dumpsterDiver
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Oh, for pete's sake.
If someone has the skillz to dive safely in those waters, and to that depth, then I'm not seeing the need to make this sound like something you need a specialty class for.
Lifting a small motor with the appropriate tool (a lift bag) is not a big deal. Sheesh. Attach to motor, add air slowly until it almost lifts off the bottom, swim with bag. Vent air every 5-10 feet of ascent.
Yawn.
There's lots of stuff we do, just to do them and gain the experience. This sounds like one of those things, and more benign than most.
All the best, James
I often feel the same way that you do about some of the overly-conservative advice on this site. HOWEVER, I myself got tangled in a lift bag going up from just 60 feet after I had done over 1000 dives. (An octo got loose somehow and got snagged and I got a free ride dragged by my octo).
Years later, I thought I knew what I was doing and almost got myself killed on a solo recovery dive in 180 feet (for a stupid flooded dive scooter).
Take it from someone who is experienced in screwing up, there are many ways to have an accident with lift bags and the consequeces can be significant in 100 ft.
Put simply, you are wrong to trivialize the dive to an open water diver with less than 50 dives.