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  1. bobmaggi

    Diving from the cheapest possible crappy inflatable boat

    The blacktip DPV from DiveX is a great tool for exploring inland lakes. I use 2 Dewalt 9Ahr batteries and easily get at least 2hrs runtime at cruising speed. They are much better than the pool toys shown in an earlier posting and yet not so expensive as to be out of reach. I use mine on...
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    Question Building a cold water undersuit/undergarment system.

    I dive in Lake Michigan/Huron/Superior where the temperatures are around 42ºF (below the thermocline) during the summer and 38º during the winter. When I was younger, the 4th Element undergarments with a thin base layer was great for year round. Then as I got older I started noticing the cold...
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    Is the Kubi dry glove system worth the money?

    My Novi suit has Kubi gloves and they have worked well other than the first time I dove with them and couldn’t get the gloves off at the end of the dive. Since then it’s been fine and no leaks. My favorite glove system was the Diving Concepts which is now called Ultima. I still use my old DC...
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    Trilam Drysuit for a student: Bare Trilam Tech or Seaskin Nova

    I got a Nova suit and have been very happy with it. The only changes I would make is getting the telescoping torso and not having the warm neck collar (not needed since I changed over to a neoprene replaceable neck seal). Boots vs socks tends to stir lots of debate! I have owned suits with both...
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    Issues with traveling with backplate single tank adapter on carry-on.

    I travel with a single tank adapter also, never had anyone question it. I also remove the cam bands and put it under the backplate as that allows the best packing of it. Sometimes its just the local TSA agent’s opinion and if it isn’t specifically allowed in their rules they can screw you over.
  6. bobmaggi

    Kiss sidewinder scrubbers.

    I owned a Kiss classic for 9 years, WOB was horrible unless you had the unit harness setup correctly for your body. Once it was setup then it breathed adequately so long as you stayed in the right trim which was swimming along at about a 30º angle. For that reason the Classic was a terrible unit...
  7. bobmaggi

    Has anyone taken an Apple Watch to depth?

    I have taken my Apple Watch on many dives under my dry suit without any issues.
  8. bobmaggi

    Review Seaskin Nova drysuit

    I am a Great Lakes diver so everything I dive is cold. I have the Nova suit and I dive with 4th Element Artic undergarments for several years. I also have a heated vest under the Artic top with heated gloves to really keep me warm but the 4th Element stuff is great. I got the regular cut for the...
  9. bobmaggi

    Anyone interested in a gilboa weekend trip this january?

    When I am in that kind of weather conditions I take a small ice shanty with me along with a propane heater. Makes getting ready before and after a dive much more comfortable. There have been times that I have had to stand in the shanty a few minutes to get the gear latches to un-freeze so I...
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    Question OMD10 focus won’t lock in when in Nauticam housing

    Got the updated settings put in and found that even sitting on the couch the focus still wouldn’t lock in on at near distances. Objects further away seemed to have better luck but if the zoom was used then it wouldn’t work at all. I wanted to try manual focus which got me looking at the...
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    Question OMD10 focus won’t lock in when in Nauticam housing

    Good idea, forgot about using the bathtub for testing!
  12. bobmaggi

    Question OMD10 focus won’t lock in when in Nauticam housing

    Turns out the attachment PDF posted by Tursiops is the same one I used when I originally got the camera! I did a full settings reset on the camera and am going through that document and setting all the operations back to their recommendations. I still have to get into the water and check it out...
  13. bobmaggi

    Question OMD10 focus won’t lock in when in Nauticam housing

    Thanks for the suggestions and the guide. I’ll try them out next time I get in the water.
  14. bobmaggi

    Question OMD10 focus won’t lock in when in Nauticam housing

    Pressing the shutter down half way is what starts the focus hunting. It just moves in and out of focus like it can’t figure out what to lock onto. Even if the camera is in or out of the housing above water it works great. It used to work very well, normally I only use that camera for underwater...
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    Question OMD10 focus won’t lock in when in Nauticam housing

    The last couple of times I attempted to use my OMD10 camera in its Nauticam housing I found the focus continually ‘hunts’ back and forth and will not lock in, resulting in blurry photos. Above water the focus ’snaps‘ into place quickly as expected, even with the camera still inside the housing...
  16. bobmaggi

    Heating Systems for long dives

    What glove inserts are you using that get hot enough to burn if on continuously?
  17. bobmaggi

    Has anyone taken an Apple Watch to depth?

    I dive with my Apple Watch in my dry suit quite often. No issues so far
  18. bobmaggi

    HUD

    I put down the HUD as optional but I never dive without my NERD.
  19. bobmaggi

    Review Seaskin Nova drysuit

    I’m using the 720 Nitrile gloves. I am giving them a try based on recommendations from this board and other divers I dive with here in Michigan. I’m using the XL size which is the same size as the 620 PVC gloves but the 720 versions are actually smaller than the 620 gloves. I wear a heated...
  20. bobmaggi

    Review Seaskin Nova drysuit

    I put new gloves on the Kubi rings and left a lot more length in the glove wrist area. No issues with the gloves sliding off this dive. The drawback is getting my fingers into the finger area of the glove, could be an issue if a glove gets over inflated with air as my fingers won’t be in the...
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