Wrecks of Nanaimo

[sassyalice]

We are looking at the Mambro to do the wrecks of Nanaimo soon. and then in April we are going on the New Nautilus Swell.

I am wondering about the depths of the wrecks in BC here?

I have my deep, so that isn't my concern, I am curious about the lengths of dives if they are deep. (Not a big fan of the short dive)

This is something our LDS is putting together, and would not have so many questions if not for SB.
I am not wreck certified but have penetrated a few. So I am wondering if these down here are going to require me reconfiguring my gear ( A Yes I know, But a few hints and ideas would be nice)


I will post all wreck info I come across here to put it all in one place.

 

[sassyalice]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/962701-post17.html

For those interested... the Rivtow Lion depth stats:

At Zero Tide (Low Water):
-Sand at the bow 80 feet
-base of rudder 60 feet (just out of sand)
-Aft main deck 45 feet
-Bridge windows 45 feet
-Top of funnel 36 feet
-Top of mast (behind funnel - midship) 33 feet
-Attitude: bow down with approx. a 15 degree list to port
Recent Viz: Awesome 45 to 55 feet or greater

In Nanaimo a high tide is usually around 15 feet (add to above numbers), a really high tide can be 17 feet, average tide is 8-9 feet.

As stated above, you can play & explore for about an hour and not worry about your NDL.

Come and enjoy!

 

[sassyalice]

Boeing 737 Artificial Reef

Depth 90' sandy bottom.

 

[vjanelle]

Cape Breton/Sask are around 100', and you're going to want lots of gas.

 

[pnw_diver]

Cape Breton/Sask are around 100', and you're going to want lots of gas.

Decks are at around 90'. Hard bottom is right around 130' on both. The floor of the engine room in Cape Breton is at about 135'.

These are pretty much square profile dives if you ascend/descend along the bow or stern lines. I dove both using 28% EAN to maximize bottom times.

 

[Farback]

We are looking at the Mambro to do the wrecks of Nanaimo soon. and then in April we are going on the New Nautilus Swell.

I am wondering about the depths of the wrecks in BC here?

I have my deep, so that isn't my concern, I am curious about the lengths of dives if they are deep. (Not a big fan of the short dive)

This is something our LDS is putting together, and would not have so many questions if not for SB.
I am not wreck certified but have penetrated a few. So I am wondering if these down here are going to require me reconfiguring my gear ( A Yes I know, But a few hints and ideas would be nice)


I will post all wreck info I come across here to put it all in one place.

I'm not wreck certified either, but I too have penetrated a few.

 

[Farback]

Boeing 737 Artificial Reef

Depth 90' sandy bottom.

Thanks for this link. My daughter and her fiancée are living in North Vancouver now. I'll plan to dive this site on our first visit. I'll watch for your posts on more dives in the area.

 

[vjanelle]

The 737 wreck is 5 hours away driving+ferry from north Vancouver. If you're looking for places local to north van, there's Whytecliff park (the cut or the day marker), Porteau Cove, and Sea Dragon Charters.

Edge Diving, Ocean Quest, or International Dive Centre will be your best bets for gear rental/fills if need be.

 

[Farback]

The 737 wreck is 5 hours away driving+ferry from north Vancouver. If you're looking for places local to north van, there's Whytecliff park (the cut or the day marker), Porteau Cove, and Sea Dragon Charters.

Edge Diving, Ocean Quest, or International Dive Centre will be your best bets for gear rental/fills if need be.

Thanks for the leads. I'm surprised to see it takes 5 hours to cover that distance. I guess after facing the cross-country travel I assume things are closer than they are there. I've never been to the west coast, and am looking forward to diving there with my daughter.

I see from your profile you're a programmer by profession. I'm one myself. I've done machine automation for a long time and building automation recently.What sort do you do?

Kirk

 

[vjanelle]

North Vancouver, BC to Chemainus, BC - Google Maps

Not quite 5 hours but that's not to the dive site.

DBA/Web programming.