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    Sydney diving during the week

    Hi Alecto, feel free to PM me if you're up for a mid-week dive. A group of friends dive at Shelly most Tuesdays and you're more than welcome to join us (same goes for bowlofpetunias), or we can sort something out for another day and the boat belonging to the dive shop I work for will be going...
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    East Coast Diving

    I'm not jealous of your Flinder's Reef dives at all . . . honestly . . . I always look this green :-)
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    East Coast Diving

    Hi Mike There's a recent thread on this forum on where to dive in Sydney, which you might want to check out: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/australia/477352-where-dive-around-sydney.html Feel free to PM me if you want more information, and have a good trip!
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    Where to dive in and around Sydney

    So glad you had some good dives and it was great to meet you! How was Magic Point? I was sorry I wasn't rostered on for that one but thoroughly enjoyed our 90 minute Shelly Beach Odyssey!
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    excited!

    Congratulations! Nothing better than new SCUBA toys!
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    Dive Resume?

    TMHeimer is right, throw in anything which may be relevant - which got me thinking - do you have retail experience? LDSs rely heavily on equipment sales. Might be an idea to research the key products stocked by the LDS you're applying to (many stores have relationships with a couple of brands)...
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    Dive Resume?

    I'd say they're after information like: - total number of dives - experience in various conditions - for example have you got experience in deep diving, night diving, drift diving, low vis diving etc? Are you used to diving in relatively rough seas? Highlight the experience which is relevant to...
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    Body suit under wet suit

    Don't know whether these are available anywhere else but Australia, but I wear a Sharkskin under my wetsuit - it's lycra on the outside and fleece on the inside, the manufacturers say it adds equivalent warmth to 3mm of neoprene. Not sure how they figure that out, but I do find it keeps me...
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    Regulator preventative maintenance - what's your routine?

    Thanks everyone for the info! I might have to upgrade my previous reg maintenance regime, which was (1) put in tub to soak in warm water; and (2) remove next time someone wants to use the tub and says "your dive gear's always strewn everywhere, yada yada".
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    Regulator preventative maintenance - what's your routine?

    I've finally just been able to afford my dream reg, and it got me thinking about preventative maintenance - something I've always (well, most of the time) been finicky about with previous reg sets and follow manufacturer recommendations, and will be even more so with my beloved XTX200 (my...
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    Learning how to read weather reports

    Hi there, as other posters have said, there are location specific considerations. Where I dive (Sydney) I take into account both the sea forecast (the action of the wind on the waves in your location) and the swell (waves which have been caused by wind elsewhere and have travelled to where you...
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    Mares X-Stream - thoughts?

    I have X-streams and I can definitely see the appeal, but I found they weren't quite right for my particular circumstances. Firstly I sometimes dive in current and have found they don't have quite enough oomph for my liking in those conditions. Secondly I have floaty feet, so the x-streams are...
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    Where to dive in and around Sydney

    Hi Bracko, I haven't seen the whalers for a while but I've heard reports from others that they've been seen in the past few weeks. I agree with you about Freshwater, what an awesome site - just a shame we need slack high tide and flat seas for the entry :depressed:. How's Adelaide for diving?
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    Where to dive in and around Sydney

    Bowlofpetunias I agree, Shelly has so much going for it - and let's not forget it has a café for the all-important (to me, anyway) post-dive coffee! ;) ---------- Post added March 7th, 2014 at 03:18 AM ---------- To the OP, happy travels and feel free to PM me if you want any more info when...
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    Where to dive in and around Sydney

    Thanks bowlofpetunias! In that case I work for Pro Dive in Manly :-)
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    Where to dive in and around Sydney

    Totally agree with Ron, Michael McFadyen's site is fantastic and required reading for every Sydney diver, and I'd like to add my thanks for the hard work that goes into creating it! To the OP, you won't find a more comprehensive resource on Sydney diving - I should have thought to reference it...
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    Where to dive in and around Sydney

    Hi there There's lots of good diving in and around Sydney. I dive a few times a week and there's always something interesting to see, plus it's a lot more colourful than you might expect with beautiful sea fans, sea tulips and the like. My favourite critters are the inquisitive blue gropers...
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    First boat dive.....

    Agree with everyone's advice, especially the necessity of having someone on the boat. One other thing to think about is what kind of entry you'll be doing. If it's a giant stride, for example, you might want to see if your LDS has a nice deep pool (at least 2.5-3 metres, sorry not sure what that...
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    First equipment, thoughts on my choices?

    I agree with TS&M about the wetsuit, it needs to fit properly to work. Also if you're using rental gear it's hard to get your buoyancy nailed as your weight requirements will always be changing slightly based on the gear you're using. I agree with you on integrated air, a regular SPG does the...
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    Should I get a steel tank?

    Hi everyone I'm considering getting my own steel tank (currently use the LDS/charter aluminium ones) and was hoping for some advice from those who have their own tanks: * To what extent does a steel tank improve your air consumption? * How much lead can I lose with a 12l steel tank compared...
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