Lost Yooper
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We managed to get out this past weekend with Jeff (AKA Great Lakes Diver here on SB) and his buds. We dove the Straits of Mackinaw with my favorite dive charter -- Abyss Dive Charters.
Saturday
First dive was the Eber Ward (140' max). Water temp was 45F on the bottom and vis neared 100'. One member of the group, Fred, lost his pony bottle upon getting into the water and let me know about it when he hit the wreck and asked me to go find it. I did. It was about 100' off the wreck. The planned mild deco dive quickly turned into a 35 min deco obligation. Naturally, for some reason my suit leaked through the neck seal very badly -- no deco gasses and 45F water :cold:. Dive time was 75min. Unknown to me at the time, Dan (the Capt.) had O2 all ready to go on the boat (with reg and all) :banging:.
The second dive for the group was the Sandusky (80' max or so). I didn't go due to being cold. They had a great dive.
Sunday
First dive was on the Eber Ward again. There were two groups of three this time diving the wreck (all diving single 100's). We went down with the first group and gave them a good tour of the wreck. Just as we finished that tour, the second group (less experienced) came down the line and I gave them a short tour. This time I brought 50% with me and had O2 brought down to me to finish off at 20'. I recalculated my deco time while on the line for using O2. My dive time was about 60mins or so. Great dive .
On the second dive the group went on the Cedarville (40'-110'). I decided to sit out and just relax on the boat. They had a great dive.
All in all, it was a great weekend. Most of the divers we took out hadn't been diving on these wrecks before, and I really enjoy taking out divers who haven't been to these beauties.
Thanks for coming up Jeff.
Mike
Saturday
First dive was the Eber Ward (140' max). Water temp was 45F on the bottom and vis neared 100'. One member of the group, Fred, lost his pony bottle upon getting into the water and let me know about it when he hit the wreck and asked me to go find it. I did. It was about 100' off the wreck. The planned mild deco dive quickly turned into a 35 min deco obligation. Naturally, for some reason my suit leaked through the neck seal very badly -- no deco gasses and 45F water :cold:. Dive time was 75min. Unknown to me at the time, Dan (the Capt.) had O2 all ready to go on the boat (with reg and all) :banging:.
The second dive for the group was the Sandusky (80' max or so). I didn't go due to being cold. They had a great dive.
Sunday
First dive was on the Eber Ward again. There were two groups of three this time diving the wreck (all diving single 100's). We went down with the first group and gave them a good tour of the wreck. Just as we finished that tour, the second group (less experienced) came down the line and I gave them a short tour. This time I brought 50% with me and had O2 brought down to me to finish off at 20'. I recalculated my deco time while on the line for using O2. My dive time was about 60mins or so. Great dive .
On the second dive the group went on the Cedarville (40'-110'). I decided to sit out and just relax on the boat. They had a great dive.
All in all, it was a great weekend. Most of the divers we took out hadn't been diving on these wrecks before, and I really enjoy taking out divers who haven't been to these beauties.
Thanks for coming up Jeff.
Mike