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    Bret Gilliam

    I knew him, and he was truly a larger than life personality. I consider the Fathoms Magazine live aboard trips I did with him to be some of the highlights of my diving career. I’m proud to have his name as my instructor on my TDI Draeger Rebreather C-card obtained on a 12 day adventure in...
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    Fire on dive boat Conception in CA

    I know all our hearts go out to the victims of this terrible tragedy on the Conception this weekend. I don’t think our community has experienced this level of fatalities on a US based liveaboard since the Wave Dancer. I only hope that a reasonable explanation for the cause of the fire and its...
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    Santa Cruz Dive Boat Fire Incident Condolences

    I know all our hearts go out to the victims of this terrible tragedy on the Conception this weekend. I don’t think our community has experienced this level of fatalities on a US based liveaboard operation since the Wave Dancer. I only hope that a reasonable explanation for the cause of the fire...
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    WOW - 100 of you guys- that is an invasion - have fun!!

    Roatan is still a great spot. I first dove there in1995 from Romeo's Resort, went back and stayed at AKR in 2000, and was just there in October this year- small lodge small dive op. Still friendly people and good prices all over the bay and west end. Don't miss the "Monkey La Las" -...
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    Palau: Liveaboard decisions? Compared to shore-based? Help?

    I'd go ahead and do the second liveaboard in Palau. They do get to most sites ahead of land based and the do take you to Jellyfish lake and usually offer land tours of the WWII bunkers. Plus I've read that hoards of Chinese tourists are now crowding into new and long standing hotels and diving...
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    Bikini Atoll study

    Expensive but worth it! - Bikini Atoll Divers was a class act. - trip report below
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    Combining Palau with...Yap? Truk? ???

    You've probably gone & come back judging by the dates of these posts and the time you said you wanted to travel. But if not I did a week on the Odyssey, then a week on Yap (two resorts) followed by a liveaboard in Palau. It's probably no longer in business - the Big Blue. Best three weeks of my...
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    Fiji: Our thoughts and prayers are with you

    I'm so sorry for those poor folks and the island ecosystems.
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    recommendations for dual gas computer similar to DiveRite Nitek??

    It’s been awhile since I posted on this board but somebody out there knows the answer to my question. As the proud owner of two Dive Rite Nitek Duo computers that I just sent back to Dive Rite for service I wondered why did they drop the Duo and Trio computers from their product line? Were...
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    submarine dive but not Atlantis????

    seems like there used to be a deep diving submarine excursion off Maui I think. 1000ft or something like that. Anyone remember this??? Is it still out there......secretly available for those with the desire & gold card? Pat
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    Dave Vecella, Yap

    Anyone have any details on Dave Vecella's deep diving accident on November 13, 2008? He was a great guy.
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    SeaLife DC800

    Thanks Denise - I'll give it a try
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    Need software for trip video

    1. anyone know a software program which would allow me to build a trip CD or DVD which could incorporate an intermix of both the mini movies from my Olympus camera (.mov file type) along with jpeg photos in a seemless presentation? Thanks - Mr. Pat
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    SeaLife DC800

    1. anyone know a software program which would allow me to build a trip CD or DVD which could incorporate an intermix of both the mini movies from the camera along with jpeg photos in a seemless presentation? 2. SeaLife Denise - what does the software which comes with the camera do in this...
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    SeaLife DC800

    Hey Man thanks a lot- Your macro shots prove that you can get in close enough for me. My previous UW camera needed a seperate close up lens and sticks to get that kind of close up. That leaves just one question for this group: 3) anyone know a software program which would allow me to build a...
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    SeaLife DC800

    Okay I've now read all 19 pages and am getting interested in the SeaLife product again. Three questions 1) Have any of you who've had the older 500 or 600 versions formed an opinion about the width of the built in wide angle in the 800 as compared to the older versions with the add on wide...
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    DC800 vs DC600

    Thanks for that info. I sold a DC600 on e-bay w/ wide ange lens, strobe, the whole works because of the short battery life. The other complaint I'd had was the sometimes difficult alignment of the polyoptic fiber at the camera and on the strobe so that the darn thing would reliably fire. Have...
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    Goodbye ponies

    Yeh - it can happen- I watched a very competant diver enter the tunnel of Devil's Throat in Cozumel and have a total blow out of the first stage which completely engulfed his head and much of the tunnel in bubbles. Several of us assisted him back out of the cavern while he shared air w/ the DM...
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    Non canister lights for cave diving?

    Thats why I love this board. There are always a series of well considered answers to a legitimite serious question. I must admit for years I've always rented my primaries, being too cheap to spring for the big ticket canister. For the occasional failure: these days my secondaries are all...
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    Saba on Caribbean ExplorerII, March 1st- anyone going?

    Thanks so much to all that replied, especially ddebora for the dive site run down. I'll let you all know how it went. Thanks again - Mr. Pat
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