Bob (NWGD) is to be congratulated for work on the Annapolis. Anyone who dives artificial reefs (BC and San Diego are my favorite sites) should know how much topside toil and sweat goes into making them suitable for sinking.
Like others, I've gone after car keys, reattached sailboat centerboard cables, and brought up items dropped by boaters at the boat ramps. And some years I help out the local fishing guides by clearing out the line and trash and trees that accumulate in their favorite fishing holes on the Rogue River. It's shallow, cold, and high-current work.
But my best for-free working dives are for Crater Lake National Park. At the end of each season they need divers to drop the tour boat bouys and do other maintenance. Before the next season starts we're in again to raise the buoy chains and help out with boat staff safety training. It's a long day but a remarkable dive site. The photo on my user profile page shows me floating in Crater Lake after such a dive. The color of the water is a strikingly pure blue.
-Bryan
Like others, I've gone after car keys, reattached sailboat centerboard cables, and brought up items dropped by boaters at the boat ramps. And some years I help out the local fishing guides by clearing out the line and trash and trees that accumulate in their favorite fishing holes on the Rogue River. It's shallow, cold, and high-current work.
But my best for-free working dives are for Crater Lake National Park. At the end of each season they need divers to drop the tour boat bouys and do other maintenance. Before the next season starts we're in again to raise the buoy chains and help out with boat staff safety training. It's a long day but a remarkable dive site. The photo on my user profile page shows me floating in Crater Lake after such a dive. The color of the water is a strikingly pure blue.
-Bryan