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I'm only going to post the link to the news story for now, will post more as soon as I have more details. Visitor vanished while diving off Kahala - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL Home The following is strictly conjecture based on the news report and knowledge of local conditions/diving...

So I needed a dive float for this weekend's dives and I didn't want to buy one from a dive shop out here (100+). I went to the hardware store and bought a length of PVC pipe 5" in diameter and about 2.5' long. I also bought two end caps, the ones that are flat and an 1/4" threaded aluminum dowel...

Yesterday something happened while I was guiding a dive I feel is important to discuss here on SB, hopefully in a place where many people will see it. I was guiding four divers, two of whom I'd taken diving before, two that were new to me but who dived with the shop all week. As I do when...

Does anyone here have experience diving diving along the coast in Gray's Harbor County? Or live there? The wife and I are looking at moving there post Hawaii. Michael

Hi everyone, I looked through the GUE SOPs and I can't find the answer to the following questions, namely are diaphragm and pilot valve second stages allowed and what is the DIR stance on environmentally sealed first stages. If I could ask one more, what is the position on balanced vs...

Hi everyone! My wife and I are interested in traveling too, and diving in Niue. From what I can discover online it seems there is only one dive operation on the island. I am looking for any and all information about Niue from people who either have been there or know a lot about it. I did a...

So I finally found a fundies instructor out here at the end of the earth. I'm very excited to take it, I am looking forward to see what it will do for my trim and neutral buoyancy. I'm going to take it with single steel vice doubles because I teach in single steel and I want to learn technique...

After having just completed DM and now starting on AI I wanted to share some thoughts about what I've seen fellow travelers on the road to OWSI do. I'll try to keep this thoughtful and not just a bitch-fest but after my final skills session on DM (equipment exchange) and my first classroom...

Many moons ago when I started being fascinated by the underwater world thanks to JYC, my father sat down and explained all about the SCUBA diving course he'd done with the YMCA back in the 60's. Of the many things that stuck in my young mind was him telling me that if you ever ran out of air you...

12MAR2011 1400 HST qualified PADI DM. Michael

LDS had a great deal on Worthington Steel 80s, picked up two... Now the tricky bit, explaining to the wife why I needed them :dontknow: :eyebrow: Michael

As some of you know my wife and I are moving to the PNW after a very satisfying tour in the fiftieth state. I really, really want to get a full sized pick-up, and I'll be honest here, mostly because I am sick of driving a compact car and want something I can tow with, put building supplies in...

Hi everyone! I'm curious if anyone has any advice suggestions as far as taking courses that would certify me to perform maintenance / repair on SCUBA gear. I'm stuck here on Oahu through August, so I know I might not be able to act on your info right away, but I am looking at expending my...

Just got my new Hollis Bat-wing fins. Tried them out in the pool this afternoon, and I love 'em. Great work guys! Michael

So I started reading threads about SAC and since I had no idea what mine was I thought I'd try and calculate it, and I'm just not sure if I did it right, though the number I got seems to be about right. Here is what I used[this was done while sitting on my couch]: I breathed from an AL 80 for...

Hi Everyone: I've done some searching and I can't really find what I've been looking for, which is a review of any book or manual put out by GUE. I'm certainly interested in buying some to expand my dive library, but they're pricey enough I wanted to see if anyone has experience with them...

Hi everyone, I recently started a DM course with a local PADI dive shop, and while I am very excited about taking the first step towards going pro, something that happened when I took the Rescue Diver course several weeks ago continues to bother me, and I thought I'd bring it up here to see if...

Hi everyone, finished up PADI Rescue Diver/EFR today, and put down a deposit so I could get my books for Divemaster. I'm really excited to take this step and I am thankful that SB has so many resources available. Michael

Hi: I must admit I'd never heard of DIR until I joined these forums, and I've been very interested in what I've read thus far. Sometime in the future when my wife will let me spend more money on gear I'd like to try it! (just finished buying all my OW stuff so I don't think another grand or...

Hi everyone. My wife and I are finishing up my tour here in Hawaii and are looking forward to the day when I can hang up my uniform and we can finally move to Seattle. I've been looking around this forum in particular and can already see there are a ton of great diving resources! I'm currently...