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I've had the T3 for over a year now with 60 dives on it. I'm not a Techie so many of the features are not needed, but they don't get in the way either. My issues are mainly with the download function: The USB cable makes a poor connection to the DC so I need to wiggle it just right and hold it...

I'm in the Philippines on a dive trip. I have a T3 computer. I am trying to download the ACI program .. having uninstalled an older version. I did get the USB driver OK and that is installed. However, I keep failing to get the ACI program. My internet connection is not the best, but I thought...

As to where else to go, in addition to what's already been recommended, I recommend Lovers Pt. Three different beach entries. I was there this morning and took a few photos. It was rough at #3, moderate at #2, easy at #1 Nothing super, but here they are...

My group decided to cancel our Lobos reservations this morning in light of high swell reports. If anyone else went to Monterey today (Dec 26), I'd appreciate a report to see if we made the right decision or if we were doofuses. Big party last night might have motivated me to stay in bed, but at...

One more thought that I didn't see mentioned earlier (maybe I missed it). Personally, I wouldn't go for any suit that I can't get into or out of by myself. Thus, for me it was a no-brainer. I got the TLS350. Just have to make sure I zip it up all the way. Missed by 1/2 inch last month and I...

Try Bruce at Aquarius in Monterey. I don't know that he's rescued anyone personally, but I sat through a few Advanced classes with him and know that he takes things seriously. Unfortunately, my Rescue instructor died recently in a dive accident. This is something everyone should know about...

Tim and I plan to dive Lovers Sat morning. If interested let me know. Alan AD6E a ARRL.NET

I'm shocked! Steve was an excellent diver and instructor. I took the PADI Rescue class from him three years ago and I've been thinking to take a tech class from him should I get back there later this year. I've been on the USS New York several times, but only around the outside. It's very...

Check the water weather! Recently, (today) Oahu water temperature was 81F !! It can be cooler in the winter (mid 70s), and other islands are not the same. See US NODC Coastal Water Temperature Guide I'm heading to Oahu tomorrow for 9 days and will definitely get wet. No wet suit (or dry...

Thanks Chuck! I'll aim for 8am and hope for the best. It won't be this weekend (storm), but next weekend (hope no storm). Yes, I have reservations. Alan

I'm taking some newbies to Lobos on the 11th. I've been there a few times, but always mid-week. Given the "full" status, and hopefully with good weather, does the parking situation get bad on a full weekend? I've seen it fill up mid-week. What's a good time to get there in order to avoid a 2...

Where exactly is Montana reef? Alan .. I've only been to Lobos a few times.

Thanks for the info re: NAUI rescue. Certainly sounds like a great program. Yes, things change a lot over time if you wait long enough. I was first certified in the Philippines in 1973. That PADI class took 6 weeks, 6 ocean dives, and they gave me an Advanced O/W card. We used "J valves"...

Greetings to you both! I'm not NAUI fluent. How does one go from basic O/W cert to Rescue Diver in one week? I thought PADI Rescue required AOW plus 100 dives. Evidently experience is no longer required. I must be living in the past (again). Of course, I totally agree that Rescue...

Claude; See https://picasaweb.google.com/ad6e00/BargesDiveEmeraldBayJuly2010# No video, but you can see what Emerald Bay is like mid-summer. It's, well, emerald. Alan

Thanks for the link. Good info! If I go there again, I'll wait for a very calm day.

Rick, Tim, and I were at Lobos yesterday (22nd). I'm fairly new to the area, dive wise, and I'd heard there were some caves across the cove, and towards the open ocean from the entry at Whalers. Tim and I made a valiant attempt to find them, and Tim thinks he might have found one. Conditions...

Great video .. thanks! Tahoe is quite desolate, but very interesting none the less. I did the Altitude class at Meeks bay a few years back. Playing with the crawdads can be fun, and saw several brown trout. This last summer I did the Rubicon wall and the barges in Emerald bay. That was in...

Just checked the BH. They say there are still 23 spots available. Huh? Does this mean they ferry divers to/from the cove so one group comes in from a dive and immediately they take out a second group .. and keep cycling like that? I've only been on the BH once, but I think their max is 10...

Excellent. Thanks for sharing! Reminds me of Cordell Banks .. or at least what I've heard about it. Maybe someday ... So, how many bad shots did you take in order to get those great ones?