scuba guy ron
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Last year me and my dive buddy avoided servicemens park because of the heavy layer of silt. Is it better or worse then last year? Were planning on heading down on Friday morning 4/8 from Cleawater. 
Servicemens park silt. is it still bad?
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Regardless of silt there,... Viz is going to be very minimal..the two cold fronts and all the rain have turned the water to milk.. there isn't even 4' of viz on the surface @ 30fsw... Beach dives would be very tough.. On the brighter side, surf is nice and calm so you wont get beat up,. and we have the Venice Shark Tooth fest fri, sat, and sun! I haven't seen the silt as bad as it was last year. If you do go threw w/ the dive please post a Viz and conditions report! ... Our conditions look to improve for the next 5-7 days, so the longer you can hold off the better..
surf is nice and calm so you wont get beat up,. and we have the Venice Shark Tooth fest fri, sat, and sun! I haven't seen the silt as bad as it was last year. If you do go threw w/ the dive please post a Viz and conditions report! ... Our conditions look to improve for the next 5-7 days, so the longer you can hold off the better..
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scuba guy ron
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thanks rick, were gonna be heading down tomorrow am. hopefully we'll have atleast a couple of feet vis .....after all thats all you really need. we dont have any other plans so well be there and I'll post an update.
wilderydude83
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where is exactly is servicemans park?
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scuba guy ron
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the north side of the pier
Fine Swine
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I dove the Boneyard mid-October of last year and the silt was really bad. I'm planning to come back in September, so I was wondering if the silt is a seasonal thing? Am I just planning trips in the wrong time of the year? Thanks.
It is somewhat seasonal to a degree... some areas that get many inches of silt may stay coverd month to years.. but usually after rough seas we get a little silt here and there.. A few weeks of calm weather can help get rid of the silt tho.. Hope this helps... A few years ago there was a spot the size of a football field that was sweet! that spot now has 4-8" of muddy silt over it.. But when one spot closes up another opens.. your best bet is to check around other spots.. Service park is only one of the many beach entry spots.. Hope this helps...
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