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Gosh this thread has a LOT of pages. I read the first couple, then jumped to the end. Dive tables round things off and are very conservative, computers are way better, but still "monitoring" theoretical stuff. . .you know what might be the next generation???. . .may already be here. . .is a...

Equalize even now, sitting at your computer reading this. . .never hurts to constantly equalize gently, as it comes to mind. . .helps keeps your Eustation Tubes streched . . for sure a day or two before your dives, on the way to the dive site, before you start descent and all the way down. ...

Just finished PFI class in Miami and it's worth every penny and more!!! Rick

I became a Divemaster, only to become a safer, more knowledgable diver and to be able to help in an emergency. Coming over to the "Pro" side is a lot more expensive and more liability potential. You do have to renew your card, yearly, etc. etc. It's not what I bargained for, exactly. Am I...

Years ago, I completed Ironman Canada, Hawaii and Australia and lots of other tris. These days it's not unusual to do a pretty hard 2 hour cycle, then drive from my house in the Cocoa Beach, Fl area, down to Jupiter (2 hours) and do a 2 tank dive. Elapsed time from end of ride to beginning of...

I dove for years with problems equalizing. . .got interested in freediving and learned and tried the Frenzel Method of equalization and . . . problem solved!!!! It is pretty simple to learn. Just Google and find exactly how it's done. I also do underwater photography, so was fooling...

The sharks in the Jupiter/WPB area have gotten pretty "smart" over the last few years, with all the Spearos around. . .maybe it's gotten around amongst them that your screen name is "Shark Bait", so they figure. . .well. . . here's an EASY one! :D Seriously, it sounds like something about...

I have a Sea Doo supercharged VS. I had trouble with the trigger pooping out on me during a shallow dive, but it's been repaired. Haven't used it since then. An important thing I would mention about ANY scooter is to not dive too deep or too far from your boat/shore, that you could not...

Cozumel. . . also, I like Sand Dollar sports. Have used them, probably 5-10 times. . .never disappointed.

Get some handcuffs, cuff him to a tree on shore. . .ask for forgiveness later. . . AFTER he reads and agrees to what has been side on this thread. Leave him there until he agrees with you. . .and ALL of us, plus, has all of our comments MEMORIZED. Tough love.

Here's a few photos from this year's 2010 Blue Wild: Welcome to Facebook These are off our Salty Bones Facebook page. Rick

The correct name of the operator I mentioned two posts above this is "Hugh Parkey's Belize Dive Connection". . . just in case anybody wants to get in contact with them. They are a great operation.

Just like to leave a comment about underwater panic. . .sometimes, if a diver overexerts him/herself or if there is a problem with breathing (for any reason), a panic at depth can cause a diver to irrationally think the regulator is the problem and try to discard it, thinking it will help. A...

I don't know how relevant this is to this particular thread, other than, particularly large seas cause potentially seriously dangerous situations to anyone trying to remove fins, weights, etc, while trying to hold on to a swim platform/ladder. The boat can and will rock up and down hard, with...

I see large Green Morays all the time when I dive. We had one instance in Jupiter, Fl where there was a large one who had a steel fishing leader in his mouth and was likely starving to death, as it was snagged on some coral. The DM who was leading the dive and I cut the wire, close to his...

What a KILLER thread this is. I'm coming back to spend a lot of time here later. I love U/W photography and have so much to learn!!! Jcsgt. . . did you ever think you'd be up to 232,252 views of your thread when you started it??? Great thread!

I'm so glad I found this thread! I love shark diving. Maybe the real issue here is someone's PERCEPTION of a shark and what it will likely do vs. what it really IS and most often does. That was my personal case a few years ago. For me, education was key. I went from being terrified of...

I love doing dives on cruise ship trips. . . it's so EASY! One thing I recommend is to hook up with other divers from your ship with similar experience and tell the DM you want to stay together, as a group, everytime you get to a new port. Tell the DM (divemaster) you want to do as many swim...

Forgot to mention. . . a dive cruise is nice because: 1. You don't have to fly there and worry about the off gassing nitrogen issues of flying 2. You don't have to personally clear customs all the time 3. You don't have to worry about food 4. You don't have to find a hotel to...

I have done diving with Carnival and Royal Caribbean, both in the last few months to Belize. I booked on the ship (easiest and safest, from a "you won't miss the ship" standpoint). They both went to Turneffe Atoll through the same operator, which was good. Rob Parsley's Dive Belize (or...