Northwest Dive Club

Without touching the LED vs HID debate - This DR HID head can be upgraded from 10w/500lm to 14w/1000lm using an upgraded Solarc NGX ballast and bulb. The ballast is more efficient than the old 10w ballast, and can be wired at either 9w (500lm) or 14w(1000lm). Welch Allyn offered this line, but sold ...

Here's a few shots from Thursday night: Barnacle Eating Dorid 1.JPG Crescent Gunnel 1.JPG Dock Shrimp on Sand Anemone 2.JPG Grunt Sculpin.JPG Grunt Sculpin on eggs.JPG Horned Shrimp 2.JPG Janolus Fuscus.JPG Lumpie 2.JPG Lumpie 4.JPG Nanaimo Dorid 2.JPG White Lined Dirona.JPG

I have 4 hp100 singles right now. All right hand valves. 2x 3/4" necked Worthington's 2x 7/8" necked PSTs. I broke apart some AL80 doubles this past summer and have 2x left handed 3/4" valves. I will swap those onto the Worthington's to have 2 left hand 100s and 2 right hand PST 100s...

For what it's worth - we did this trip last year, during the last weekend in May. Two dives at Salt Creek, followed by one at Crescent (perfect for rinsing off the gear) on the south side of the lake at one of the turnouts right before the stone bridge - there's a beautiful, deep rock wall right the...

Headed out to the Tacoma Pipeline with buddy Dane for a night dive yesterday. Geared up and hit the water about 7pm, and were immediately surrounded by a huge school of herring during our surface swim. It was such a cool experience that we just hung out at the surface for a few minutes, enjoying the...

Greg Jensen wrote:The last two poacher pics here are blacktip poachers (first was labeled as a pygmy)

Okay, it was a (not very) educated guess.

What did you see that says "blacktip"?

Thanks!

Mike

Jan K wrote:

mpenders wrote:Here's a few I took last night:

Parasite on Sea Star.JPG

it might be this one, they are quite common

Sure looks like it. Thanks, Jan!

I've got it! Found it on the 1st, on the way up from the pipe boat to the pier under the MAST. PM sent to figure out how to get it back to you.

Mike

Here's a few I took last night:

BASSMAN wrote:Night dives will be @ Redondo. Meet @ 5:30pm

I'm in. See you then.

Mike

We were just discussing this topic at the shop the other day, in a way: It seems that a couple divers headed out very early one recent Saturday morning, following a night of below freezing temperatures. The dive site was Les Davis, which was very local for both of them and didn't require much of a d...

Had 2 nice dives with Scubie Doo on 12/23. First dive down the line to the bottle field, then crossed in front of the fishing pier and explored the south side of the boat ramp. It was the first time we'd dove that part of the site, and definitely had a good time. Found at least 4 lumpies, and half a...

Here's a few shots I was able to get while diving with Scubie Doo at Sund Rock on 12/17.

Okay - forced out of lurking....

Here's the video, I'll post a few pics later tonight.



http://vimeo.com/33896965

Oh - did you forget the wolfee that came out ot play with you at Day Island earlier this year?



http://vimeo.com/33897313

Like the video Jesse!

Here's a few I was able to get. First dive to the carousel boat: Red Octo 1.JPG Juvenile Wolfeel 1.JPG While checking out the h u g e GPO under the boat while everyone else was playing with Junior - a flurry of action erupted off to my right. A Buffalo Sculpin looked like he was trying to cough up a...

The 64 million dollar question is where should I put it?? I am not too keen on advertising that I have expensive gear in the back of my truck. Where are other people putting theirs? My old one is on my water bottle. Thinking the new one goes on my plate. Can light. Yep. Hoist the colors! Cardiver 1...

Sounds good, see you then.

I'm game - you still diving today, Ron?

Beautiful shots, Jesse!

I use the SiTech rings on my Seasoft suit with neoprene seals - nice and dry, no problems. However, they do become a bit permanently compressed/deformed by the rings, and I worry that they would not keep me dry if I was to go back to wet gloves.

My turn! Ron nailed it: beautiful day, fantastic vis and great new dive buddies this morning. Here's a few shots I was able get: Mosshead Warbonnet.JPG Hooded Nudibranch 1.JPG Hooded Nudibranch 2.JPG Opalescent Nudibranch 1.JPG Opalescent Nudibranch 2.JPG Nanaimo Dorid 1.JPG Wolf Eel Juvenile 1.JPG ...

Would like to get out to Redondo this afternoon/evening. Up for two dives, the second one being after dark in the eelgrass, hunting lumpies. Willing to go to the bottle field or shallow reef on the first dive, depending on the experience of those diving.

Anyone interested?

We dove Harper's this past Sunday evening, and didn't have much problem using the rocks to get in/out. However, there is also a set of stairs 100+ yards to the north (I think there's a bench nearby), if you don't mind the walk. Scout it out before gearing up. Vis was a murky 10-15' with pockets of v...

The article goes on to explain that the whale was found dead in the water, offshore, not inshore. #-o 'It is sad. It was in shallow water of about 1.2m (4ft) to 1.6m (5.25ft), making contact with the bottom,'' Mr Gibson said. ''This was about 800m offshore . ''When it gets in that situation it rolls...