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as many of you know trying to leave the airport involves running thru countless salesmen who want to show you a timeshare or condo. I saw a guy wearing a white T shirt with this printed in spanish on the front ....... "I already own a timeshare/condo so back off and stop waisting my time." He...

Does any one know how the Spree and Fling made out in the storm. There were many bookings for the Flower Gardens that had to be cancelled. How much damage was done to their docks and will they relocate the boats to another port. The cruise ships running out of Galveston have relocated to the...

How long should a scuba regulator last? Good Question ...... some divers like myself have regulators over 20 years old that have been well maintained. Other divers feel they should trade in and get a new one every few years. I feel that it you purchase a "great" regulator from a reliable source...

Has the record high price of oil ( average about $100/barrel) causing you to rethink your diving vacation plans? I have been checking prices and not only the fees for the diving have shot up (over $300 for one week on the boat) but when you add in the increased prices of airfare, hotel, food and...

A lot of scubaboard members are big NFL football fans. At this time there is a BIG PROBLEM with Time Warner Cable not wanting to carry the NFL Network on basic cable. Time Warner says there are not enought subscribers which would want to watch their programing to justify the extra 2 cents per...

Is anyone going on the ScubaToys/ScubaBoard cruise on Royal Caribbean Feb 17th thru 24th. Haven't found much information on it .... they don't list planned group dives so are you suppose to set up your own diving for each port ? The trip price quoted by ScubaToys is about $50 more than Expedia...

Taking my wife on a week vacation to Oahu this June to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. This will be our first trip to Hawaii and we want to dive 3 or 4 days. Would like to hear from ScubaBoard members on best dive shops to use, good hotels to stay at, and other interesting places to see...

I've been diving over 30 years and have filled up 5 log books with diving notes. I have yet to be ask by anyone to see them ..... not in Cozumel, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire or Cayman islands have I ever been ask by a dive operator or dive master to show a log book. They always want to...

Do you still have an old regulator that you sometimes use ? I own a 1968 VOIT Titan II J and a 1970 U.S. Divers Aquamaster doublehose I sometime use. My newest regulator is a Mares Abyss I received after trading in a 1987 Dacor Pacer that was used every year by my wife until parts became hard...

Boy did I miss the boat .... look at what vintage catalogs have sold for on ebay lately .... 1971 Dacor catalog $50.00, 1971 Parkway for $56.00, a 1971 Sportsways for $47.00 and a 1980 U.S.Divers for $41.00 .............. I must have thrown out several hundred dollars worth of this stuff just a...

Purchased a Olympus D-580 digital camera with a underwater case and I'm having trouble getting sharp clear pictures. Have tried playing around with the different camera setting for both focus and exposure with little luck. Is there someone out there that owns this type of rig that can tell me...

The Texas Clipper (the former Texas A&M training ship) will leave the Maritime Administration Reserve Ship Fleet friday morning for Brownsville. The 473ft ship will be sunk about 17 miles off the south Texas coast and become an artificial reef later next year. This is the next ship headed for...

There have been a lot of threads about problems with getting service from different Scuba companies lately. Some companies have offered a "lifetime warranty" on their products but fail to follow through by making excuses for poor service or the lack of parts. In contrast there are several...

How many rules can you think of for diving ...... I'm starting off with 6 basic rules if you think of any more just add them to the list ........ (1) Check gear (2) Find water (3) Jump in (4) Dive down (5) Don't mess with fish that are bigger than you are (6) remember to come up when...

Has anyone use Vintage Scuba Supply to rebuild a double hose regulator? How did it turn out? I'm just about to sent them my DA Aqua-Master and would like to know how good are they?

An offer posted here on ScubaBoard is not what it seems .... DiveLeisure-offer.com ( also listed under Oceanic.Leisure-offer.com) states that if you complete a simple survey then you will receive a free Oceanic Delta 4 Regulator ... NOT TRUE ... what they don't tell you is after you complete...

check out the Mares ad in May 2006 issue of SCUBA DIVING magazine. Page 11 Mares is promoting their new V42 Proton metal regulator but the eye catching part of the ad is a cherry red Chevy Camaro ...... the car looks to be about a 1968 RS ..... don't know for sure. The new regulator is nice but...

"NO MASK ON FOREHEAD VS WEARING MASK ON FOREHEAD" BY bubblesjw JUST HIT 5,639 REPLIES AND 55,236 VIEWS .... just wondering ... What is the largest posted thread in ScubaBoard history ? Which thread has had the most views ? What is the oldest (1st thread) posted on the board ? Who is the...

The damage from hurricane Katrina is bad and I urge everyone to contribute money to the American Red Cross or Salivation Army .... but a Nigerian scam has started where they are sending out emails asking people to contribute money directly (using their credit card) to help the relief effort. THE...