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  1. Zeke XA3

    Anyone Diving in Tasmania in June? - Looking for buddies/options

    Im up in Launceston for the next 6 weeks on a course and really want to get down to Hobart and do some diving. I currently have weekends off, the long weekend of the 10/11/12 and a longer weekend of 29/30 June 1/2 July Im looking to hire a car and drive down on a friday night and back on a...
  2. Zeke XA3

    CDAA - Contact and joining

    Im running in circles on the official CDAA site maybe someone can show me the easy way out! Im moving back to QLD in the next few months and will be bringing all my dive gear back with me. Including my cave gear from being around Mexico for last 5 years. So i would like to join CDAA and get...
  3. Zeke XA3

    Custom Drysuit - Where to order?

    Had a quick search around but nothing recent on forum. Just did my 6th cave trip to Mexico, and its really really time for a drysuit! Heading back to the UK next week and will be here for 2 months or so before moving to Australia. As a tall and skinny guy who gets cold easy what are some...
  4. Zeke XA3

    Looking to ID 2 critters, night dive, worm and copepods ?, Bahamas

    Good day all, Im trying to ID what looked like a worm hanging on to a bit of coral, about 3 inches long at 40 feet deep and what all the little things running around in the dive torch where during my dive. I got so annoyed at them by the end i became a mass murderer and fed loads of the them...
  5. Zeke XA3

    Creating Dive Maps (Contour and Sidescan) from scratch

    Not sure where to put this one but here goes. I have some time, a little bit of money, free access to a vessel and weird need to map things. I want to map some shallow (20 to 140 feet) dive sites and areas. Get some good contour maps and stitch together some sidescan for "photo" style images...
  6. Zeke XA3

    Looking to replace my S100 and Case - Current options?

    So my second Canon S100 has gone the way of the first, the "lense error". My first lasted over 5 years, this latest one , just over 1. I bought the replacement as i had an ikelite case and a canon case for it and didnt want to lose them. But it seems its time to invest in a new setup. Im...
  7. Zeke XA3

    PADI - How to check version/validity of training materials

    Ive been out of full time teaching for a few years but in a niche spot right now with a lot of fellow professionals (boat captains) with a bit of spare time and energy wanting to get certified. Ive being re-learning a lot of the PADI material and now i have some potential to do some specialties...
  8. Zeke XA3

    How to explain Liability to boat owner (in simple examples)?

    Good morning SB, Im currently hitting the limit of my skills on this one and seeing if anyone else can help me re-word my thoughts. Im in contact with a boat owner, he wants to include scuba diving as part of a package on board (currently a charter vessel, sleep, eat, jet ski, swim etc). He...
  9. Zeke XA3

    What not to miss - Durban -> Punta Do Ouro - May 2021

    Good evening folks, Me and the misses are hoping to attend a wedding about an hour in from Durban in May next year. We are taking hopefully 2 weeks holiday so 2-4 days for the travel/wedding the rest for us diving. We are both very keen divers, me for new experiences, my misses for anything...
  10. Zeke XA3

    Insurance Documents / Policy Wording etc

    Ive just purchased my 4th con-current insurance package (more below), this one is my professional liability insurance from V&B to cover me in case i have a case launched against me in the USA or Canada by a student/supervised diver while working. Now since i have others, i found the documents...
  11. Zeke XA3

    Underwater Mapping using Sonar - Looking for some knowledge

    Good evening SB, --- The Short - Looking for knowledgeable people to help me learn/set up a sonar system to create 3d bathymetric maps. The Long - One of my pet projects for years has been mapping dive sites wherever i work, just very general lap and long and potions etc. Now i am in a...
  12. Zeke XA3

    Dive Sites in Nassau - Personal Search and verification!

    So with the good weather and seas i finally got out to investigate some dive sites around Nassau! Trinity Caves, reported @ Latitude: 25° 5.397' N Longitude: 77° 21.573' W Could not find :-( from surface and snorkel search De La Selle Wreck @ Latitude: 25° 5.835' N Longitude: 77° 21.48' W Is...
  13. Zeke XA3

    Visiting as a tourist, Caves, Key West and Key Largo - Info and advice

    Hello all, After several months travelling im nearly at the point where i hop on over to Florida to explore your underwater attractions. Currently my plan is to fly into either Miami or FLL from Cancun. Ive read on another thread that it might be worth my while going to FLL to avoid Miami...
  14. Zeke XA3

    Diving The Oriskany - How To?

    Hey guys, So on my mega adventure trip im planning i will be in South Florida and looking at doing Speigel groove and Vandenberg if i can and a hop over to the Bahamas BUT.... I have had the Oriskany on my list for a while, just something about an aircraft carrier, Problem is, it doesnt seem...
  15. Zeke XA3

    Diving Oahu And Kona

    Sooo, planning a lot of diving in the next few months and first stop is Hawaii, any advice, thoughts etc will be welcomed Im landing at 6am in May in Honolulu after that i have soo many options. I want to dive the North Shore for the lava tubes (been told these are the best), any...
  16. Zeke XA3

    Advice On Hose Routing For Hollis Sms100d, Apeks Dst

    So ive just bought a SMS100D and 2 new DST with XTX50s in prep for traveling to Mexico to complete cavern/Intro to cave and possibly full cave certification. However i seem to be having problems with my hose routing or at least i think i have problems. Previously i have dived on the SMS75 and...
  17. Zeke XA3

    Mapping Divesites using Single and Multibeam Echosounder - Any one with knowledge?

    So i have a weird little passion of maps, mapping and organising. I have google earth layers for dive sites i know and a little while ago was toying with the idea of buying a little side scan sonar to go shipwreck hunting (Tritech sidescan sonar for $3600 seems a steal!). Now i am looking at...
  18. Zeke XA3

    EBay - Australia - Various Items - Camera Case, Hoses, Pony Bracket

    Ive got a couple of items for sale up on EBay, not much response on there so thought id let people here know about them too. WP-FXF40 Waterproof case for Fuji Finepix F40FD camera Highland Stainless Steel SCUBA Pony bracket Mount FANTASEA Big Eye lens and adaptor Aqualung...
  19. Zeke XA3

    Advice and Tips on how to rig backplate and harness (Hollis) to suit a tall person

    So i just picked up this lot for a good price, Hollis Weight Pockets x2 Utility Pocket Elite II Harness Back Pad Book Screws S Series Wing(inc inflator hose) 25 Stainless Steel Backplate Cam Bands x 2 It was a friends who has had to sell. I tired it a few times and want to get a wing at...
  20. Zeke XA3

    Single Part for Oceanic Gamma 2 2nd Stage Regualtor

    Hey, Any body out there have, or know how i can get a single piece for a Gamma 2 2nd stage? I dont have access to a schematic but the part is the the plastic part that goes over the diaphragm and is then held down by the retaining ring. Mine went brittle and someone pushed their finger right...
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