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  1. Henryville

    Sport Chalet charging for tumbles that weren't needed

    Do they send tanks to an outside facility for hydro or do it themselves? Is it possible they are flash rusted after/as a result of the hydro test and thus need the tumble? Something to consider, though even if this is the case you may still have a valid question of why you should be charged if...
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    Collection of Nudi's and Sea slugs from one dive

    Great photos! What rig are you shooting?
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    Thumbs up to New England Dive Center

    Here's an example of the LDS side of the "online versus LDS" arguement. I bought one of the first of the Aladin Tec computers back in 2005, from New England Dive Center in Wallingford CT. I had taken classes there and always found Paul, Pat, and Greg to be very knowledgable and eager to help...
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    Sizing a Pelican case

    I'm going to get a pelican case for a new housing. My question for the group is, what do you consider an optimal margin of space to be for a case? In other words, how much larger than the dimensions of my housing should my case be? I am looking for optimal, i.e. neither so small as to run an...
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    Photo's from North Sulawesi May/June

    Phenomenal! When is your gallery show? What kind of lighting.strobes are you using? What mode(s?) Thanks for sharing.
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    What do you think of cave/cavern diving?

    For me, cave diving is a highly enjoyable and fulfilling pursuit. Why? All subjective but here are my reasons: - Going where (relatively) few go creating a sense of exploration even when you're not laying a new line - Skill intensive, so providing a sense of satisfaction in being good...
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    WTB - Stinger Download Cable

    Looking for a working download cable for a Suunto Stinger. Will consider OEM or user-made, so long as it works with the Suunto Dive Manager software. Thanks!
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    Shore diving in the Big Island? Accessible to the visitor?

    I just did what you are going to do. Check out this thread: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/hawaii-ohana/293004-hawaii-kohala-report.html In my opinion, Kohala Divers is a great way to go given where you are staying (same place I stayed,) whether for boat diving or for renting gear for...
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    PT-023 housing question

    Score! Picked up an Ike, dome port, and a spare C8080 on eBay. Also, for anyone else with the PT-023 problem, I found that this guy: Willkommen bei mikedive! has what looks like a nice repair for this problem. He will quote you a price if you email him.
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    Trip of a lifetime

    Sounds like you might want to consider the Philippines or Thailand.
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    Diving Hawai'i - wetsuit choices

    Hey Gerard! Sorry I didn't see you guys after the dive, glad to hear it was interesting. Yeah, that was more a Maui/Lanai comment. Maybe they're seeing it more in that basin? than you guys that get the direct from the deep water. I hope we get to dive together again next time I'm in paradise.
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    Aquarium trade in Hawaii

    I'll be happy to sign, and I agree that a lot of collection is a senseless waste of marine life. However, being a trained scientist I will say the causal link drawn here is shaky at best. I'd be looking at runoff, point source pollution, ocean warming, and disruption to the food chain as...
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    Diving Hawai'i - wetsuit choices

    Just got back from 2 weeks, one on Hawaii, one on Maui. Left behind the wetsuits to save weight. The ops that I used all offered 3mm farmer Johns with 3mm shorties to go over them. I was wishing I had brought my own 5mm full suit, both for fit and insulating value. Not sure how old the...
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    PADI 200m swim test question

    No, though they might have a mask, as others have said. Nor will they be sharing a lane with other swimmers who might appreciate not being rammed into. The swim test is for determining fitness and watermanship. Wearing goggles won't change either one.
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    Molokini diver operators

    As of last week, North Shore Explorers boat is in dry dock for repairs, so not an option. Lahaina Divers has a regularly scheduled back wall trip (Wednesdays, I think,) but their boats do not fit your description. If you are staying in Lahaina, you might check with Extended Horizons - smaller...
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    Hawaii/Kohala Report

    I’ve greatly enjoyed the legendary vis and diverse life Kona diving offers on several trips in the past. When I was planning for my most recent trip, though, I found that my favorite diving service – DiveTek - had suspended operations, which is a real loss. So I went in search of new...
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    PT-023 housing question

    Yep, what I would do too...if I could find an Ike housing...
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    Embarrassing Naivety

    Recognizing that DCS is very uncommon on an incidents per number of dives basis, there is evidence that reverse profiles carry greater DCS risk, but not reverse dives. I.e. going deeper later in a dive is not recommended, but there is not strong evidence that a deeper dive after a shallower...
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    PT-023 housing question

    I've always been a little nervous about the way the port on this Olympus housing attaches to the body, and sure enough, on my vacation to Hawaii, pre-dive I noticed the port was loose and found a little chunk of broken plastic where it had attached. The port will not attach securely to the body...
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    Dive support vehicles

    2008 Honda Ridgeline. I really like the flexibility: 4 doors, rear seats fold up completely and individually for seating/cargo flexibility, locking "trunk" space under the bed, tailgate that folds down or opens sideways, and pickup bed with tie-down points for keeping tanks outside of the...
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