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Probably headed to the Grecian for two dives. We'll have more of a selection if we can get a few more people though. Wherever we do go, we're setting a soft limit of 130fsw for sites (i.e. we're not going to the acid barge or the Bass this time). Primary purpose of the trip is for an Advanced...

Hi, Up for sale is a Luxfer AL 19cf pony tank with a Dive Rite stage strap setup and OMS deco reg with button SPG. Valve is 200BAR DIN. Tank is NOT currently O2 clean. Tank has served me well for the past 3 years however I need another AL 40. Tank has recent hydro & VIP. Reg was last...

Hi everyone, So I'm in the market for a new set of doubles which means I need to get rid of a few tanks I have kicking around at the moment. I have a steel LP Faber 98 with an H-Valve (I'll include the caps if you want to take it off) and a set of double PST 72's with nice, wide bands...

Article can be found here No real details yet though. I'm not entirely sure what this means either: "Police said the diver had filed a dive plan." Filed with whom? -- Matt

Just passing this news along: Rhode Island man charged in his wife's mysterious Caribbean drowning - Local News Updates - The Boston Globe Arrest warrant application is attached to this message. -- Matt

I've only managed to take this housing on 5 sw dives and really can't justify the cost having it sit around. The housing (IK6870.1) and dome port (IK5503) are in like new condition and comes in the original packaging. If you would like detailed pics of the housing/port or have any questions...

I've been messing around with Google Earth lately and started plotting local wrecks using numbers from Gary Gentile's books and overlaying images of the ships as I find them. This is a work in progress but please try it out and let me know what you think. Any tips/additions/etc are more than...

Are there any charter operations local to RI that run year round? Everyones schedule seems to stop around November 1'st. I'm looking for a reliable yet reasonable boat which will go to the local wrecks other than the U-853 (ie. Black Point, Idene, Neptune, Teti, Explorer, etc), explore other...

So I go to B&M on my lunch break to get my tanks filled for tommorow and who walks in the store but Gary Gentile! He was with a group of people and I didn't recognize any of them. Can't imagine what he's doing up here. Pretty cool anyway.

Just received my heavy (5#) STA from Hammerhead Scuba today and it's rather nice. It came "as cut" so there were some sharp edges which would have scratched my tank but after some work with a grinding wheel and a polishing wheel it's much smoother. All in all, very nice product. I'm sure...

This looks cool and hopefully we'll see someone apply it to dive masks in the near future: http://www.azonano.com/news.asp?newsID=1312 Here's a quick blurb: Foggy windows and lenses are a nuisance, and in the case of automobile windows, can pose a driving hazard. Now, a group of...

I posted this in 'Accidents and Incidents' but I wanted to post it here as well in case anyone missed it. The did release the name of the diver tonight on the news but will not post it here. My condolences to family and friends. Can't think of anywhere else but the uboat given the...

Just heard on ABC 6 news that a diver died off the coast of block island in 120fsw... sounds like it could have been the uboat. I have no further details but will try to post them if/when I do. Has anyone else heard about this or have any other information? Condolences to any family/friends...

Yup... believe it or not Chris (RIOceanographer) and I were ending a dive last night at Ft. Wetherill (boat ramp side) and came across a small fish that neither of us could ID. Chris did some research and came up with this: Yup, it was a barracuda. Specifically it was a northern sennet...

Has anyone ever tried something like this or think it may be possible? I have a set of steel 72's laying around that I would like to double up (just for fun) but I don't feel like shelling out for another wing at the moment. I'm pretty sure that the lift would be OK but would they 'fit' on...

Has anyone out there taken classes through Undersea Exploration Inc. (ie. the Seeker)? I was interested in taking Nitrox and Adv. Nitrox/Deco through them but I haven't heard anything good or bad about their classes. The prices seem right though. -- Matt

I guess you could call me a DIR wannabe. I subscribe to a lot of the ideas DIR brings to the table and one of those that I strongly support is minimalism when it comes to gear configuration. If you don't need it, don't bring it. Extra crap just gets in the way. Anyway, about a week ago I...

RIOceanographer and I did a 'night' dive off of Pier 5 in narragansett (it was still light out when we were finished but I guess you could call it a night dive). We hit low tide so the max depth was around 21fsw or so with a bottom time of 103min. This is a nice, -very- easy site with an...

Saw this on rec.scuba and thought some people here would appreciate it: ------------------------------------------------------------------ How many forum posters does it take to change a light bulb? - 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed...