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The hinge is on the bottom and standard mailbox clasp at the top. I am not sure I would do it the same way again. The hatch is very heavy and held closed by the clasp, friction with the boot and six counter sunk Neodymium magnets. I won’t be surprised if I have to go out and fix it periodically.

That is true. I still have a coffee can of powder out in my shed... I don't remember if you were in any of my other videos, beside this one from 2017

I was honored to share some of those dives with you.

Just put this up today.

I have done Bonaire and and Florida. Bonaire is better diving and the total cost of the trip was less than a trip to Florida when you factor in everything.

Bonaire has some resort packages and the diving is pretty easy. I would stick with a resort to start. If you have problems with gear or get frustrated, or whatever, you are on a nice tropical island with fun stuff to do. A live aboard is going to trap a bunch of more experienced divers with a...

Hold it, I didn't get this on the first read through... You want it just for playing around in the pool? There no skills that you could practice that would require that much pool time. I thought you had some purposeful use for the dive like clean a hull or something. Just swim laps.

If you are making multiple short dives, using a couple of bigger tanks on a series of dives makes more sense. If you are making dives to ten feet for ten minutes, just use an AL80 four times rather than a 5L pony once. a 30L tank won't fill a 5L cylinder six times. I think you are making the...

I did find a $50 bill in Florida.

32 lbs is pretty close to what a lot of BCD can lift. Add full tank... I could see someone moderately overweighted in a 7mm wetsuit getting to the bottom and realizing they don't have enough lift to get off the bottom. My 120 is 9 lbs negative when full. Better to find the belt on the...

I found two spear guns. one was eventually reconnected with the owner the other I sold to a friend for $175. 32 lb is a lot of lead. Was that pretty cold water? That sounds like dry suit kind of numbers.

It seems to be that the best solution would be to invest in a compressor and just top off tanks as needed and dragging around a bank tank of air seems like a PIA. Also, you aren't going to get full use out of the tank. Once tank's pressure gets down to around the working pressure of the tanks...

I've heard that one more than a couple of times. People doing clean ups come across them pretty often. I bet if you google ashes and scuba you'll find divers hauling up a bunch...

That is a mighty expensive tank. I would say either buy as many used tanks as you think you'll need or look at getting a compressor.

Shhhh... we aren't supposed to talk about such things in front of the Newbs......

Night diving is not significantly harder than daytime diving. In limited visibility. You can actually see the light of your buddies at a greater distance than you might during the day. If you are claustrophobic, it may be take some getting used to. Really the only things to keep in mind are...

That is a you problem:wink:. There are certain dive situations that freak me out and I try to avoid them or get used to them. I end up with a lot of low visibility diving because of where I live. Being comfortable with it is an effort on my part. I would suggest, don't do what you are not...

I hardly ever have seen tarpon during the day. On night dives they are constant companions. All but one of my octopus encounters were at night and I have seldom seen squid during the day. Up hear in New England bioluminescence is a big part of summer night dives. I I always spend part of the...

Night dives are the boss. There is a lot more interest ing stuff going on at night than during the day. You need to be a little more spatially aware, so you aren’t blundering into things that are not illuminated. It is almost always worth the extra effort