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Went to Blue Spring early this morning to dive. While checking in several police and emergence cars entered the park. When we parked a large fire engine was blocking the walk way to the park. Thought better to find out what had happened before suiting up. Very few people in the park and...

I had an encounter with scuba ants last night and it wasn't the first time. I'll get to last night's encounter in a minute. First, several years ago I went cave diving in Florida's cave country. At the time I was using double 95's and a wet suit. I still had my gauge consol with pressure...

No I'm not a one legged man, but I do need one (1) only Mares Quatro Plana Avanti fin (any color) and/or one (1) Mares Plana Avanti fin (any color). If you have an orphened fin shoot me a price via PM. Size Regular. Thanks

This used Zeagle Ranger is in excellent shape, no leaks, no patches and comes complete with weight bags. The original Ranger design is a proven concept. Check out Zeagle Systems, BCs, Regulators, and Scuba Accessories for details. Asking $325.00, buyer pays shipping. Will ship in USA only.

Unwarranted Cost Increase at Florida Springs I have attached a letter from Larry Fooks to all Florida State Parks that directly effects all cave/cavern diving. The summation of the letter is that the Annual Park Pass does not cover diving. As such a $15.00 daily fee is in effect per park. This...

DISCOUNTS ON ANNUAL ENTRANCE PASSES FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES Effective July 1, 2010 Florida’s state parks will provide discounts on or free Annual Entrance Passes to those who currently serve or have served in the United States military branches, veterans with service related...

I live off a little lake in Longwood, Florida. Because of the cold weather earlier this year the lake is very clear (must have killed a lot of little water critters. The result is a clear lake with viz of 10 feet or more (previous 20 years -0- viz. So I went diving. I found a heap of trash in...

I found this on an internet retailer's site. Now you can throw away all of your current camera gear and go to this! And it's hands free! And it's on sale for only $99.00. WOW! Liquid Image 5.0 MP Underwater Digital Camera Mask with Anti-fog Lenses

My buddy's dive computer just died, how lucky for him that I have an older Suunto Vyper just lying around to give him. The software will allow us to change to his name and he can load the personal preferences easily enough. The question is how to wipe the memory clean? This Vyper has over 600...

Living in the north Orlando, Florida area we are choking, coughing, tearing, due to the massive burning of this State. Over two hundred fires are now burning making for some really unusal and beautiful sunrises and sunsets (blood red - amazing) but otherwise causing a lot of health problems...

I've been diving for many years but until I started cave diving I don't think I actually swam very much while diving. Even when wreak diving the swimming portion was limited. Now, when cave diving we may actually kick for more than an hour at a time while doing circuts or traverses, and...

I've been doing a lot of cavern, caves, and springs diving for the last few month, but this weekend was my first Ocean treasure diving of the year. As usual we took our boat out of Sebastian Inlet down the coast a couple of miles to the cabin site of the 1715 wreaks, only to find the water viz...

What is a Good Diver? Almost all of us on this board are divers. Some are new, some have been diving for years, and many are infrequent divers while others are avid divers with 1000’s of dives. So our training levels and experiences vary as does age, and accessibility to dive sites...

I'll be diving Devil's Den Sunday Feb. 26 with two others. If any of SB's members plan to be there drop me a note. We always like to meet SB'ers. We'll arrive about 10 AM.:05:

I have been researching a dive site called Croaker Hole, located in the St. John’s River, near Welaka, Florida for about a year. This site is unique in that it is seldom dived probably because it is accessible only from a boat and is not marked. In other words you’d have to know where it is or...

Yesterday (Sunday August 21, 2005) we registered 88 degrees at the bottom in shallow water off Sebastian, Flordia. The day started at 86 degree in the morning and was 88 upon the last dive. It was great to dive without a wetsuit, diveskins only or in the case of my buddie a T-shirt and...

As of 8:00 AM the springs (Blue Spring, Orange City, FL)and river are open once again to swimming and diving. I would use caution after being in the water and rise your ears with a good cleaning aid such as "Swimmers Ear", available at most drug stores.

Last Year it was rabid otters, this year its bacteria! Blue Spring, Orange City, Florida is closed due to contaminated water. Yep! The spring is full of bacteria, which probably accounts for my two recent ear infections! Closed now until at least next Monday August first. Stay tuned for...

Sunday when most dive areas were closed due to hurrican Dennis or waves were too high to go out on a dive boat we decided to dive one of our favorite springs, Blue Spring in Orange City, FL. Because of the rain and overcast sky we found that we had the park to ourselves, no picnics, no...

I bought my 4 year old a shorty wetsuit, bright pink (she picked it out) at Oceanfest a couple of weeks ago. We haven't been to the pool or beach yet. So, last night she tells me she wants a shower. I turn on the water for her and she closes the door and gets into the shower. I go to check...