Anyone dived either of these wrecks? Which charter would you recommend? What are the average water temps during season (say May-August)?
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Spectre
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I dove the Oregon August 3rd. Surface temp was 72, bottom temp was 50 [max depth 113] and 52 [max depth 121].
I've only been on the Eagles Nest, and if you choose that boat, be sure to bring seasoned meat for the Surface Interval BBQ [I did just fine with my bluefish filets!]
BTW: The next day I dove the Stolt Dagali, which was definately my favorite wreck. [surface temp 75, bottom temp 59 and 55 respectively].
I've only been on the Eagles Nest, and if you choose that boat, be sure to bring seasoned meat for the Surface Interval BBQ [I did just fine with my bluefish filets!]
BTW: The next day I dove the Stolt Dagali, which was definately my favorite wreck. [surface temp 75, bottom temp 59 and 55 respectively].
NJ Wreck Finder
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I would probably go with Capt Zero's boat the John Jack as my first choice. Secondly, the Wahoo. For a smaller boat you could try Dan's Bergs boat Wreck Valley. Temps from may-august would range from 50 F Surface/45F bottom in may to 75F Sufrace/55-60 bottom in august. It is never warm on the bottom up here, but doing your deco in 75 degree water is pretty nice.
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Spectre
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I've not dived on Capt. Zero's boat, but I've exchanged e-mails with him a few times. He's a good guy and definately worth choosing.
I dove the San Diego and the Oregon in May of this year temps were about 50 to 55f. I dove with the Wahoo and had a great time. The dives were alot of fun and both of them I was able to penetrate with no problem. I had no problems with the charter service. Vis was about 20-30ft.
ericfine50
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Both great wrecks. The Oregon is the deeper of the two. A lot of stuff if you dig in the right place. For boats, I used to dive on the Eagles Nest. great boat, great food (BYOF BBQ) and crew. Ok, I am biased, used to crew on the boat 
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I dove both several times with Wahoo. I had great dives every time, but the boat was a bit crowded for my liking in August. The best trips I had were in September and early October 2 years ago. These wrecks are well worth the trip. The water can be cold on Oregon even in the summer - it was 45 on the bottom in July 2 years ago. it was pleasant above 70 ft though, so it was not bad on deco. The SD was warmer, like mid to high 50's.
I went to the oregon once with Eagle's Nest and strongly recommend that you have nothing to do with them. I won't go near them again.
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