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    Nekton boats may come back!!

    Wow, I have been out of touch with diving for a while now and miss it very much.... I did my first liveaboard on the Pilot over a decade ago--loved it; I was hooked! Since then, I have taken trips on the Pilot, Rorqual, and Aggressor boats. They've spoiled me to the extent that if I am going...
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    PT Surge light: how long between bulb replacements?

    Hi, That's probably what I'll do.... It'll likely be at least another year before I get to go diving again, so sometime next year, I'll figure out what other dive stuff I "need" and put together an order that includes the bulb. Thanks for your replies!
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    PT Surge light: how long between bulb replacements?

    Hi Damselfish, Yeah, when I first looked at the bulb, it looked soldered on to me too, which is why I emailed Princeton Tec expecting them to send me a new replacement board or something, particularly as I've hardly used the light at all. They told me that I could buy a replacement bulb at...
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    PT Surge light: how long between bulb replacements?

    Hi, I was wondering how long your bulbs last in your dive lights? My Princeton Tec Surge bulb broke after less than 20 dives. I’m on my second Princeton Tec Surge light. I mailed back my first one, and they replaced it for free because of design problems with the first version. The first...
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    Diving in Taiwan

    Hi Snoopy! When I did a seach on "Taiwan", your post from last fall came up. Did you ever do any diving in Taiwan afterall? I'm going to be in Taipei in May, and I thought that I should try to do some diving in Asia. I though about trying to do a liveaboard in Indonesia, but the State...
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    Chinese food: An expose'

    Arnaud, I appreciate that you are one of the few to break from the pack and see this song in a different light.... Yes, I agree that one of the things that is most offensive about the song is the implication that chinese restaurants are unscrupulous with their attempts to deceive. The...
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    Chinese food: An expose'

    I agree. I don't understand why that was song was so funny and do not find it particularly clever. But asians are typically easy targets for stereotypes and discrimination (e.g., being bad drivers, owning dry cleaning stores, etc.) because they are not a very vocal group (not in the culture)...
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    Is this a good rig?

    Hi Calvin, I bought my equipment many years ago, so I don't have any sense of what's a good deal. But just wanted to say that I LOVE my Oceanic wireless computer. It's the DataTrans. I haven't had any problems with it, and I love the freedom of not having the extra hoses. Most people that...
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    Just got back from 10days in Coz 3/3/04

    Hi! Lobster, YUM!!! So, did you see anyone do 2 morning and 2 afternoon dives on a regular basis? Or at all? On a liveaboard, you can usually fit in 5 dives a day (including the night dive). Well, I just moved out to the west coast and am finding out that I don't have as many options...
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    Can anyone cook authentic Chinese food?

    Yeah.... I was trying to figure out which province egg foo young might have come from.... And the weird thing is that when I go to, uh, less "diverse" parts of the US and feel those cravings for asian food, I have no choice but to go one of the two chinese restaurants in town.... I always try...
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    Just got back from 10days in Coz 3/3/04

    Oh, to reply to your question at the end of you posting.... YES, do a liveaboard!!! If you want max bottom time & convenience, it's the way to go. Not sure where you are located, but for easy to get to liveaboards, the Nekton in Ft Lauderdale is great. The diving is very relaxed, and the...
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    Just got back from 10days in Coz 3/3/04

    Hi! Thanks for the great report! Sounds like you had a great time! Did you do the 3 dive/day package with Blue XT? I notice that most operators only offer 2 dive/day packages, which for me just isn't enough diving.... And I saw that BlueXT was the only one to offer 3 dive/day...
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    Comment by 'pisces' in media 'ornate-ghost-pipefish'

    oooohhhh.... aaaahhhh....
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    Comment by 'pisces' in media 'nudibranch'

    Oh, Oh, it's a cow!!! Where? Where?
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    Good dives, bad services, terrible food in Peleliu Storyboard Beach Resort.

    Hey Jennefer! I can certainly understand to your frustrations and feelings of being attacked. You were gracious enough to share your experiences with the dive community to give us fair warning. And I'm sure that most people/divers appreciate your efforts and can empathize and sympathize...
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    How's the dive op at ClubMed Turks&Caicos?

    Hey there! I got certified at Club Med TQ about 7-8 years ago. I thought that the instructors & the diver operation were very good. They were knowledgeable, thorough, patient, and very safety conscious. Yes, it tends to be more crowded than most people would like, but it's targeting a...
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    Is this normal for a charter?

    Uh, could you describe her because she sounds exactly like this woman on one of my liveaboards trips! (just kidding about the describing her part!). The woman on my trip ran completely out of air twice! It was drift diving, so when you are running low on air, you are supposed to calmly...
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    Fiji for beginners?

    I was thinking the same thing! I started diving in Moorea. Then after that, I did most of my dive trips in the Bahamas & the Caribbean because it was closer & cheaper. While I had a lot of fun on my trips, it certainly took a while to "readjust" my dive expectations.... ;) (and I'm still...
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    Fiji for beginners?

    Hi Polly! Moorea is SO beautiful, and the underwater visibility is amazing!!! Waters are very calm. I was there about 8 years ago, so I don't know if the dive sites have held up. I think April/May is when I was there. It's a good time to go. Waters are still pretty warm (end of their...
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    Good dives, bad services, terrible food in Peleliu Storyboard Beach Resort.

    Hi Jennefer, I wanted to say again that I really appreciate that you took the time to post your experiences. I think that it is invaluable information that I will certainly use! I, like most people, read the boards and check the internet before planning a trip. Oddly enough, on the...
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