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  1. rcasey

    Diving in Grand Cayman in February...some concerns

    Eklipso, I am in the same predicament you are. In fact we may be on the same boat? We are leaving from New Orleans 2/7-14 on Royal Caribbean - Grandeur of the Seas. Hitting Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Cost Maya. I plan to make my own reservations too and have done so for the Cozumal Port...
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    Diving Western Caribbean via Cruise Ship

    First off no I'm not going to dive the ship's program. As always I am researching my options for land based operations and my options with them. I have done extensive reading of prior posts, but most relate to dedicated trips in one area, not cruising What I am up against is the time...
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    Grand Bahama Dive Packages

    1) We are looking to go to Grand Bahama for 5 days/4 nights and are trying to find a good all-inclusive type with diving. It's not necessary that the diving be included but I have been reading some of the dive packages in my Dive Training Catalog and they look great but want to stay somewhere...
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    82 deg to 55 deg, 100' down - not good

    I think you are misinterpreting the word plateau. I second everything you stated above. What I mean by plateau is anything from making that 50th dive or a night dive, shark dive, cold water dive, deep dive, a dive with your spouse, friend, son. Whatever is different and excites you as a rec...
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    82 deg to 55 deg, 100' down - not good

    Good points. In fact you reminded me of something that I did that day at the quarry. The hike is pretty good from the car/dive shop to the dive platform. I carred my tank and my buddies. Carried all my gear Came back up and changed clothes Forgot our weights, went back and got...
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    82 deg to 55 deg, 100' down - not good

    No not sorry. When at surface, I wanted to learn from my mistakes. I was eager to run through my computer and see what an idiot I was. We busted out the tables and made sure we were ok for another dive. I could only go for about 30 minutes at 40' max which was fine and was a great dive. As...
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    82 deg to 55 deg, 100' down - not good

    Well I learned something from my dive this past weekend (actually alot of things) and thought I would share with you. Diving a quarry with a buddy. Wearing a 3/5/3 farmer john with 3mil hood. We were going to do a deep water dive and try to reach 100'. Talked with the owner at the site...
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    Digital Camera - For Land & Sea

    Good point and I am considering the Canon Powershot S400 which like you said has a manufacturer housing. But what abou the strobe for digital cameras. I am searching right now int eh forums and might find my answer but will go ahead and ask. Are these strobes places in slave mode with the...
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    Digital Camera - For Land & Sea

    Thanks for the reply, I have been reading up all day and went to a couple of stores. I think I am going to step up and get a 4mp - Nikon Coolpix 4300, which I found for $350 on the net. The housing from www.fantasea.com is $180 The strobe I am still reading up on. Looks like I've got to...
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    Digital Camera - For Land & Sea

    I have been shopping around for a digital camera for rec use and at some point want to buy an entry level dive camera. Then I thought why not find one that would do both. Looking in the 3megapixil range. For land camera they are $300-$400. Also I would like to add a strobe at some point if...
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    Service equipent cost?

    Going to need my first servicing on my wife's and my gear. What is the going rate for BCD, Reg, Octo, Computer? My buddy just got his done at the same dive shop for $120. Is that right? Should I shop it with other dive shops in the area. Thanks, Ryan
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    O-Ring Missing from hose??? Just bought it from LP

    Thanks for the replies, especially the latter. I spoke with LP and shared my concern via a detailed email. I received a phone call about 1 hr. later and suggested that I ship back my 2 regulator set-ups and have their service department go through it. I don't feel comfortable with that so I...
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    O-Ring Missing from hose??? Just bought it from LP

    Novice here and had a situation arise on my last dive. Going into the second dive of the day, my wife assembles everything, turns the air on to check pressure and notices a leak between the hose fitting and the second stage on the Octo. I also notice that the fitting was loose. Third dive...
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    What gear have you bought???

    This month all bought everything from head to toe for my wife and I. For me: MARES DRAGONFLY AIRTRIM BC MARES MR22 ABYSS REGULATOR SEAQUEST APEKS T20 OCTOPUS SUUNTO COBRA COMPUTER CONSOLE W/COMPASS All the other accessories For her: SEAQUEST DIVA LX BLACK MARES MR22 ABYSS...
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    Atlanta - Aquatic Dive Centers

    I got my OWC from The Dive Shop on Sandy Plains. Was told that I could use the pool whenever. I elected to buy the main components from LP and not them ($$$). The downside to that is that I have nowhere to practice. They said that I could use their pool as long as my equip. was certified by...
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    Atlanta - Aquatic Dive Centers

    I am looking for an aquatic center in the Atlanta area that allows scuba divers to dive in their dive well or deep end. I have called a few in Marietta and have not had much luck. My wife and I recently purchased new equipment and were hoping to dive in a pool nearby to get aquanted with it...
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    The all-inclusive tipping note -- Boats, DMs & Instructors

    I've been on cruises where I decided to pay for the tipping before departure so that I wouldn't have to worry about it. They gave me a book that had perfed sheets that I could tear out and place in the room or give to the person that said that I pretipped and had a confirmation. They were...
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    DAN - Which Insurance do you have?...or none at all

    Correction. Above I mentioned that you only need to buy the insurance once for the whole family. I called to get mine and that is not accurate. In my case it was $44 for the membership (family) and then $35 x 2 for insurance for my wife and I at the Master Plan Level.
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    Florida Springs - In February???? COLD???

    I am going to buy a couple of hoods for this trip, and will come in handy when we hit the GA coast in the off season. What is an adequate thickness at these temperatures.
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    Worst Case Scenario - Tonight on TBS 8:00 EST

    I did the same - raxafarian. After I called a few friends to turn on their TV's. They all called back about Seinfeld. TiVo'ng it later
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