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I took my kid down to Florida as a graduation present and to celebrate their getting into med school. This was their first experience in of non-New England diving. The last two days we did some boat dives and this was the last dive of the trip.

This dive turned into a solo night dive because all the noobs turned the dive when we ran into another group from a different entry point. By the time I realized they had turned, I was "Yes! Peace at last!"

I have a mask fitted with prescription bifocals. The lenses cost $350 last year and were bonded in some manner to a stock mask by the lens maker (prescription dive mask in CA, I believe). The mask dropped in my garage when I was stowing gear and the mask plate lens completely shattered. The...

Hi, it has occurred to me that may pieces of hardware on old regulators were not manufactured specific to a purpose, but repurposed from existing off the shelf components. I am interested in getting a banjo adapter for my vintage regulators. Does anyone have the specs or part numbers for them...

So this is a curiosity question. I had the chance to use a R1 O2 rebreather the other day in a try it dive at local pool. It was a pretty cool experience and it prompted a question. Would one of these rebreathers be able to replace my conventional OC scuba for diving at recreational depths...

So last year I switched over to the Shearwater Peregrin. I been very happy with the computer, and having it keep a permanent electronic book is new to me. I bit the bullet and switched to the shearwater logging software to track my dives. I like the easy downloads and being able to add detail...

I picked up a US Divers DH Aquamast that I am going to work on over the winter. The previous owner was using it as a hooka regulator and the hoses and mouth look to be in good condition except for some reddish mineral build up (bottom paint?). Any suggestions on ways to clean it up without...

So, everyone finished the holiday ‘I was a good boy or girl’ gear purchases (don’t lie, you emailed links and it was paid for from a joint account). What did St Amazon deliver? Now that you are tricked out as the scuba whore you really are, what are your gear/diving goals for 2022?

I saw the title on Netflix and assumed it was a kid oriented documentary. While you could certainly watch it with kids, it was really a beautifully shot doc about the small inhabitants of the Great Barrier Reef. The focal character was a larval puffer growing up in its first year of life...

Years ago I bought this D-A Dive Bright 500 light for $5 at good will and have kept it as a display item amongst my dive treasures. When I was a lad, this was the light I always wanted but could never afford. I was looking at it the other day and kicking around what it would require to make it...

This was my last shot at seeing an octopus in the wild this year. Conditions were good, and the octopus, who was much larger than I was expecting was also very obliging and made and early appearance in only ten feet of water. by the west wall of the cove. After encountering the octopus we...

I was just reading some old timers talking about their J-valve adventures and this topic jumped to mind. There are a couple of ways you could look at it. Did it make diving more accessible to the average person or did it make it safer/enjoyable or popular. Because it is so broad, I am letting...

we made two dives at FTW on the third. They were both good. The visibility during was not stellar,m but we had a good time. Plenty of tropicals are still around. In addition to one of the largest squid I have ever come across, we encountered, puffers, spotted butterflies, and goat fish. Not...

Sunday I made three dives. The first was at Green Bridge and was very surge-y. I was with a newish diver who was having some mask issues and was getting her first dive of the season in. We ended up puttering around the cove looking for tropicals (which we didn’t find). We decided to give a...

I ran across a video for a program out of Australia called “Dive Club”. It is coming to Netflix September 2nd. It looks like a production for young adults. I will probably watch some of it just for the diving, even if it will come across as creepy….

Did a Sunday dive at Old Garden Beach on July 25, 2021. Several Stripers, skates, flounder, moon snails seen. I haven't come across a moon snail attacking a quahog before and that was pretty interesting. Winds out of the SSW closed down most of the surrounding dive sites, so this was our best...

This was from my second dive using my Lefeet S1 DPV. It was made at Old Garden Beach. Water temps were very chilly 47F and we only had a half cylinder of air left from out first dive. The scooter did surprisingly well running for about a half hour. We started out running on full, but I...

This was our first dive at OGB. Wind from the South had been stirring up the waters around Newport and I thought we should try someplace new. I realized that Rockport was only an about 45 minutes farther than Newport and is much better protected from the South. Mike, Emily and I caught the site...

My dive buddy Mike B. and I were heading out to dive Ft Wetherill on Sunday Morning. As we passed over the Jamestown Verrazano Bridge, it was obvious that this was a spectacular day. I suggested that we do the extra drive to Newport and take a chance that it was just as nice there as it...