Questions re: Monterey Dive Boats

[rstofer]

On another thread, folks are talking about divers taking doubles and large singles on charter boats in Monterey.

Is this a common practice (providing your own tanks)?
Do the charters provide tanks? If so, what size/type is most common?
Do the charters provide Nitrox in their tanks? Will they refill yours? If so, what %O2 is common or readily available?

I had thought that you just showed up with your dive gear (no tanks) and away you went. I'm pretty sure that's the way it went when I did some charter dives around Catalina years ago (before Nitrox became common).

Richard

 

[Jim Ernst]

The Cypress sea is a great boat and crew, They have AL 80'S or you can bring your own tank, also they have Nitrox and will fill yours for you.

 

[Gombessa]

California Dive Boats : The Official Page

Several boats let you bring your own tanks, but not all are set up ideally to deal with doubles or non-standard configurations. You can always call to ask whether tanks or particular gas mixes can be provided.

 

[rhlee]

On another thread, folks are talking about divers taking doubles and large singles on charter boats in Monterey.

Is this a common practice (providing your own tanks)?
Do the charters provide tanks? If so, what size/type is most common?
Do the charters provide Nitrox in their tanks? Will they refill yours? If so, what %O2 is common or readily available?

I had thought that you just showed up with your dive gear (no tanks) and away you went. I'm pretty sure that's the way it went when I did some charter dives around Catalina years ago (before Nitrox became common).

Richard

AFAIK, all of the charter boats will provide tanks, but people do bring their own. AFAIK, only one boat (Cypress Sea) currently has a compressor on-board. They pump air and EAN32.

 

[kyle winberg]

Most boats in monterey provide Al 80's and ive been on one the has steels also!....only thing you have to be careful about when diving with divers that are diving doubles is there doing deco diving and you may come up from your first dive and they still have 30-40mins left in deco!! its not ideal to dive with them unless your diving doubles yourself!! and i dont wanna sound agaisnt doubles i dive them myself along with rebreathers but standard divers just dont mix with there diving style on a boat! that my 2c!

 

[Anti-Hero]

Most boats in monterey provide Al 80's and ive been on one the has steels also!....only thing you have to be careful about when diving with divers that are diving doubles is there doing deco diving and you may come up from your first dive and they still have 30-40mins left in deco!! its not ideal to dive with them unless your diving doubles yourself!! and i dont wanna sound agaisnt doubles i dive them myself along with rebreathers but standard divers just dont mix with there diving style on a boat! that my 2c!

Huh? Divers with doubles are doing deco diving? That could not be further from the truth.

 

[Peter_C]

I dive steel HP100 tanks and always bring my own. Steel tanks have much better buoyancy characteristics over aluminum. Whether on doubles or singles I dive nitrox within non deco recreational limits.

 

[Jim Lapenta]

The boat I used had steel lp85's as standard tanks. You called and made a reservation and they had em waiting. That was on the Monterey Express.

 

[kyle winberg]

What ever you say there buddy!

 

[rstofer]

California Dive Boats : The Official Page

Several boats let you bring your own tanks, but not all are set up ideally to deal with doubles or non-standard configurations. You can always call to ask whether tanks or particular gas mixes can be provided.

Perfect! I have bookmarked the link.

Richard