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Learning proper use of a dry suit is an entirely separate skill set. The task loading and extra gear you need to stay buoyant I would say not to use a dry suit until you have at least 20-30 dives logged!!

“In fact, we think Lake Erie has a greater density of shipwrecks than virtually anywhere else in the world—even the Bermuda triangle.” Because of incomplete record keeping, nobody knows the exact number of shipwrecks that have occurred in Lake Erie, but estimates range from 500 to 2000.Oct 24, 2021

Come on folks ...any of you ever see who pier fishes in SoCal ???? Guarantee they had no idea what they caught species wise ..all they knew was they were making shark fin soup that night and feeding the family for days ... come on back to earth y'all none of them keep a Ca DF&G field manual with...

Here's a novel little device which clips your console to your bc D ring... ain't technology insane .... Amazon.com: Akona Hose Mount Retractor: Sports & Outdoors then you can AI-via wireless your D9 transmitter (or any wrist AI computer system)to your HP port on the 1 st stage and holy cow you...

Why not dive both ... I dive my Cobra consul with it's big fat screen display so I can see the data in low vis. and my D 9 (Suunto) integrated wrist watch computer as a primary for ease in good vis. ..redundancy is always a smart strategy.

I had the shop install a 17" ss prop. Soon as the weather breaks and I can get time to dive I'll report back with the boat loaded ... Again the trial on the bay was encouraging ...but it was just me and no real load on the motor.

after I cut the check for the install and then read your experience with them ... I am crossing mine too.. However I gotta tell you an encouraging thing happened on the way to the ramp ... drove past a Vessel Assist Boat with Twin E-Tec 225 on it ...asked the skipper what he thought about his...

Ok folks ... took her out for the first sea trial on the San Diego Bay ... slight wind chop and a few Navy ships coming and going laying out some big wake/bow waves. E-Tec is ~ 99% quieter than my old Merc 2 stroke 150 at idle. At 3500 rpm it was humming nicely ... plenty of torque. I down...

As for catastrophic problems there are two ... flooding and a stuck inflation valve. First is no big deal until you try to exit the water for obvious reasons. Happened to me two autums ago while diving for bugs. Neck seal had a tear in it...couldn't tell till I was about 4 ft deep then the...

Well lads and lasses I got my boat back today .... nice to see my wallet just lost a bit of weight ...course being an el nino yr it is going to be storming all weekend .. right on up till April .... Who was the moron who said it doesn't rain in SoCal ... surf has been unbelievably good ... for...

This is an SB favorite thread question ... fact is most divers ...not all divers but most usually purchase 1 maybe 2 drysuits in their lives. Reality is most divers don't have a real informative opinion .. just an opinion based on what they currently own. There are some who have several ... but...

I brought a banana on a dive op boat in the Keys just to raise a few eyebrows ... I thought it was funny! Shamrocks are nice rides. I've fished in 8-12 ft swells off my boat off of pukey point on the Coronado Isl. Baja .. was no big deal but for diving ?? ... you got huevos my friend...

Damn .. does he keep it at the Corral? I thought that place was guarded ... guess you gotta keep greasing the locals to keep an eye on your stuff.... Well then there you have it ... Lake Erie and western Pa here I come ! ha ha ha

I don't know me and Sophia picked a bunch of mussels from the rocks down at the end of my street last month and steamed them ... hey ..wait a minute maybe that's why I got this upper respiratory thing ... ha ha ha I eat local caught lobster all the time and fresh halibut right out of the...

Just bring the Ensure( I prefer Chocolate) and gator-aide ... we may have to live their for a few years ... ha ha ha .. They got plenty of cheap cervesa, avocados and salsa there. Hey with the new E-Tec ... we can all head to Puerto San Tomas )south of Encenada) and live there for a couple...

Cate once again I bow to your insight and shear brilliance ... on the mark again !!!!

I concur entirely with Captain ... I dive from my 20 Cuddy here is San Diego. Most of the dive spots are within 5 miles of shore. And within 20 minutes of either harbor Mission Bay or San Diego. Diving in 5-8 ft swells takes big huevos on a small boat<40ft IMHO. Someone gets...

X-IIVX In particular I am a certified anti-social type(at least from NAUI) ...in fact I just got my AST(Anti-Social Type) -Diver card last month. Course the instructor was reluctant to be near me so he just mailed it to me. I suspect most solo divers are like me ... deep down inside they...

What size prop ? w/ 90HP .. I read somewhere that you are partial to 90hp 2 stroke OB. Mfg of my boat recommends a 150 HP (max for the design is 175 which I feel is too much motor for this boat (201 ProLine Cuddy---fiberglass)) I really liked my Merc but it was a gas hog ...ample top end...