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They are only getting $3.25 in eastern Maine. The trick to getting the deal is either finding a way to get them right off the boat or buy them from the same dock the guys sell them to. Cut out the middle man. I have to admit I am surprised Mass. wouldn't allow you a permit, but if you have lived...

I dont know anything about medicine, but I would find a Dr that is a Diver as well. They tend to be a little for understanding about these things and give some options.

I did a quick dive the other night to clear rope from a prop I doubt I made it to four feet. When I hooked up my reg I didn’t notice anything amiss. The o-ring was in the valve the system pressurized and there were no hissing noises. In short all appeared normal. I jumped in did my thing and as...

Thanks all... It seems the most workable answer is to partially remove the suit dry off and put on a jacket and hat. The hat is a good idea. I should have thought of that. Warm liquids will probably also be part of the program from now on. I would love to start diving dry but the expense of...

She'll probably go dry before me because we will never afford two at once, but I was pretty bummed about missing the second dive as it was was a great day. Lesson learned next time we will get at least partially dry. Maybe we need to head down your way. The water is probably still in the sixties...

So this is seems like a really dumb question to me having been in, on, and around cold water my entire life. I am clear that when wet and cold you need to get dry. On the other hand if you are planning multiple wet dives in cold water, mid fifties, when you get out do you pull yourself out of...

When it comes to your diving other divers are the best resource for this info. There are published tables that allow one to predict tidal current as opposed to tidal height. Current is the most important and it really has no relationship the the time of high or low water. As the water runs into...

That entry at the Somes Sound Dump site is super easy at high water, but certainly gains a degree of difficulty or two are the tide drops. Hunters Beach is a great dive, and the vis does get better when it hasn't been raining for three weeks. Hopefully we will see the sun up here again on a...

Thanks, I actually know Bill. I used to live on a boat down in that neck of the woods.

Are these types of close up encounter with the seals typical? I just showed my wife the pics and she was all smiles, and saidwe need to do that. I just wonder if this was one of those "special" days.

I do this quite a bit. Searching with two people just stirs up more silt anyway. My wife, a certified diver, is always in the boat, and the water depth I work in are rarely more than 15' and never more than 20'. I do mooring inspections and recover lost moorings. I know a lot can happen at those...

A refresher is probably a good idea. It will make the vacation much more relaxing. Welcome to Scubaboard!

Welcome to the board. Lots of good folks around here.

Dont rule out diving at home, plenty of us dive in the coldwater. You will find many like minded folks aorund here, and this is a great resource. Welcome aboard.

I am not sure my BC even has a model. It is a basic Seaquest. No Bells and and whistles, just and air bladder a tank strap and a few pockets. Its jacket Style. It was priced right for entry level, and I have managed well enough that I spent any money I had for new gear on stuff for my wife when...

I have discovered that to correct my sinking feet I need to move some weight up towards my shoulders. I experimented the other day with hard weights on a cam band up around my tank strap and the results were amazing. Now I am looking for a permanent solution. My BC is not weight integrated and...

I spent a year in the gulf, the summer of Katrina and Rita, working on a big Tug/Barge unit. That was the season they ran out of letters. I dont even remember all the storms we ran from.

10 feet or so of vis is not uncommon in this harbor. I have never seen it this bad though. I figure it has to do with the tide stage, but was wondering if anybody and seen this in a tidal environment.

I posted here a couple days back about kicking in silt. I was back in that harbor today looking for a guys mooring, it was cut off by ice over the winter, and if I thought it was bad before I was wrong. I dont have a lot of dives, 25 or so, all in the ocean. What I saw today maybe common in...

Just getting back to this thread loooong day of work. Thanks for all the info. To the poster who asked what to do if you silt yourself out in OW I am clearly not an expert, but a couple weeks back I got the bottom all stired up and gave two hard kicks thinking I would propel myself into...