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Leaving for Roatan in 2 days. Got everything packed and weighed but coming in a little heavy without taking an extra bag and paying the overage. I had planed on taking a 3 mil shorty and a 3 mil full but decided to forgo one wetsuit along with a few other "luxury" items to make weight. I am...

So, I am no Adonis but I am having a tough time finding a comfortable 7 mil off-the-rack wetsuit that fits me comfortably. What fits in the waist/legs is too small in the chest/shoulders and vice-versa. I really don’t want to go custom. Surfing wetsuits are probably cut closer to what I am...

So I just stumbled on to this amazing deal for a complete dive kit which included a Suunto D9. The computer was used 6 years ago for a total of 5 dives total. Obviously, it needs batteries but Suunto also recommends the 2 year/200 dive complete service which I guess includes complete...

Looking to put together a 7 day trip to Roatan in early May before the summer season hits. Looking for maximum diving, decent accommodations with supplied meals. Don't care about romance (going with my brother), night life of other types of excursions (done those on cruises in the past), except...

Has anyone encountered this? I use what I would consider normal hand pressure to tighten the yoke when putting on a fresh tank. However, at the end of the dive it takes all my strength and sometimes even tools to loosen the yoke. This just started happening over the last dozen or so dives. I...

I recently started diving my 3 mil for the summer season and realized that I am now negatively buoyant with my stainless backplate when diving our local freshwater lake. I am switching over to aluminum to get a few pounds back. Although I hate weight belts I have been using one with my...

I have 4 tanks that need hydro. Any recommendations for best price and service time? Thanks, 'bob

I will be traveling to southern california in a few weeks and was looking for recommendations on which dive boats have the best reputations these days. I would prefer one that I could sleep on the night before the trip so to save on a motel if possible. Also, I would rather stay a little further...

I have been messing around trying to come up with some simple molds so I can make v-weights to go on backplates. This very simple design worked pretty slick. I've have already drilled and installed one on my SS halcyon. This weight easily added 7 balanced pounds that would of been on my waist...

So yesterday I got in dives 3 and 4 with my new suit. Other than still getting used to the slow venting response during ascents (particularly when going from 30 - 10 feet), I feel pretty comfortable with my trim and control. However, I noticed some discomfort on my ribs, presumably from squeeze...

The drysuit I recently procured has the soft style booties. Much of my diving is from shore which requires trekking over some pretty rocky terrain making the need for some protection mandatory. I am looking for recommendations for which overboot to buy. The pinnacle boot I saw in person I was...

I picked up a used drysuit in good shape, however, there is craze cracking on the outer seal surfaces near the stretch points and so I have decided to replace them. A quick search of the internet and it came apparent that this is no minor expense. Frankly, I don't do enough cold water diving to...

I bought this on ebay. It was advertised as a men's medium but turns out to be a women's medium. I worked out a financial compromise with the seller by agreeing to keep the suit and receive a partial refund hoping that my daughter may someday be able to use it. The reality is she will never dive...

Azcentral is reporting that a diver died out at Desert Tortoise today. The story is vague but suggests maybe a medical problem. While I am sure more info will be forthcoming, right now my thoughts and prayers are with the family. Scuba diver dies at Lake Pleasant If anyone has any accurate...

Can anyone tell me what is going on. I have had 3 different Princeton Tec lights (shockwaves and miniwave) that have flooded on me. It seems like after I change batteries for the first time time since purchasing new that is when the flooding occurs. After the first occurrence I have since been...

You SoCal forum folks were real helpful in the past in helping my plan a couple of trips to Catalina so I am hoping you once again might be willing to give me some additional input for a trip we are working on in August. We had originally planned on doing 3 days in Catalina again this August...

Trip: Andrea Lynn liveaboard 7/4 - 7/9 leaving from Rocky Point, Mexico. Here is the deal. I won this trip and would like to go. The nice people who have provided the trip have also told me that I can bring a buddy at a discount rate. Unfortunately, none of my dive buddies are able to go. This...

I have owned several boats for more than 20 years that I have used mainly for water sports on our local lakes. Since discovering scuba a couple years back I have found myself diving one of the more popular lakes a couple of times each month for fun and practicing skills. As much as I have been...

Anyone have any idea whose boats these are? Distress boat sale!!! Distress boat sale!!!

Looking to purchase a long boat coat to wear over my 7 mil during S.I. when I dive in the cooler months. Most of the coats sold by scuba stores go for ~ $130.00 on up. My daughter, who swims competetively, has what looks to be the same thing which can be bought for less than $70.00. My question...