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I'm trying to do this to run an angled die grinder to grind a little fiberglass for a boat repair, and also have limited garage space. The SCUBA Air Tools reference cited above uses a REGULATOR / LUBRICATOR. Do I need a lubricator in line to run rotary tools like die grinders? Thanks. BTW...

At 80 feet with max 25 minutes air time grabbing them by the knuckle will get you a few, but is time consuming. As biscuit 7 said, a bunch of lobster pokes and cuts gets old after a while. When they're stacked up under a ledge, a great team effort is to have one tickle them down the line and...

We dove the first day of mini season and the opening day of the regular season out of the port also, around the south 1/3 point along the of the pelican flats area, main ledge. Only five or 6 boats working a large area. We basically has the place to ourselves. The first miniseason day the...

It doesnt hurt, feels realy weird though. Sharksuckers are remoras.

OOPS!, meant to say "I HAD one suck onto me once..."

I one suck onto me once while snorkling, pried him off and he sucked on me again. It feels really weird on bare skin. Had to lightly beat him on the head with my pole spear shaft to get him to leave me alone. He looked sad and rejected as he swam off...poor little guy, just looking for a a...

JT wrote: "But I have to say, and I don't mean to start a flame, that it sounds as if you are romanticizing the indicent." and "I get the idea that you viewed this as some sort of contest between the shark and you and your dive buddy.", and "I also have a concern about divers who survive this...

I would definitely kick your butt, and especially because you are my friend. Why have someone suck up water and blow it out their nose for a reaction test? That ain't very nice.

Example. If some guy comes up to you on the street while you enter a bar with your buddy, and asks if he can join you for a beer at your table, its your choice. Same with your dive... you and your friend and want to dive by yourselves...thats fine! Don't feel guilty about it. If he...

We had plenty of eye contact. Actually, eye through mask contact. I didn't get the feeling that he was too intimidated by it however. I thought sharks were almost blind, and relied on scent and vibrations for feeding. I was mainly looking for comments from folks who have had similar shark...

All right, great suggestions.... Keep it going yall!

For locating ledges or wrecks where you have the numbers and dont mind zig-zagging around a little, your garmin will work fine. There are many makes and brands, with different features and power. The interphase was mentioned, and the twinscope, although more expensive than the probe, gives...

I'm looking for a new gear bag. I have one, an old IDI, which has integrated backpack staps, and a cheesy reg bag. It works, but I have to wash out all the compartments, reverse the fin bag, wash both sides, take out the staps, dry it out, reassemble, pain in the behind. I want a bag that I...

Used my cobra again this weekend on two dives with eanx36, 85 feet, followed the safety stop countdowns, and overall had about a total of ten more minutes of bottom time combined over both dive than as computed with the padi nitrox 36 RDP tables. The dive master had one also, and this was a...

Thanks guys. During the experience my brain was computing probabilities and anticipated outcomes for different actions with the options stated in your replies. I had a friend in palm beach whom used to fight off sharks from his catch all the time. But he was appropriately armed to do so...

Last year on a pre lobster season recon dive in shallow water, 12-15 ft, about a quarter mile off the beach, my friend and I had a hairy encounter. I have seen a few bull sharks and hammerheads, but this was by far the biggest and chunkiest, estimated at 10ft long and about 3-4 feet in...

Capt Dale, Thanks for your reply. I respect your experience and therefore will take heed to your warning. Still, I am trying to figure this out and get it straight. Like a stage bottle, why cant a pony be used for this purpose? If I didnt dive with a pony previously, extra air is extra...

I will assume this isnt a troll....... Nope, not a troll, honest question. I have more respect for people's time than to do that I've even seen some divers START their dives by using their pony gas - just to extend their dive time! To that practice, I'll just wait to watch if...

I know i eventually need to buy a steel 120 or similar, but I have 4 AL 80's, and bought a AL 30 for a pony backup. Does anyone use their pony bottles for additional air supply, and how do you do it? Thanks

Those safety stops, with a bag of bloody fish attached, gives me the creeps.