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Whenever I dive Lobos I see you guys setting up your rigs on portable tables. Where do I find one? Is it just a portable work table from HomeDepot or something specifically designed for dive gear?

After seeing the positive review in Scuba Diving I've become intrigued with the new Aeris 5 Oceans BC. I do most of my local diving in a dry suit with 25-28lbs of lead. I like the idea of being able to bring the same lite weight BC on trips to warm water. I don't do any tech diving. It looks...

I haven't been diving in the Monetery area in months so I'm totally out of the loop. However, I have a reservation for Lobos that I made months ago and would be psyched to go if conditions are good. I'm looking at forecasts for Sunday and the wave height looks good but perhaps all the recent...

I'm going to be in Poipu for a week in November. I've been looking at the websites of Bubbles Below, Fathom Five and SeaSport. Does anyone have a recommendation they'd like to share? fyi. A plus would be a photographer friendly boat. (space for camera, rinse tank)

I was planning on playing hooky tomorrow(Wed. 11/14) and hitting Whaler's Cove with a buddy. As of right now it doesn't look like it would be worthwhile given the forecasts but I never feel like I know what I'm doing when I try to interoperate some the buoy data. It's quite a drive from Marin...

It seems like every time I look at this board recently there are suggestions or rumors of recent shark sightings. I get the sense there’s bit of hysteria dating back to the incident at DelMonte. With that in mind I hate to add to the list of unfounded reports but I can't help but ask about...

This fearless guy decided to haul out and clamber up the Whaler's Cove boat ramp before making himself at home in the middle of the parking lot road. I should know the answer but what is he/she? Not a sea lion. Nor does it look like any harbor seal I've seen before. I couldn't figure out if...

New ownership? Just an online facelift? The old web site is down and it is now listed as the "Monterey Bay Dive Company" Is used to be "Monterey Bay Dive Center" no? I was under the impression they were also the owners of the The Marin Dive Cener but I notice that all reference to the...

I've heard the breakwater is a fun night dive. I was thinking of doing my first night dive this Saturday. Any suggestions or advice? Better to follow the wall or would it be more interesting to look for octopus in the pipes that head out from the bathroom area? How many lights do I(with wife...

I took a drysuit class a few months ago and have rented a drysuit from Wallins the last couple of times I've been diving in Monterey. I'm not sure I dive enough to justify the cost of a high end dry suit but I'm also having a very difficult time getting psyched about returning to diving with my...

Dove N.Monastery last week end and conditions were pretty good. Entries and exits were reasonable and vis was quite decent once you got below 50'. Dolphins played on the surface during both dives. On the way home we stopped by Butterfly House to take a look. I keep hearing this is a great spot...

I had 4 spots(two teams of two) reserved for this Saturday the 15th. Unfortunately, plans have fallen apart and we're not going to be able to make it. I just called the reservation office at Pt.Lobos and notified them so that they can make the spots available to someone else. If you call soon...

Dove North Monastery Beach and Metridium Fields on Sat. 2/25. Great conditions. 35' vis and the ocean was pretty much like glass everywhere. We were looking for a third dive and a local dive store operator suggested we hit a location that I think he refered to as "Butterfly" house. A...

Finally dove Pt.Lobos for the first time on 10/09/05. We had a great time and I could see the potential of the site but it seemed like conditions were very poor compared to most reports I've heard. I'm curious if this was typical vis for this time of year or if things were stirred up more than...

I'm going to head down from Marin to dive Pt.Lobos on Oct.9. I'm thinking of camping instead of a hotel this trip. The Pt. Lobos site lists these campgrounds as being nearby. Does anyone have any thoughts on these or other good options? I'm just going to throw down a tent. I can deal with being...

More gremlins for me. I've noticed recently that I've lost the ability to edits posts. Was this a functionality change made to the entire site or is it just me? Yes, I'm signed in.

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Any idea why my stats on the left says I have "-1" photos in my gallery when in fact I have twenty?

We had some very nice dives on The Sanctuary yesterday. We dove North Cypress and Local's Ledge. It was one of those days where the camera equipment was fighting me. A dead grip battery meant I had limited exposure control. I was playing with some new manual focus rings on the second dive but a...

There's a thread on Wetpixel regarding the fact that Nikon recently trademarked "D200". http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9134 Keep your fingers crossed that a successor to the prosumer D100 isn't just a fantasy and will be available sooner rather than later. Maybe those of us...