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  1. Banyan

    removing metal clip

    Apologies if this has been asked before, but I can't seem to find an answer on SB: Is there an easy way to remove the metal clip? I've been fiddling with flathead screwdrivers and have had no luck. I'm at the point of taking a dremel to it and cutting it off. I'm planningto attach it to my...
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    Trip report - Reef House Resort, Roatan - 3-17 September 2016

    I spent two weeks (36 dives) at Reef House Resort, a quiet-ish operation located on a tiny cay that is a stone's throw from the south-east side of Roatan. This was my first visit to Roatan and Honduras. September is the island's hottest month (though I didn't really notice) and the tourist slow...
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    Trip Report: Huracan Diving, Long Caye, Lighthouse Reef, Belize

    In brief: I dove with Huracan for one week in mid-December.I recommend staying and diving with Huracan, with some caveats. They appear to be having a few logistical problems that affected the quality of the stay, but those issues are resolvable. I was lucky with the weather: it rained the first...
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    orientation dives for new Homestead resident

    My company is moving me to Homestead in October, which I agreed to partly because I'm desperate for some warm water diving and the Keys beckoned. I'm so ignorant of Florida, I didn't realize the southeast coast was also a major dive area until after I agreed to move. So I'm trying to figure out...
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    Suggestions for 1 week anywhere in Central America in early January?

    Hello, I've decided to briefly flee Alaska for the tropics this coming winter and am investigating my options. So I thought "Central America might be fun." Me: solo male with 200+ dives, unused and lapsed PADI DM cert, and unfinished GUE Rec Diver 1 course. I'm a little rusty. Hoping to spend 7...
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    Diving for a new arrival to Oakland/Berkeley

    After several years of living and diving regularly on Guam, work decided to relocate me to Oakland just after I got my divemaster cert. :depressed: I'm now wondering about my diving options. I don't own a car, and don't intend to get one. I'm not sure it would be worth getting regeared if I had...
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    Doubles and buoyancy in warm water?

    I've begun thinking, rather tentatively, about eventually migrating to doubles, and maybe taking tech courses in the future, but am unsure about my options for tanks. If I know what I should be acquiring, I could keep an eye out for deals. :D I'm currently diving a compact AL80 and Kydex...
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    Big Island and Oahu trip report

    Short version: I took vacation time on both ends of work trip to Oahu to get some diving in. I was by myself. I did 11 dives out of Kona on the Big Island with Kona Honu Divers. The daytime dives ranged from mediocre to good, but nothing to write home about for someone whose sole diving...
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    Two fatalities at Harvard Mine, California

    Two divers die while exploring water-filled mine in Mother Lode Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 Emergency personnel on Monday recovered the body of the second man to die in an apparent scuba diving accident at the Jamestown mine in Tuolumne County this weekend. Four men were diving in the...
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    Oahu shore diving?

    I will be on Oahu on a work trip at the end of this month and am bringing along my scuba gear, hoping to get in at least one day of diving during the weekend of the 19th. I do mostly shore diving here on Guam and was hoping that there was something similar to what my LDS does - in which they...
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    Wanted: HP steel 80 on Guam

    I'm looking to buy at least one high pressure steel 80 cf tank on Guam. PM with a price if you have one to sell.
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    Trip Report: Land-based diving from Peleliu and Koror (Palau)

    I just finished a trip to Palau. I had booked four days diving with MAML Divers in Peleliu, as well as three days diving with Sam's in Koror. There are three dive operations based on Peleliu: Day Dream, Peleliu Divers, and MAML. Day Dream caters to an exclusively Japanese clientele and is...
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    New member, longtime lurker

    I have been a longtime lurker and finally needed to register to download some neat custom log pages. SB just a great site for when you're looking to see what people are saying about pretty much anything you can think of related to diving. You guys rock! Even if I need a dictionary to figure...
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