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large_diver
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Boston Harbor buoy is up to 51 now......can't wait to get back in the water next weekend after a long winter hiatus. Doing some tune-up work in the pool this weekend.
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dearie me WetDane...what about us Scotswomen?!?! (actually, I'm a wimp and I wouldn't swop my drysuit for ANYTHING) Then again until about a month ago the water temp on the west coast of Scotland was 2 - 4 degrees (celcius). Now it's a positively tropical 7!!!
Hey, and JoelW, what precisely do you mean by "off"???
Hey, and JoelW, what precisely do you mean by "off"???
jobowker
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I'll be diving this weekend - I can't wait. As far as warming your wetsuit goes, the pitcher of warm water does work. I carry a couple of jugs in a cooler. That warms up the top half pretty well, and once you get into the water, immersion diuresis (the effect of cold water to put my kidneys in ovedrive) not only warms the suit (I know it's gross) but it also can lower your air consumption. when you goota go and you don't, it tends to rais your heart rate and breathing rate, so 'warming your suit' does have it's advantages.....
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large_diver
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I ended up using wool socks this weekend under my leaky booties. The 50F water still got in, but my feet were toasty warm.
Folks,
The water is not the only thing that is "balmy"--or, maybe it's "barmy" that the Brits say...
When the thermometer goes below 80, I am reaching for a lot more wet suit and feeling a little annoyed at Mother Nature!
Good diving!
Joewr
The water is not the only thing that is "balmy"--or, maybe it's "barmy" that the Brits say...
When the thermometer goes below 80, I am reaching for a lot more wet suit and feeling a little annoyed at Mother Nature!
Good diving!
Joewr
You know - if it solves the problem, I call it a good solution... I personally wear wollies in my drysuit... but then I'm a wimp like haggis...
Btw - Haggis, as far as I know, Scotswomen count as much as Scotsmen - sorry for leaving you out in the cold - I hope your selfworth and image hads not been completely blasted to the moon...
Dane
Btw - Haggis, as far as I know, Scotswomen count as much as Scotsmen - sorry for leaving you out in the cold - I hope your selfworth and image hads not been completely blasted to the moon...
Dane
jobowker
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The water is definitely warming up, and has consistently been above 40 degrees now. It will still probably be sometime in June before it hits 50 though.
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nobends
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Large_diver, I put on a shortie underneath my two piece 7mm wet suit last season (still wasn't warm enough). The captain told me that the water temp (in early may) was 50F. At the bottom (diving the Arundo wreck) my computer said 31F. I was glad the shortie restricted me from moving as this kept water from getting in the suit!! My fingers were way to numb to catch a lobster!
Easy to stay within the no deco limits on that dive!
Easy to stay within the no deco limits on that dive!
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large_diver
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I didn't have a temp guage with me, but someone who did said 50. This web site seems to confirm it.
http://www.maineharbors.com/weather/seatemp.htm
http://www.maineharbors.com/weather/seatemp.htm
jobowker
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50 sounds about right for the surface, but go down even 60 feet, and it's a lot closer to 40. Add to the fact that my 7 mil suit is a lot like a 3 mil suit at that depth, and you'll know why the length of my dives are still being determined by water temp rather than no deco limits.
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