Beginning diver seeking knowledge

[Rica]

I just started diving and decided to join the scubaboard in order to increase my knowledge about the sport. I hope that the SCUBA knowledge acquired in the scubaboard forums will help me become a better diver, teach me avoid injuries, quick fixes to equipment glitches, and much more.

I thank Scubaboard and it’s members in advance.

Happy diving,

Rica/Rich

 

[njedrn]

Welcome to the board and certainly welcome to the addiction called diving. Hope you learn alot. Just remember, you brain is your best tool. You can learn a ton from the wonderful people on this forum. Have fun diving.

 

[USCScubaboy]

Don't breath the compressed air! There's something fishy with how addicting it is.

 

[driftwood]

Tip 1, you should have a plastic cover to protect you tank valve. Put an extra O ring on the string.

 

[dwaters]

Welcome to the 'board!!!

Feel free to drop on down to your local forum and join in our fun here:

SoCal - ScubaBoard

Hope we can all help each other out...enjoy.

 

[Rica]

Thanks for the advice, Sun Tzu (driftwood). I just replaced my tank valve cap and do carry extra o-rings. However, I have not considered placing an o-ring on the cap string. An issue I have to consider is how horrible I’m at untying small knots.

I plan on diving every month if I can, my goal is to do at least one boat dive per month, and as many shore dives as possible; what makes it possible is a dive buddy that dives more than me. Scuba diving has become my number one hobby/addiction; I even joined a dive club (Laguna Sea Dwellers).

I’ll be diving tomorrow off of Catalina Island via the Magician dive boat. Thanks, dwaters, USCScubaboy, and mjedrn.

 

[USCScubaboy]

an alternative to keeping the o-ring on the string is to simply keep it in your save-a-dive kit.

Have fun in Catalina tomorrow and please give us a dive report after you come back.