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Hi there, I am looking for somebody that can do me a huge favor in NYC (Manhattan) today. Anybody? PM me. Thanks a million. Regards Richard

Hello all, I am thinking of taking my family (+ a friend of each of my 2 children) to Thailand for 3-4 weeks during July/August 2010. My wife and I each have 90 dives and have advanced+nitrox certs with mostly live-aboard experience. I plan to let the 4 children, 11-13 do their OW courses...

Hello all, In terms of Air Consumption, is there any evidence/theory to indicate one way or another if people that are extremely muscular (Bodybuilder type muscular) have an increased SAC rate due to a higher demand for Oxygen? I realise that in SAC is affected by many other factors too...

I have just returned from a liveaboard in the Red Sea and had my first underwater "emergency". It involved my ScubaPro Air2 hose connector; Before going on the trip, I had my reg set serviced and did 2 dives on a daily boat as a means to be sure that all was working fine. After the 3rd...

Hi all, Firstly I do not work for this company but I have dived with them on numerous occasions in the past. So this is not a commercial or a plug. :shakehead: My wife and I have booked on this Safari, but the minimum number have not been reached yet, so they have reduced the price to 885...

Hello all, So I have read just about as much as I can on how to calculate SAC Rates. I have even made a shiny new Excel Spread sheet that does volume of air (In Litres) for a specified Tank size (Litres again, sorry) at various Tank pressures (Bar) and depths (meters) then, based on an...

Hello all, I am AOW with 50 dives. My wife and I are planning another Liveaboard in the Red Sea in April :D, the problem is that in terms of size we are significantly different (me bigger and taller). Even with me using a 15L tank I need a bit more air in order to extend the dive. I...

Hi there, I was recently involved in a discussion about the subject and within the group there was no definitive answer achieved. The issue is theoretical and relates to the partial pressure of gasses. I'll try and summarise the key issues and assumptions. 1. For this hypothetical...

Hello all, Wifey and I are leaving for a Red Sea Liveaboard in 2 Days 8 hours and a few minutes....... not that anyone is counting. My question is this; Are there any really good online resources available that have dive site details for the Red Sea and any other dive sites for that...

Hello all, I was wondering if there was any pc/mac simulator available to show the various displays on the Suunto Gekko at various stages of the dive. I want to demo this for my daughter who is just finishing her SCUBA course. (Update : I do not need the Dive computer to do anything, just...

Hello all, I have a Canon IXUS 960 IS (SD950 IS). I am considering the Ikelite 6147.95 Housing and Ikelite AF-35 Stobe Kit. I am planning on going on a one week Red Sea Liveaboard :D 10 weeks from now. Can anyone provide a mini-critique on this set-up and/or provide me with an alternate...

Hello all, My wife and I recently (30 dives each) did OW and subsequently AOW and EANX. Our daughter (12) will start scuba lessons in the next few days. I was wondering if there were any good learning aids online that I could use to support the inevitable questions about gasses, pressure...

Hello all, I am planning to get an Ikelite Housing to use with my 20D. Can anyone please provide guidance regarding (1) a 2 strobe setup (2) choice of lens for general and close up shooting (thinking 50mm 1.8 prime or 10-20mm Sigma or the 18-55mm) (3) any other useful info I should...

Hello all, My Wife and I just received and setup our New Galileo's, really Swweeeet !! :D Anyway, I was wondering (as we are still Scuub Nuub's), what text messages would be handy to have in the Computer? This might sound silly, but sometimes it may be real handy (when the hand signs...

Hello all, My Wife and I recently (Dec 07) completed our PADI OW and made a subsequent 10 dives each. We are now busy doing research for our kit and intend to make the "plunge" (financially speaking) in the next week or two. Here is our present configuration (but subject to change based...

Hello all, I recently went on Holidays to the Maldives with my Family. My wife and I planned to read 7 books each while there...... Walking around the Island on the first evening, we "found" the dive school. There was an advert for a Discover Scuba Dive, thinking it would be fun, we signed...