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  1. Brett Hatch

    Wanted Deep6 3mm wetsuit size M

    I love my Deep6 3mm wetsuit. It's starting to show signs of age, and I'm looking for a replacement. Willing to do business locally in the Monterey area, or pay for shipping from wherever. Need size M. Tried size L and it's too big. If this thread is open, then I'm still on the hunt. Cheers.
  2. Brett Hatch

    DIR- Generic The DIR forum RULES and GUIDELINES

    Introduction This post explains the current rules and guidelines of the DIR forum of ScubaBoard. It replaces the previous rules, written by @lamont. Lamont has contributed a great deal to SB over the years, but has not been so active lately. The DIR forum is open to all ScubaBoard members. In...
  3. Brett Hatch

    Deep6 3mm wetsuit in cenotes?

    Hi, I'm planning a trip down to QR in late July. Plan to spend the first 5 nights in Cozumel, doing 2 or 3 ocean dives per day while there. Then we'll head to Tulum for 4 more nights, and will do 1-2 days of 2-tank cenotes diving. My group has no cave/cavern experience, so we'll be sticking with...
  4. Brett Hatch

    Are socal liveaboards still a thing?

    I've never done a LOB trip, and have never done any diving in SoCal, think it might be fun to do both at once. Something like 2-5 days. I had booked a 3-day weekend trip to the Channel Islands aboard the Vision for October 2019, back when it was operated by Truth Aquatics. After the Conception...
  5. Brett Hatch

    Sunflower Star Lab: propagating starfish in Monterey

    I saw a posting from somebody named Vincent Christian on one of the local FaceBook groups. He's working on a project to propagate sunflower starfish in a lab in Monterey. He'll be giving a webinar on Zoom, Tuesday the 3rd, at 2pm, where he will discuss the project and take questions. I don't...
  6. Brett Hatch

    Type III fun while kayak-diving

    I went out yesterday with my main diving buddy, who is also my housemate and a good friend of mine for over 10 years. We intended to do some urchin culling for the kelp restoration program that's going on at Tanker's Reef in Monterey. He has not yet taken the training course, so we planned to...
  7. Brett Hatch

    Trip Report Lahaina Divers & Mike Severns Diving

    I did a 2-dive day off of Lanai with Lahaina Divers last week. This was my first trip to Hawai'i, so naturally it was pretty awesome, especially the cathedrals. My experience with the crew was a bit better than @ChrisM did a month ago, but not fantastic. DM was Nick, who was helpful and...
  8. Brett Hatch

    Original Scupper Pro vs Scupper Pro TW?

    I'm interested in trying out diving from a kayak. Looking into different makes, models, lengths, price points, etc. It seems that the Scupper Pro TW is universally regarded to be top of the line, with a few competitors. What about the original Scupper Pro, the one with two storage hatches (see...
  9. Brett Hatch

    DIY-ish pickup bed rails for securing tanks

    Someone asked on a Facebook group how to secure tanks into the back of a pickup truck. Lots of answers involved wood / foam / pool noodle doodads where the tanks lay on the top. Sounds like it works for people, but if they crashed or slammed on the brakes, the tanks could go flying everywhere --...
  10. Brett Hatch

    Looking for stiff, negative fins

    Hi. I currently use Deep6 Eddy fins, which are similar to stiff tech fins, but made of plastic (EDIT: actually light rubber) so they are neutral (they float in salt water, but sink with a double-ender on them). They work great for my wetsuit config, they're as comfortable as can be, and come in...
  11. Brett Hatch

    Cave fills?

    I currently do (strictly rec) single-tank dives in the Monterey area with HP100 steel tanks filled to ~3442 psi. I have heard that filling LP tanks (2400 psi or 2640 with the + rating) up to ~3500 psi is very common in some places of the world, such as Florida cave country. The result is a...
  12. Brett Hatch

    Ballast change from 50F to 80F water?

    Hi SB friends. I'm new to this forum -- have lurked for a year or so, finally started posting this week. I live near Monterey, California, and all of my diving so far has been in that area. The water is pretty cold. Coldest water temp I have recorded is 46F, warmest 59F, air temps around...
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