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I too have a very large fear of sharks and living here in South Aus, I have a better chance then most of running into a Great White. I had wanted to try scuba since I was a child growing up in Ireland but when we came here to Aus we found out that everything bites !!! What I did was to educate...

I am guessing that because Peter is from Oz then his dislocated pinkies are a reult of either Rugby or Aussie Rules Football. My bet (because he is from Brissie) is Rugby. Am I close Peter ??? :idea: Mick

I suggest for wetsuits thet you consider custom made. My girlfriend couldnt find a suit to fit her properly off the rack and I could fit into a size 4 but the legs were just a bit too short. I found a guy near where I live who makes them to fit. I got a 7mm Semi Dry, seals in the wrists, ankles...

This brings another point to mind. What are we doing when we berley (chum) for sharks? When Rodney Fox does his whole cage diving thing and throws a couple of buckets of dead fish over the side of the boat, then goes under in a cage, what do the sharkies think?? Are we teaching them that...

If they are indeed the same as leatherjackets, then I believe they could be a little nippy ! Here in Australia, i have heard of instances where they have taken a taste of a divers ear and in one instance (which I saw for myself) the complete tops of a couple of ears !! The worse incident...

Kilo, you will love it. I couldnt believe how good it was, nerves were soon taken over by excitement. Dont worry about a thing when you get into OW for the first time. Just remember that if you get into a panick, you can still breathe, and even if you cant, your buddy is there to help you...

Hi Sue. I have been sent one pic from my dealer taken on the P1 with the housing. The pic is quite small and I dont know what the conditions were when it was taken. I do know that this lady is new to SCUBA and this is her first try at UW photography. The pic was taken without any light or...

Hi Sue. I havent actually used the Sony housing myself. I work for Sony at the moment and I can tell you that a dealer has sold about 20 of the camera's with the housings and he has not had a complaint yet. One of them I know has been deeper then the 100ft for more then 15 mins on several...

DocVikingo, you are correct about the Blue Ring, it is beautiful. It starts as a brown colour and then when it feels threatened it flashes to an electric blue. Very often found here in Aus, so to anyone visiting I would say be very careful of bottles, cans etc as they love to make homes in them...

For $20US, with the Aussie dollar the way it is, we could sell you Queensland and throw in the Great Barrier Reef as a bonus. :jester:

Are the Cobra and Vyper interface cables the same?? I have found a diagram for building an interface cable for a Vyper but I actually want to get a Cobra. Thanks Mick

Thanks you all. I should have mentiond that after the first day's diving I cleaned my girlfriends mask again with the toothpaste and that seemed to fix the problem. Amazing what you can do with toothpaste and a bit of spit ! Words cannot describe what it is like to dive, better off just...

Well, we did it !!! Yipeeeeee My girlfriend and I completed our OW cert on the weekend. Give me more, I want more and I want it now! What a blast, so much to look at and so little air. With the exception of my girlfriend having a couple of panick attacks, everything went well. First panick...

Jim. I have never heard of any problems with the Sony PC's. Although, here in Australia the have only released the laptop's. I know that all of our reps use them and none of them have had a problem using any software or hardware. Keep in mind that alot of the hardware may be Sony badged and...

Fooled you Greg. I have a little secret, I am not actually Australian ;) I was born in England (Romford, Essex) and then lived in Ireland (Kinsale, County Cork) before I came to the land of "Everything can kill you" :p Mick

Sorry Mario. I have been behaving myself as far as the beer consumption goes. Trying to be a good little newbie, I have my ocean dives tomorrow to get my cert. Might just crack a tinny on Sunday night :D Just the mention of beer sets me off ! Mick

Someone say beer ???? Where ???? Free ????........Need Beer :all:

Why would anyone want to leave "Sunny" Colchester ???? ;) :jester:

Thanks you all. I see your point now on why the reg swapping is done this way. Another thing added to my list of "Newbie things to know". Thanks all Mick :Peace:

Something was mentioned about swapping regs. Breath the long hose -- one gear configuration spec you will hear alot about is the "long hose". DIR principles recommend having a long (5-7 feet) hose for your primary regulator. your back-up is on a shorter hose secured around your neck by a...