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Hey there SB folks, My husband and I will be heading to Coz for about a week and we are looking to do a day of deep sea fishing in addition to our usual 3 days of diving. We'd be looking to split the cost of a 6 or 8 hour charter with some others. Typically, these run $600-700 for the boat and...

Wish we could, but we fly out on the 7th. So, unfortunately the 5th and 6th are our only options. Thanks for the heads up though about the lead. Anybody have suggestions on other good fishing charters we could contact about shared charter availability. Albatross seems to get the most press...

Anybody looking to share a fishing charter June 5 or 6? The hubby and I are trying to make the best of this rain, and contacted Albatross charters to see if they have anyone interested, but no luck so far.

due to less prominent cheek bones, many masks don't fit so well. Any suggestions from divers that have this dilemma or have asian dive buddies and know what they use?

yah I may have to give them a call- i just didn't think that they would deal w/ manufacturers defects- plus I was hoping someone would have run into this before and would know what needs to be done to fix it so I can dive in March w/ it instead of having to send it in to Aeris for repair and...

So whats the deal? I just bought an Aeris Contour BC form Scubatoys back in June for a trip that was supposed to be in July-well the trip got pushed back until recently, and so after getting all my gear I had just checked it out in fiance's pool and then put it back in the box until the trip...

I have a friend who wants to get certified over spring break (his girlfriend would be getting her cert too). They had originally wanted to go to Panama because of the diving being tropical and the prices of the airfare, hotel, and cert class being so cheap. I cautioned him to really check the...

so i just bought a bc a few weeks ago from scubatoys for an upcoming trip-it seemed fine when i jumped in the water in a neighbors pool-(only thing available for several reasons). Im now on my trip and today was the first dive- i notices that where my power inflator hose attached to the bc- its...

ok- so from what I am gathering- if I'm not diving EAN-just normal air-the occasional sudafed for congestion should be fine since I've never had an adverse reaction to it in the several years I have used it. Thanks everyone for all the help!

I'm in northeast ohio- no LDS in my area has their own pool. They usually utilize a YMCA pool or a university pool (where we did my cert), but my university pool is closed and most of the YMCAs won't let you use equipment in their pool if you're not in a class w/ the dive shop. Our dive shop...

I keep hearing people mention increased incidences of DCS when people are taking cold medicines. Is this really the case? And if so, which drugs (scientific/generic name is preferable) are the suspected culprits? I'd love to know the hypothesized mechanism for the increased DCS incidence in...

I just bought a setup from Scubatoys and leave for a 2 week dive trip on Tuesday. I need to find a place to test the gear in a pool before I go, but my university pool where I was certified is closed for summer for repairs. I've heard YMCAs will not let you come on your own with gear because...

Thanks for all of the input guys...it's really appreciated as this will be my first time buying gear. Also, for those wondering where I'd gotten my info on the warranties- I just went by what was listed on the Scubatoys site.

Scubatoys lists the warranties on Oceanic regs at 24 months, while Mares, Scubapro, and Aqualung have limited lifetime warranties. That's why I was wondering.

I'm trying to stay in the $150 range for regs, and scubatoys has 2 of these regs in that range. Oceanic Alpha 8 CDX5 - good: environmentally sealed good reviews bad:short warranty? ScubaPro MK2/R190- good:great reviews, workhorse bad:overseas service issues? Mares Rebel R2-...

Why is it that it seems like Oceanic has only a 24 month warranty when many other companies offer limited lifetime warranties on similar (both quality and price) products?

I can't compare the Phillipines and Fiji, but I went to Moorea 2 summers ago and I'm headed back in June for 12 days. Air Tahiti Nui is a great airline, and the service while en route couldn't be better or friendlier. It's awesome- tons of black tip reef sharks, eels, rays, turkeyfish, and...

I like the sternum strap since it makes me feel more secure, and I'm looking to buy my first setup. Scubatoys has a carribean setup on sale right now that would prob be perfect, but the Aeris looks long in the body and I'm definitely short in the upper body. Can anyone comment on this? Also...

Damselfish, my dentist tells me there is no room for them and as they are coming in, they are starting to shift other teeth around- I was hoping to be able to keep them, but I already have had to have 2 teeth pulled when i had my braces put on in high school due to overcrowding and a petite jaw...

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