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    Mares Abyss 22 Extreme - LPI

    Hey, I just bought a Mares Abyss 22 Extreme reg and octo... but... as a dumas... i forgot about ordering a low pressure inflator hose. I read through the documentation and can't find anything referring to this so... i do have an extra drysuit hose rated to 250 pounds. will that be sufficient...
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    OW Classroom and Confined Training Schedules

    Hey everyone, again... Over the last couple of years I've seen a couple of different formats/schedules for the classroom and confined training during OW courses. I've seen the weekend approach, each day has a half day of classroom and a half day pool. Lately I've seen the "all in one day"...
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    Junior depth limits... shouldn't we follow?

    I wasn't there nor did I see any profile info. We ran into each at the pool during some confined training. He stopped by and was talking about his dives and how fantastic they were in Hawaii. He said they had hired a private DM that treated them "like royalty" and it was a great experience. In...
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    Junior depth limits... shouldn't we follow?

    Excellent feedback! It's good to hear that in most places the standard is looked at seriously. I know that diving with the operators that we have in the keys, bahamas, the states. and caymans, the operators were conservative as well. I remember reading a great article a couple of years ago in...
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    Junior depth limits... shouldn't we follow?

    Hey everyone. Thought I'd post something to get some input. I am a divemaster and more importantly, a father with two junior open water divers. One of our friends just came back from Hawaii. He is a new diver and his daughter is recently certified as well, age 10. On their first ocean dive...
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    Interviewing in PCB/Destin/Gulf Breeze

    does navarre have good diving locally or is the best diving out in the areas immediately east and west. wht a beautiful place!!!!
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    Nitrox and Altitude

    Agree completely about reduction in nitrogen uptake. Seriously doubt I will be able to change nitrox practices up here but I would like to base it on research. Now if my wife would only get off her butt and get a second job and buy some EAN mixing and supply equipment... :) Thanks for the...
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    Nitrox and Altitude

    Great question! I have a related one. I live at altitude, approximately 5000 - 6000 feet. We dive higher altitude mountain lakes all the time with altitude diving procedures. There are NO dive shops in the state that recommend diving Nitrox at these altitudes. Most of the objections deal...
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    What the heck is this???

    okedoke... this is the fish that attaches to the sharks then. saw lots of sharks but this guy was in O.W. so didn't know. Thanks!!!
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    What the heck is this???

    Hey! Been away for a while. Diving a lot too so that's cool. I was diving in the Bahamas this last week and saw one of these a couple of times. Being a landlocked high altitude diver for most of the time, I really don't know what it is. So, what the heck is it?
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    Diver Death in Cayman

    One of these days i'm gonna head out to Yosemite. I hear it's amazing - plus I like it where there's no grizz! :)
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    Diver Death in Cayman

    Not that it matters much in this conversation but definitely wrong on this point... Rest of what you said makes sense though. Definitely a terrible situation and hopefully the dive community - both the operators and the paying customers will learn from the event. I know as a DM candidate, I...
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    3 of the 4 DM stamina tests down...

    That's what I was thinking. I like the backstroke just fine! :) My 12 year old swimming champ has laid down the gauntlet for ten so I have a little time to take off. When he was 'working" with me, he swam it right under six so he's getting a lot of mileage out of the old man...
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    3 of the 4 DM stamina tests down...

    Tell ya, I feel old that's for sure. From what I've been told, 12 points is threshold, and completing all tests ok. So I should be able to finish ok. My kid is pushing me to swim the 400 in 10 minutes... an outside possibility. thanks for the feedback.
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    3 of the 4 DM stamina tests down...

    Was a little worried about the stamina tests. Not a spring chicken and though I'm comfortable in the water, definitely not a Phelps! 400 yd swim left to go, currently at 13 points!!! :popcorn: jim
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    Flyin to Fort Walton Beach...

    Will be in fort walton Wednesday through Sunday checking out the area. Any dive sites in area that I should check out?
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    LA, MS, AL, FL - In Area March 28th and 29th

    I looked into it but you have to be at the boat around 8:00 the night before. I probably won't be getting out of Lafayette until a little before then. Thank you, the dives look great especially with the hammerheads in the area!
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    LA, MS, AL, FL - In Area March 28th and 29th

    Thanks for the info. If you were coming from South LA for a day or two, what would you dive? I like wrecks and reefs, rescue certified, not a tech diver...
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    LA, MS, AL, FL - In Area March 28th and 29th

    What are the YDT Navy ships and are those located out of Pensacola as well? I've heard a lot about the O but I'm open for a wreck of any type! :)
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    LA, MS, AL, FL - In Area March 28th and 29th

    Hey, I am traveling to Lafayette, LA for business and expect to be free the weekend of the 28th and 29th. Couple of questions if you don't mind... 1. Is the Big "O" a good dive site this time of year? Temperature, current, etc.? 2. Coming from LA, where would be the best place to dive out...
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