JGBrown
Contributor
I'm asking because during the summer the good local dive sites get packed, but I have a older boat that would make an idea dive boat.
Its a 16ft double hulled hourston(spelling?)
80horse with a 5 hp kicker in case the primary breaks down.
Enough tanks for a 400km range, and we'll be at most 100km from fuel.
I also have all the basics for nav/safety in it: Compass, overview charts and up close charts for all areas in the gulf islands, GPS, Fishfinder/depthsounder, redundant depth sounder, flares, pump, bailers, oars, heaving lines, running lights, strobe light, anchor etc)
In the gulf islands there are many great sites, typically shore dives in bays(I like pretty fish
) With cabins for hot showers and sleeping.
looking at probably 4 day at a time trips, 1-2 dives a day since it only costs me in gas to get there and rent is typically 100$ for a week, so we aren't going to be cramming tons of dives into each day.
I used to stay at a cabin during the summer in a small bay that isn't in any local dive book I could find, it has all the good stuff, a sunken boat on one side, as well as a sunken dock, it has everything from little sun perch inside to big rock fish and salmon just outside, little eels, tons of different crabs, etc.
That is where I mainly want to dive.
However, most of these sites would put us 1-2 hours in a best case scenario away from hospitals etc, good conditions, no current issues etc.
A dive charter for a single day 2 dives runs 150$+.
What other gear would should we bring, I asked over in the tank forum about renting an O2 tank, we'll have decent 1st aid gear on site as well as at least 1 non diver on shore with the boat docked about 10ft from the cabin.
Any other recommended safety procedures or just any general info/tips would be great.
Its a 16ft double hulled hourston(spelling?)
80horse with a 5 hp kicker in case the primary breaks down.
Enough tanks for a 400km range, and we'll be at most 100km from fuel.
I also have all the basics for nav/safety in it: Compass, overview charts and up close charts for all areas in the gulf islands, GPS, Fishfinder/depthsounder, redundant depth sounder, flares, pump, bailers, oars, heaving lines, running lights, strobe light, anchor etc)
In the gulf islands there are many great sites, typically shore dives in bays(I like pretty fish
) With cabins for hot showers and sleeping.looking at probably 4 day at a time trips, 1-2 dives a day since it only costs me in gas to get there and rent is typically 100$ for a week, so we aren't going to be cramming tons of dives into each day.
I used to stay at a cabin during the summer in a small bay that isn't in any local dive book I could find, it has all the good stuff, a sunken boat on one side, as well as a sunken dock, it has everything from little sun perch inside to big rock fish and salmon just outside, little eels, tons of different crabs, etc.
That is where I mainly want to dive.
However, most of these sites would put us 1-2 hours in a best case scenario away from hospitals etc, good conditions, no current issues etc.
A dive charter for a single day 2 dives runs 150$+.
What other gear would should we bring, I asked over in the tank forum about renting an O2 tank, we'll have decent 1st aid gear on site as well as at least 1 non diver on shore with the boat docked about 10ft from the cabin.
Any other recommended safety procedures or just any general info/tips would be great.
