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We are trying to put together a shark dive with Staurt's during our cruise port at Nassau for June 18th, 2009. The total cost for the the chartered dive is fixed, so we are trying to fill it up enough to make it cost effective. (Cost would be based on total divers.) More info on the dive...

Diverrick, I was hoping to hear from someone like you who is actually running a salt chlorinator. How many PPM's are you keeping the pool at? Thanks!

The pool where I'm likely to do most of my future class assists is chlorinated by a chlorine generator system. For those unfamiliar, this works by dumping a lot of salt in a pool, and using some sort of electrolysis (sp?) to split the chlorine from the sodium. (Or something like that.) The...

I looked up Dennis Weeks aka DiabloDivers.com aka Pez de Diablo due to this thread, and just dove two different Cenotes with him. I actually feel that everything written above is a bit of an understatement. Not that he's too good to be believed, but it's the best dive experience I've had...

I have a rubbery lining (goldcore, oceanliner, etc.) inside my suit. When the chance presents itself, I get in my suit in the water... suit glides right on. If I can't do that, then I dunk my suit in the water, still pretty easy. Without doing these things, my custom, skin-tight suit is...

From my divemaster map, but they've moved the platforms and entrances since then, so they won't be much good to you. However, from the northeast corner of the nothernmost platform, head out at 60 degrees along the edge of the rocks formation, and you'll find the elusive coffin in some fairly...

My suit (custom Aquaflite) has the rubbery goldcore-like inner surface. It's downright sticky to put on dry, and even worse if I'm a bit sweaty. I found out that if I dunk the whole suit and get it really wet, it slides on like a dream. It's even easier to put on in the water, but you don't...

I also have a spare one just like it... they must have only come in blue! Mine still works great, and I use it for all of the pool work.

This is not endorsed by the UWFDA, but I often dive with a jawbreaker, lemon drop, or jolly rancher in between my cheek and gums. Completely solves the dry throat issue. The salt water rinse is good temporarily, but I've found it actually seems to dry your throat out worse after a few minutes.

Well, If I think of "safe" as being the opposite of "dangerous," then no dive is actually safe, right? We can mitigate the danger with training and equipment, but the environment is still dangerous. If I think of "safe" in terms of injury and mortality statistics, diving is extremely...

I think Mark is referring to Aquaworld as being "the big one" in Cancun. I haven't dove with them, as I prefer the more advanced service of the little guys. I have dove with the bigger ops in Cayman, though. In my opinion, they cater more to the newer divers, with higher dm-to-diver ratios...

Mares Avanti Quattro's consistently rank among the highest for performance, versatility, and sales. I keep coming back to mine after trying many others. They are powerful, which means you can put some serious muscle into them and tire yourself, but you don't have to.

What happens at 2065 feet? It's interesting that the current record is exactly one-half of that.

For all that trouble, why not buy a much cheaper waterproof canister to slip your keys into?

It looks from the pic that the tanks can still roll a bit side to side, thus "bang" into each other. Is this true?

Um, what's a DSII?

Well, I'm kinda partial to my tank/cylinder. :eyebrow: (Couldn't resist.)

Funny, I just sold my lumbar pad out of my Ranger... it was too heavy out of the water (when wet), and it didn't seem to make much difference in the comfort of an already-comfortable BC. Just my .02 -Allen

Seriously, though.... one tip that I can add from watching students and newbies... is that mask clearing is a gentle thing. It is not a spastic deep blowing of air out of the mask. When I clear my mask, the casual observer might think I was merely adjusting it. The idea here is create just...