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Ah, sorry, I didn't see the second page, where everyone more or less made my point. Cheers, Tim

Not sure if you still care, but I would say you ought to go to Bali. The diving, while not as good as Manado, is still excellent, the island and hotels are romantic, and the shopping and nightlife unrivaled in Asia. Plus, its cheap. If you go to Manado, I like Froggies, but not much to do...

Thanks DA. I don't know why I assumed the 2nd stage was most critical to performance. As you explain it, it makes sense. Since it is so easy to swap things around, i think I'll try several of the 2nd stages I have lying around on the new first stage. Cheers, Tim

I have an old Brut regulator set I bought used eight years ago that I keep on a tank by the pool, and an Oceanic set I bought four or five years ago. Neither breathes very well, but the Oceanic is worst. Yesterday I picked up Aqualung Titan, and popped on one of the Brut 2nd stages as a second...

Since I have a tank rigged up and ready to go next to the pool, I do these kinds of exercises fairly regularly. I have new divers come over sometimes to practice and I always get them to breathe with no mask. This is difficult for most and impossible for some, and of any skill you could practice...

My favorite, I used to do relatively frequently. On a boat dive I would gear up quick and hit the water, then snorkle around looking at fish while I waited for the slow pokes. When they were finally ready we would give the okay sign, and I would raise my arm and dump air, still breathing from...

Not really. Long, slow and shallow for the most part. You'ld be surprized!

Yes Diver0001. But what makes life wonderful is that we can enjoy them all! Sometimes, on Sunday morning, I like to take the boat out to an island an hour and a half off shore. As soon as I arrive I grab a tank and roll off the dock for a long, slow visit. After sucking the tank dry I surface for...

Had to go to Brussels recently on a business trip. Looked it up on the web and found "Brussels - City of Lace", and thought: "this looks bad". Then I found another site that said: "Brussels - City of Beer" and thought:"things are looking up". While there, on expense account, I used to wonder...

Justin, in Jakarta, being in the tropics, we don't have Abalone Season, but its always Abalone sandwhich time. Tim

twenty bucks!

I'd say, give it a try. The rental gear I used sucked, but I was able to buy a basic BC that fit, and had a hard back, in 1998 and still use it. Truthfully, I've never experienced jacket squeeze. Maybe it only happens in cold water? Fit is most important, and smaller is better. Remember, its...

I don't think air can go bad. It would have to be contaminated by something, and I reckon aluminium is pretty stable. Cheers, Tim

Rodales Scuba Diver magazine does evaluations and ratings of dive computers. See their website. Tim

Thanks. Feel free to use it or adapt it to your own needs. it could also be done loose-leaf, so that you could slip in pictures, maps or other stuff fromthe dive site. I put the cover on, but am not too pleased. I used a soft cover made from some cream pasteboard lying around the office, and...

Here is a photo of the stitched logbook. I searched the web for info on how to do this, but nothing was very clear, so I just did what seemed to make sense, sewing both the sections, and binding them together. Today I will try to make a cover. Tim

Thanks guys. I'll post a picture tomorrow. Tim

The logbook is 112 pages. That is fifty dives, identity, and other information. I sewed the signatures together this evening and will try to do a cover tomorrow. Tim

Attached is a zipped Word file of the logbook I am making. It is modeled on an old Spiro (AquaLung) logbook. The original is in French, but mines in English. The Word document can be printed duplex on a laser printer (color is nicer, but I only have black and white). Any paper will work, but I...

I don't think Michael is suggesting that the shop is selling used equipment. They are getting ready to place a big order to replace their training gear, and so he could join the big order and benefit from the volume discount. The price quote of $1300 seems high, but depends on what is included...