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To SCUBA Board. You'll have a good time here. You've got questions, ask them, you've got answers, give them. Welcome again, and enjoy. Bill

I think they saw you coming. Typically most tanks sold now are nitrox ready from the manufacturer. But, if you bring it to a shop other then where you bought it from, it's reasonable to say that it must be cleaned, since they really don't for sure (other than you saying it) that they are new...

Great job, it really looks nice. Thanks for sharing this with all of us. I'm going to try this with my fins, and may be gloves. Thanks again, Bill

You'll also love it here. You'll find that you will never have enough gear, and when you do, you'll always find a new piece to replace something old. I work part time in a LDS, and it seems that every time I go to work I come home with something else. Enjoy, Bill

Could be a Scubapro clear vu or crystal vu, or possible the oceanic trend.

A snorkeling vest will give you plenty of bouyancy to stay comfortably afloat. They are very similar to the horsecollars of the 70's and come with a crotch strap to keep them from riding up. You can also use a life vest, which also works well for snorkeling, but most of them don't have crotch...

Nitrox is a very worht while course to take. You don't necessarily have to take the PADI two day course which requires dives, you can take the TDI which is a 4 hour class. Will it make you use less air, No. Only experience, relaxation, and time make you use less air. And may be these wn't...

f you are new to diving this is the place to be. You will get a lot of information and learn a good amount. It's a fun place to be. Enjoy yourself here and good luck with your training. Bill

There are two impotrtant facts that this story holds, no one got hurt, and a lesson was learned. I spent 20 years in law enforcement in a rescure position, and believe me, things do go wrong, mistakes are made, and sometimes, people get hurt. We can sit back and beat ourselves up, and we all...

Tom, you went through a lot, learned a lot, and passed it on. Seems like your desteny was to save other through this info. I myself always seem to bring a lot of safety item, which conpared to your list, is only a few things. But I always took heat for it. Well, you experience shows me...

Yea, I'm going to Cancun in August. I should have just gone to Cozumel instead of having to take the ferry, but what can you do. Have a good time in Mexico and enjoy yourself here. Bill

You'll like it here. I'm hoping to get your way soon. I hear great things about Costa Rica. I'm heading to Cancun next month and toyed with the idea of sneaking over to Costa Rica instead. Bill

When closing the valve, just as when tightening your yolk, you should not put it extremly tight. There should be no reason to do this, and doing it will prematurely damage the seat. Is the value doesn't seal without really tightening it, have your LDS look at it, it may need to be serviced...

But, as Warren says, if your concerned, wait a resonable amount of time to make sure there are nor greivers coming back. Also, keep the date in the back of your mind (date of death and/or recovery), because family frequently return on the anniversary. I do have to commend you for thinking of...

Itsjustme is right. It is safer and more economical to get your certification at your LDS and then go. You can, if you wish, do your check outs in Belize. Also, I agree that Protech is a great place to go. There friendly, and they make sure your doing it right and safe. Amigo Del Mar is...

Retired Police Officer with an Emergency Services Unit. Program Director for a Queens NY Hospital in charge of Paramedic/EMT/CFR and Instructor Level Training, Anti-Terrorism Instructor for a Homeland Security Contractor, and work part time in a LDS. It's really great to see such a diversity...

I work part time in a LDS and I to came across a first stage that was sitting in the rinse tub with the dust cap off. I took it right up to the service tech who said not a problem. The regulators are rinsed in water during servicing. He had me just take the regulator, hook it to a tank and...

Welcome to the board, you'll love it here. Also congratulations on the upcoming wedding and have a great time in Hawaii. Bill

First of all is that you need to figure what type of BC might be better for you. You have your jacket style which is used alot with training and rental, and you have your rear infalation, or wings (tek/backplates). As Spoon says, the wings were sometimes thought as for more experienced, but...

If your doing a drift dive, then you can usually just do you ascent and safety stop and when you come up, the boat should be on the look out for you. At that point you can inflate your sausage and await pick up. It also depends on the type of sausage. Most sausages (oral inflation) if you...