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Update: Missing diver found dead off Manasota Key ENGLEWOOD, FL (WWSB) - Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is now conducting a death investigation of a missing diver off Manasota Key. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, James Little, 62, a Venice resident was the diver who was...

Title says it all. The straps supplied with the unit strike me as flimsy.

Looking for a buddy for Saturday morning trip with either Ocean Divers or Rainbow Reef. I'm going to book tomorrow, but the kiddo isn't up for it. Anyone up for it?

We picked a pretty great week to be in the keys, weather has been great since we got here on Saturday. This is mostly a family trip, so the diving will be a bit limited. Rented our favorite house in Marathon. This is the third time we're renting it, and I love it. Central to everything...

Let's see if I have enough energy left over to write a trip report :) We got a very early start to the day, I woke up at 4:30 to pack lunch, etc, and woke the kid up after 5. Shortly after 5:30 my instructor picked us up, and we were off to pick up the boat. Loaded all our gear, which was...

He'll be 15 soon, learned hunting in our AOW class which we are almost done with now. Decided to hunt before our night dive, and kiddo got a nice 28" gag, who slipped the spear and gave quite a fight. Happy kid, proud dad. We had two generous portions tonight, with enough left over for...

So thrilled with this that I have to share. So my kid found this tooth on one of our dives, which turns out to be a great mako: He's off on vacation, and I thought since this is his first big tooth, it should be commemorated. Maybe turn it into a necklace? But I didn't want to do it cheap...

Went out this morning with Nitrogen Narcosis . First stop was M-16, one of the counties artificial reefs, a pile of rubble, culverts and the like. Vis was great, 20-25 ft I would say. There was a thermocline towards the bottom, but we were in our 5mils and it did not bother us. Great, relaxing...

Background: I have severe hearing loss, due to otosclerosis, wear hearing aids. However, my alarm clock was loud enough to wake me up. Incident: Spring break diving trip. After the first day of diving, I feel water in my ears that night and use swimmers ear. This has NOT happened to me...

I'm stoked about this. Bought the mount HOPING it would work, and it works like a charm! You can update your description to include the Leonardo. On the Leonardo, remove the straps (actually, this step is probably superfluous), and pry the computer out of the boot as gently as possible (read...

First dive of our spring break road trip, devil's den. Turn it on pre-dive, it's strapped to my head, post dive when I check it the power is off. I try to turn it on, but nothing, that's when I see the case is flooded. I sigh. The latch is not compromised. When we get back to the hotel, I...

On a Spring Break diving road trip w/ my kid. As always, I completely overpacked. Our poor Jetta is loaded to the gills. Day 0: Checked into the High Springs Country Inn. Perfectly passable for the price, plenty of room to spread out. Free internet was a plus. Day 1: Had to completely...

This is our first planned stop on our spring break trip. We'll go to Peacock regardless just to see the park and do the trail, but from what I've been able to find, it looks like OG is not very clear at all, until you get to the cavern (we're OW, so have zero intention of going in the cavern)...

I'm guessing early AND high tide would be ideal, but that won't be an option this weekend :)

I'm severely hearing impaired (wear hearing aids) and while editing our dive videos from the keys last year, I realized that I'm completely immune to all the underwater maracas, tank bangers, etc (unfortunately, this includes the beeping from my computer, but that's a different thread). I need...

We're doing a Crystal River manatee snorkel for my son's birthday in early November, and I decided to tack on Blue Grotto and Devil's Den the next day as an added bonus. I need a place for us to crash for one evening, and lodging options in the area seem limited. Ocala lodging is more varied...

Took the pups to the dog park on Saturday and realized how clear the water was, 6 feet at least! Yes, you may laugh, but that's pretty darn good visibility at the beach here. So Sunday morning we got up early, and headed to Point of Rocks for the first time. I've lived here for 20+ years...

My 13 year old son and myself headed down to Key Largo for the weekend for our first real diving vacation. Prior to this, we only had 3 post-cert dives. The idea was to add 8 more dives to our log books, and trying out four highly (scubaboard) rated outfits in the process. Details on each...

Saturday morning myself and my 13 year old son met Dawn and Mike from Beach City Scuba at the entrance to Weeki Wachee Springs State Park for a fun guided dive. This trip served many purposes for us. We're newly certified, so a calm place to practice some skills, continue familiarizing...

Greetings from SW Florida. Newly re-certified and oh so happy to be getting back underwater. 20some years ago, when I was 13, my dad and I took our NAUI certs. A few years later we stopped after my dad had a bad day on the Duane. We gave up diving completely, all our gear hanging in the...