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I currently am stationed in Mexico City and I want to do some diving in Coz over Thanksgiving. I have done searches on the board and the net but can't find exactly what I am looking for. Does anyone know of any LIVEABOARDs that operate in Cozumel? I can find info on liveaboards and info on...

I spent a long time looking for the perfect SCUBA message board and this IS the best one. Just look at the size of our community. I have yet to have a question I couldn't get answered here.

Yes, the US is one of the biggest polluters. We are also one of, if not THE biggest exporter. The more products you produce the more pollution you are going to create. The reason most countries don't produce as much pollution isn't because they care more about the environment, it's because...

It is my dream that when I retire from the Army to live on a sailboat, sail around the world VERY slowly, and dive till my heart's content. Are there any board members who are currently living that dream? Do you maintain a compressor on your boat or do you still rent tanks? How often do you...

The Red Sea is one of the places that I really want to dive.

Yeah, if I am ever looking for scuba info, this is the first place I come.

Welcome aboard!

I got you beat. I was a lurker for about 6 months before I ever posted. But that 6 months of lurking is what convinced me to get certified.

I did buy about $1500 of equipment from him! I always tip the boat brew at least 10% however. I also support my LDS (when there is one)

Yes there are differnt kinds of critters out at night and lots of glowy things. But even if there wasn't any sea life out at night I would night dive. To me the best part of night diving is the surrealness of it. When the moon is out it creates awesome effects on the surface above you. And...

I agree with the others that you should try and get a 3mm suit. Since you are still growing I would recommend your parents rent one. The water may not feel all that cold to you at first without a suit but you will slowly get colder the longer you are under water. I also like the protection...

I am a minimalist by nature and like to keep things simple. To me a purge valve is just something else that can eventually fail. It is also why I prefer the older cars. Besides, once you learn how to clear a mask it becomes second nature and takes all of half a second. That being said there...

I have only dived the Bahamas and Cayman. However I did do a boat dive in the Bahamas once where I was randomly teamed up with three other people. Being a newby I was fine with one of the older more experienced divers taking the lead. Well right off the bat we start riding along in a fairly...

but I think SCUBA should be a relaxing past time. If swimming into the current is giving me a cardio work out than I think the current is too strong.

If you don't want to dive because you don't think you will be comfortable underwater than by all means don't. But you said that was the one part of the previous trip that you actually enjoyed. It seems to me that you are embarrased about the surface intervals. Take a look around the boat, I'm...

I am not antisocial by any means but I am a person who enjoys solitude. And if that solitude can be found outside in the wilderness, all the better. I can sit by a running creak by myself for HOURS.

Chess is the perfect game. It has been around for centuries and will outlive all the most popular video games that are out right now.

I am a Corporal in the US Army. I didn't enlist until I was 24. I LOVE the Service and plan to put in at least a full 20 years. After that I will live on a sail boat and scuba dive EVERY day. That might be a lazy life but I think I will have earned it at that point :)

Welcome Narelle, you'll love this board.

I have good control underwater and never touch the coral or any other sea life. However sometimes it touches me. I was diving in the Cayman Islands and was told we couldn't use gloves by our Captain. So I went diving without them for the first time. 5 minutes into the dive something stung my...