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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...

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...

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!

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...

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...

I bought some used shot-blast finish AL 80s recently. They have some markings on them that I would like to remove. Based on the way they look, I am assuming they are "permanent" marker. Does anyone have a successful approach for removing this sort of mark? Thanks

I need to replace a battery in a Sherwood Wisdom console and the LDS is being a d@#k. Does anyone know if this is a custom 0-ring and if not, what the o-ring size is for the battery compartment? Thanks

If you were setting up for U/W photography with a D200 and could pick 3 lenses, what would you pick, and why. Asking irrespective of housing, assume you could house and port the lenses you wanted.

I am really wanting to go dive Ni'ihau. Can you folks in the know let me know if: - There is any tech-oriented operation going over there or willing to go there (doubles, mixed gas, deco?) - Are there liveaboards that go there (recreational or technical?) Thanks

This is an issue that a lot of people get worked up over, with nearly all of the comments coming from outside Japan. Here's an interesting article that I came across last time I was there - published inside the country, albeit for an English-language readership. It's well worth a read, both...

Anyone on here done any shore diving on Martha's Vineyard? Any advice? The family won't tolerate me taking a boat, so I'm just looking for shore dives. Thanks!

I am a PADI and NAUI instructor. I have three people to take diving - one needing all four OW checkout dives, one needing two, and one certified but infrequent diver who I have never seen in the water. I am looking to make this a long weekend. Requirements - Easy travel from New York...

After seeing footage in Blue Planet, and reading about orcas ganging up to kill a great white shark in The Devil's Teeth, I was wondering... Are there any documented cases of orcas attacking humans? I'm not scared of sharks, but these creatures could give me pause.

A discussion got started in another thread on what I would characterize as the ethics of diving with know (and possibly undisclosed) medical contraindications. Opinions being what they are, in my view it is wrong to dive with these conditions. While it might be conceptually desirable to...

Sounds like a great find. Congratulations to those responsible. From http://www.japundit.com "One of Australia’s enduring WWII maritime mysteries has apparently been solved. During the Pacific War, elite Japanese submariners in their ‘midget’ vessels launched a daring raid on Sydney...

I searched, couldn't find it. I'm sure it's been asked a hundred times. How do you insert a "full" sized photo in the body of a post versus attaching a file or having a thumbnail size photo linked to the Member Gallery?

I am curious about the impact of alcohol consumption post-dive. Are there any empirical studies linking this to DCS? I can understand alcohol-consumption induced dehydration being an issue the next day, but I am wondering about alcohol bringing on DCS in the time immediately to a short time...

I'm lucky enough to be going to Kauai sometime in the next 18 months. We get to pick the time, but have a variety of scheduling constraints to work around. I'm seeking some information on whether there are "don't go" and "best possible" times of year for diving, and also information on whether...

Does anyone have experience with this operator? I will be staying near their Oyster Pond location. Thanks!

I'm interested in how deep you have taken your PT-023 without a flood or other problems. I know what the rated depth is, but I have a "project" that is a bit deeper. No guarantees in life, but I'm curious what others' experiences are. Insurance is paid up.