving as they pulled up to the Kiowa with Jim’s beautifully restored 34’ Uniflite. They have a great vessel well equipped for diving and seem to be a very competent and fun operation to go out diving with. Indecently, it was Capt. Pat that graciously gave me the numbers for both the Kiowa and the Herbert last year. Thanks again!

The day wasn’t complete until after my friend Harry fostered some good will between a local lobsterman and the dive community by cutting some line from the guy’s wheel.

All in all it was a great Saturday of good diving and meeting new friends in outer Boston Harbor.

Dennis

 

[wreckedinri]

. . . Indecently, it was Capt. Pat that graciously gave me the numbers for both the Kiowa and the Herbert last year. Thanks again!

OOPS, I meant INCIDENTALLY:light:
Darn spell check!

 

[RIOceanographer]

Indecently, it was Capt. Pat that graciously gave me the numbers for both the Kiowa and the Herbert last year.

OOPS, I meant INCIDENTALLY:light:

And here I had a picture of him running up to you naked with the numbers painted on his chest or something...... :lol:

 

[paulthenurse]

And here I had a picture of him running up to you naked with the numbers painted on his chest or something...... :lol:

Sometimes a vivid immagination ain't such a good thing.

 

[wreckedinri]

Sometimes a vivid immagination ain't such a good thing.

I was thinking along the same line. There are some mental images that we just don't need.

BTW, Paul, did you get out diving with John? If so, where did you end up going?

Dennis

 

[Boston Diver Services]

There is an additional fee to get me to run around naked with the numbers on my chest. Great to meet you Dennis. If I can be of any more help just give a shout.
Captain Pat Breen

617.271.1062
bostondivers@aol.com
www.bostondiverservices.com

 

[paulthenurse]

BTW, Paul, did you get out diving with John? If so, where did you end up going?

Dennis

No, darn it. As I was running up the ramp to get my last bit of gear on Sunday morning to head out to the Poling with CAD I felt a re-aggravation of an old muscle tear in my right calf. I was dealing with a psychotic patient who was wigging out and trying to hurt himself one night this past winter. Someone ran up behind me to assist in restraining him and his knee smashed into the back of my fully flexed calf muscle. It took quite a while to get over the limping. For the past couple of days I'd felt like the muscle was just below the cramp threshold. I figured it was just the heat and took a couple of extra vitamins and calcium. But as I pushed off with my right leg to start to run up the ramp. WHAM!!!! I felt the muscle rip. (My girlfriend calls it an OGI -Old Guy Injury! Thanks, sweetheart, ILY, too! Is that what you tell your patients with this injury?)

I can not stand on my toes at all on the right foot, I have no strenth in the right calf. I was ok on a big boat like CAD2, all I had to do was sit there like a good little boy. Climbing up the ladder was a bit of a chore, but it wasn't rough at all and I just put all my weight directly on my heel to get up and down. Stairs are still a joy. I've been limping since. I called John and explained that I didn't want to chance worsening the injury, and I didn't want to have him feeling like "This guy can't even walk, how does he expect to dive?" and thinking he needed to babysit me. Hopefully, we can reschedule. I was REALLY looking forward to seeing those wrecks.
Paul

 

[wreckedinri]

There is an additional fee to get me to run around naked with the numbers on my chest.

Captain Pat Breen

617.271.1062
bostondivers@aol.com
www.bostondiverservices.com

That's a charter that I probably will not be booking anytime soon!

But seriously, if I can indulge in a shameless plug for my new friends at Boston Diving Services: You guys have a great boat, very diver friendly, just walk off into the water and an enclosed cabin to gear up in. One can tell that much thought went into fitting the vessel out for divers. And most importantly, besides safety, you seem to really enjoy what you're doing and that tranlates into a good time for those aboard. OK, I'll get off the soapbox now.

Also; Paul, I hope the injury gets better soon. You will have a great time when you do eventually get out with John.

Best Regards
Capt. Dennis St Germain

 

[gnarlyskigirl]

There is an additional fee to get me to run around naked with the numbers on my chest. Great to meet you Dennis. If I can be of any more help just give a shout.
Captain Pat Breen
:b_cowboy:
617.271.1062
bostondivers@aol.com
www.bostondiverservices.com

So ...

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how much we talkin?

 

[Boston Diver Services]

For you Cindy...a couple of bottles of Geary's will do just fine.