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nevermind, Threatening to buy another one made it turn up....

I somehow misplaced a friends computer so I'm looking to buy a replacement for it. I'm sure as soon as I buy one, it will turn up so laugh at my misfortune, lol.

73 since January 1st. I moved to Florida on December 23rd but waited a week to start diving. Did I mention that I like to dive?

Anther update.... I am now a paid treasure hunter. Not your typical $300 a week plus a percentage type treasure hunter, a very, very attractive daily rate treasure hunter. Being a divemaster and having my own gear was instrumental in getting me this job. Being comfortable underwater and time...

That is exactly why I asked this. The whole concept is nuts to me, I never thought it would be possible for me. I met with one of the guys yesterday and am meeting the crew and launching the boats tomorrow. The guy I met has been doing this for 21 years all over the world. I never even...

I have been offered a position with a treasure outfit here in Florida. I am being paid a fixed daily rate which is pretty attractive. I will also earn bonuses for anything of value found. That being said, I have no idea at all about the treasure industry except what I've seen on t.v.. I...

just an update: I am a divemaster now! Divemastering alone isn't a wise financial move in itself. I have found that doing divemaster duties pays more in favors than actual money. One hand washes the other though, I haven't paid for nitrox fills, rescue class, divemaster class, or boat trips in...

in January I weighed 174lbs, hardcore gym training has pushed my weight up to 191 since then. I was diving with 11lbs total in a 5mm (5lb BP, and 6lbs lead) with a steel 100. I had been diving heavy on purpose (the surge in ft pierce forces me to dive heavy to hold bottom). on my last bridge...

I received my mounts very quickly from Frank at Z GEAR. I was impressed with both the light and go-pro mount. The design was simple and efficient as I feel most things scuba related should be. Attachment to the straps on my bp&w was simple and painless. I used the light mount on some lobster...

I was out sunday and a guy lost his computer while on his safety stop. He had 2 large conch shells in his bag so he tied the bag to his reel and smb and let them go to mark where his computer went down. unfortunately, the smb never made it to the surface. we were diving near the area 51. there...

I have never dove vero so I cant comment on how the shops/ instructors are. I can tell you that there are a ton of boats and shops that dive daily in Jupiter and west palm. I completed my divemaster course material Friday and was working a boat deck today, so there is demand for GOOD people in...

I ordered 90% of my gear online and never tried anything on prior to purchasing. I never stepped foot in a dive shop before I purchased basically everything but tanks, weights, a gear bag, and defog for my mask. Maybe I was lucky, but I didn't have any fit issues with anything I ordered. Prices...

my shop does the groupon thing occasionally. they charge $189 + course materials. this is what they normally charge, but the groupon ad says the normal price is $299 + course materials. they do take a hit using groupon vs. someone who just walks in the shop to get certified, but it brings more...

I will chime in here since I purchased all my gear in the last few months. I bought 90% of my gear new. atomic z2x DIN regulator: normal price: $509, I paid $280 (scuba.com display) atomic titanium ss1: normal price: $379, I paid $200 (used) scubapro pure tek BP&W: normal price: $775, I paid...

Its definitely not about cert cards for me either. I am by no means saying a diver with 5 dives would be the perfect rescue diver with all his rescue skills mastered. I however put things into perspective with real world situations and think about how I would have reacted in a bad situation...

I've decided to share my experiences in this forum to maybe shed some light on what a new diver can expect or encounter when first getting into diving. If any mods feel this isn't the correct forum, feel free to put it where you feel it belongs. I had no knowledge of diving prior to joining this...

Thank you for this offer! I am a recent transplant to Florida and through the use of another forum, I met and bug hunt with a 2nd generation commercial guy that lives 1.5 miles from me. Yesterday we pulled 48 bugs out of Ft. pierce. We also hunt at night and Ft. pierce has some deep holes that...

I can be there one or both days if no one commits.

I am fairly new to diving myself, but I took a different approach. I bought just about everything PRIOR to taking any classes or ever diving. When I figured out that I was moving to Florida, I did a ton of research on here and other online sources and bought everything I needed to dive. I showed...

I took the advice posted in one of my other thread and contacted Steve-O from Treasure coast dive charters in Ft. pierce. We headed out for an afternoon trip despite 3 other guys bailing. That was a very stand up move in my opinion. I doubt a whole lot of charter boats would have left the dock...