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I'm trying to decide between a land-based or liveaboard trip to Roatan this year. Wondering if it is worth the extra $$ for the liveaboard to visit dive sites in Utila and do more dives overall? Have you been diving there recently? Are the dives sites very different from what I'd see diving from...

I will be diving the Yongala wreck and the GBR in March 2023 on board the Spoilsport. Then I'll probably spend another 2-3 weeks touring around. Definitely plan to visit Sydney. Would it be worth it to head to Adelaide to dive with the leafy sea dragons? If so, any recommended dive ops? Also...

I believe regular US plugs (120V, 60 Hz) will work on Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. Can someone please confirm? Thanks!

A few random questions before I head off to Egypt next week: 1. Any need to bring my reef hook? (used in the Maldives and in Palau) 2. Any need to bring my pointer stick? (used in the Philippines) 3. Can I bring a dive knife? (one lives on my BC, but I can take it off) 4. Can I bring my...

OK, so no abalone diving this year... If we still go camp up at Van Damme State Park or Albion on Memorial Day and/or Labor Day weekends, where should we go tank diving? I've gone diving off the beach at Van Damme and was really not impressed with the scenery. Looking for pretty spots with...

So that you all can plan ahead, the Shootout is August 25-27 weekend. For further details, see: http://www.montereyshootout.com

So that you all can plan ahead, the Shootout is August 25-27 weekend. For further details, see: http://www.montereyshootout.com

Let's say you have a dive kayak and you are planning to dive Point Lobos this Saturday. Where would you dive? Assume experienced kayak divers who just don't get to Point Lobos very often. There may also be a boat. Where should they go? Thanks!

This was my first trip to Bonaire and now I get why so many people return year after year! It’s only the second place I’d definitely go back to dive again as opposed to trying somewhere new. (The other one was the Galapagos.) We were a group of 12 family and friends; mostly experienced divers...

Heading to Bonaire for the first time in late April. (Woo hoo!) Staying at Buddy Dive. Have read (don't recall exactly where... might have been here) that you can pick up as many tanks as you want but was told by reservation agent that we can only pick up 2 tanks per person at a time. Two...

Flying San Francisco to Mexico City to Cancun soon on AeroMexico. Their website gives weight limits for carry-ons as well as for checked bags. Does anyone know if they really weigh the carry-ons? Limits are 50 lbs for the checked bag, 22 lbs for the carry on (standard 22 x 14 x 9...

Hi, We are a group of divers plus a few non-divers considering a Mexico trip in April 2015. Right now we are considering either staying at Scuba Club Cozumel or renting villas near Tulum. SCC caters to divers and is all-inclusive, which is nice, but some feel there would be more for the...

Hi, We're planning a week-long dive trip for April 2015 and need recommendations for a good dive operation near Tulum. We plan to stay in a rental house near Tulum. Right now we're a group of about 8 divers, plus a few additional non-diving spouses. We plan to do 3-4 days of diving during...

It's finally time to replace my 9-year-old Henderson Hyperstretch wetsuit and I'm looking at an Aqua Lock. The size chart seems to allow some options... I think my current suit is a medium, and it is still quite comfortable, but I have to acknowledge that there was at least 20 - 25 lbs less of...

I'm about to take my DUI CF200 drysuit in to get the neck seal replaced. I've had this neck seal for less than 2 years and it is not holding up well... The last neck seal was still in great shape after 4 years. (I got it replaced because it was getting a bit loose and I was sending the suit in...

I posted this in the Alaska Polar Bears forum, but I always wonder about asking the locals about the local hotels... I mean, they likely never stay there... So I thought i'd try the general travel forum as well. Does anyone have info on/personal experience with the Super 8 Motel in Sitka versus...

OK, not really a specific dive-related question, but it's related to a dive trip... Does anyone have info on the Super 8 Motel in Sitka versus the Shee Atika Totem Square Inn? We need to stay somewhere one night before a trip on the Nautilus Swell in June. The Inn costs more but I haven't...

Hi, We've got a group of NorCal divers heading south in a couple of weeks. We've got several days of boat diving arranged but also plan to dive La Jolla Cove, probably on a Tuesday. I've read through several other threads and many mentioned parking problems on weekends. Are we likely to...

I'm trying to decide if I should get a zipseal put in on the neck of my DUI CF200 drysuit. Searched and didn't find any recent threads on neck zipseals so I'm posting this thread. I've had zipseals on the wrists for years. Still on the original pair of wristseals (and I have a backup pair...

(Disclaimer... these aren't mine and I'm not thinking of using them...) So if you had 2 steel tanks full of air sitting unused in a storage shed for a few years, would you use them or get them serviced first? One is out of hydro - was due March 2009 (and last viz was July 2008). The other...