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Almost ready for the big 7-0 and still an active scuba instructor. I think 70 is the new 50.

My father-in-Law, Gilbert Munoz, passed away after a stroke on 29 January 2013. Gilbert was 69 years old and had been diving for less than 3 years. We were able to dive in some interesting places and he was absolutely taken with the sport. Our last dive was at the Georgia Aquarium on...

Shame on me. I gave up on the project when I found a replacement Genesis BCD at a reasonable price. I guess I just wasn't ready to risk my life support equipment on the fix from Singapore. They offered to have me send the bcd to them for a factory repair, but I didn't want to be without a bcd...

I have enjoyed following the thread. It's good to do some deep thinking about our personal readiness to participate. I used to take my health for granted even though I exceed to normal height/weight profile of a healthy person at 6 feet and 208 pounds, but maintained a fairly good exercise...

67 and still an active instructor.

Will be 66 in a month. Been diving since 1968 and have over 1,500 dives logged. Where do you live? North Georgia on Lake Lanier Where do you dive? Can't count the lake as diving - more like a mud bath. Favorite spots are Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, but also enjoy Eluthera, main Cayman...

Hello Herb, Wish it were that simple. It isn't the hose that is broken. It is the attaching ring that is permanently installed within the BC and which provides the base into which the inflator hose screws on. A hose would be easy. No, if the connector gave out, you would not lose all of...

I have been looking for a product to replace the inflator hose connection on my BC after a friend picked the weighted BC up by the hose and snapped the hose off at the fastener valve, breaking the twist connector. I have seen other inquiries on this forum looking for help in repairing the same...

How can I join the Looney Birds? I live on Lake Lanier and have been diving in my cove for the last five years. Not much to see up here. I'm a stone's throw from the Boling Bridge and Little Hall Park. My father-in-law just busted my BC by picking it up by the inflator hose so I'm down for...

Did you have a relative who was in the Army in Vietnam around 1968?

Hello Kennesaw, Welcome to the sport of diving. I am probably around your dad's age or older and have been diving a bit over the last 4o some years. Just wanted to mention that the standard dive tables loaded in most computers aren't adjusted for the altitude in the mountains and you can...

Hello David, I'm an old diver too and I live between Gainesville and Cumming on Lake Lanier. I've been diving since 1968 and hold an instructor rating in PADI, BSAC, and IANTD although none are current. Glad to know that I'm not alone up here. Mike

Blue skies - and now, calm seas!

Congratulations on your new cert. Where in Minnesota? My sister-in-law and her family live near Duluth. Keep diving, it becomes an obsession! Mike

It's nice to have you on board.

Nice to have you with us.

New member, first post. Old (did I mention OLD) diver who started in the military in 1968. almost had a very low PADI member number when I heard about it in Hawaii in '68, but didn't need the card so I passed on it. Still have my "Dive Hawaii" handwritten cert card. Oh well... Spent...