New diver in Ohio

[jesstotheocean]

This past October I recevied my Padi certification and I can't wait to get into the water! I will definitely be taking a dry suit class I'm just too big of a freeze baby to be diving even in the heaviest wet suit (in which i did my open water test in) in Ohio. I'm very interested in diving in Lake Erie. Does anybody know of any websites where all the sunken ships/stories are listed?

 

[Big-t-2538]

Welcome aboard jess...

Whereabouts is streetsboro? It's a city in OH I've never heard of, which consequently is a little shocking...

There are a lot of websites with stories of the shipwrecks in the lakes, use google to search around.

Hope to see you out diving with us in the future.

-T

 

[diver_paula]

Jess,

Welcome to Scubaboard, the Great Lakes Wrecking Crew and to the world of diving.

Big-T is correct, there are several wreck sites with the information you asked for. Here's a couple to get you started.

www.baillod.com/shipwreck/

www.ocssdi.org/diveohio.htm

www.abc.se/~m10354/uwa/wreckbas.htm

Looking forward to meeting you. Ok, after your drysuit course / purchase. & any stories you may have to tell about your job. I'm sure you must have a few.

Paula

 

[Far_X]

Welcome to the board. Ahh, yes, the good old dry suit! I swear that you cannot beat it for diving up here!! It takes some getting used to as it feels so different to a wet suit. Just remember not to put too much air in there as you'll be all over the place like I was at the beginning of the year. I dove dry for most of the summer also - it is just heavenly. I can't wait to get to Bonaire and slip into my 2mm though!!! We look forward to seeing you more on the board and safe diving. Enjoy the lake!!

 

[dlevering]

Hello,
I am new to diving.I would like to dive Erie.I live in Canton. Here's the good part I am a charter captian for walleye and bass and own a 28 ft. Baha. The boat is docked near Port Clinton. Maybe in the summer we could get togather and dive some wrecks.I am looking for a dive buddy. I have heard that near Kellys Island and around Pelee Island there are wrecks that are good to dive on. The water near Pelee has good vis in the summer.When fishing it's not unusal to see the bottom in 22 ft of water.If your interested let me know.
Dave

 

[diver_paula]

Hello,
I am new to diving.I would like to dive Erie.I live in Canton. Here's the good part I am a charter captian for walleye and bass and own a 28 ft. Baha. The boat is docked near Port Clinton. Maybe in the summer we could get togather and dive some wrecks.I am looking for a dive buddy. I have heard that near Kellys Island and around Pelee Island there are wrecks that are good to dive on. The water near Pelee has good vis in the summer.When fishing it's not unusal to see the bottom in 22 ft of water.If your interested let me know.
Dave

Hi Dave.

A second new members in one thread - welcome! You are correct, there are several good diving locations near Kelly's Island and Pelee Island. I'm sure you'll soon, if not already, love diving as much as fishing. Enjoy!

Looking forward to meeting you.
Paula

 

[Squalus]

Welcome aboard, Streetsborough is not far from here....Bedford. The people that run Buckeye Dive School can help you out with your dives....

 

[jesstotheocean]

Streetsboro is near Kent State U. I would love to dive with anybody I can next year as I do not have a diving buddy. We all need to keep in touch! I would love to learn all I can and will have some experience after my vacation in March.

 

[Ber Rabbit]

Welcome to our little group! There are plenty of dive buddies to be found here with varying levels of experience and many different interests. They are also a fun group to hang around with, everyone is nice and willing to go out of their way to help you if they can. Hopefully we'll get to see you around Gilboa or some of the other quarries or out on the lakes.

Hey Dlevering, you don't do any walleye/scuba charters do you? Hubby and I both dive and he likes to fish for walleye (I like to catch walleye, fishing bores me catching doesn't). I've sat on the boat wondering if I could just hop in and see what the fish were doing since they weren't biting. Would be nice to have a second option if catching fish wasn't happening.

Anyway enough rambling from me! Hope to see you two around the dive sites! BTW, don't believe anything you hear about hats unless you've seen it for yourself :biggrin:
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Randy43068]

Welcome to both dlevering and jesstotheocean!

I'd love to dive Lake Erie as well. But....... it's gotta get a lot warmer first.
Next summer lets do it!

R.