Northwest Dive Club

The inferior quality of the metals and chrome coating used is a MAJOR issue. Having serviced around thirty of them and discovering flaws in worksmanship and quality controll. And after seeing several customers have serious issues with them I have pulled them off my store shelves. People dont get how...

The Gopro is an awesome camera, but you may want to mount it onto something big ( Scooter? ) to help with shakey video. the smaller your camera the easier it picks up minute vibrations in the hand holding it and you get vibrations in your footage. mounting it to a scooter is like a massive sea ancho...

Isnt that the scene from the Blue planet documentary? Great video

Be very carefull cleaning them after every dive. The chrome is thin and flakes off easily if the reg isnt cleaned properly and the brass under the chrome begins to corrode. The last one I serviced was completely ruined because the gap between the diaphram cap and the reg body had trapped saltwater a...

Also keep in mind that if you make the jump into a DSLR you will have it with you on photo dives only. ie. if you have it with you the dive is dedicated to photography. Gone are the days you can simply slip your camera into your pocket in case you see something you would like to snap a pic of. And y...

They announced at the expo anyone who had a ball who didnt win a prize could claim their prize at the expo booth.

renoun wrote:Good news: I have a full tank.
Bad news: My first stage is hissing like it did last time it needed rebuilding. Anybody have a Conshelf/SEA kit?

I have conshelf first stage kits, do you make it into Everett often? maybe I can help you out.

they let you try that out? nifty, I would have loved to see what propwashing a passer by would have been like haha I was looking at it ..other then putting a propulsion device on your back where you cant reach it and gives you even more of a keel then a tank. how did it work out.. for sure a intere...

if you have two you can double them up on either side of the tank and really get ripping!

This is why whenever anyone calls my shop to ask if I buy used gear I ask them to stop by with it ( even though I rairly buy used stuff ) to check it out against the stolen equipment lists I keep on hand. And God help the guy that stops in and trys to sell me my old portable compressor.

lundysd wrote:I'm posting to the NWDC from the NWDC booth -- isn't recursion fun?

My,, God..... doesn't that create a class four paradox and open a rift in the space time continuum ?!?

I just got off the phone with my insurance provider. Fortunately I've never filled a claim before and they seem to be treating me very respectfully. They will probably (after I prove I owned all of this stuff) cut me a check for the used/depreciated value of each item. Then they *should* cut me a c...

lundysd wrote:Don't let Mattley anywhere near your single tank and scooter and then expect him to ferry it safely to/from diving, especially if there is grass in between.

Oooooh!... too soon.... too soon?

That really sucks! I cant even remember all the equipment I have had stolen ( really miss my compressor ) I would set up an aleart on craigslistnotify.com on all the surrounding counties and you will get an email if anything matching your keywords gets posted. make the keywords as general as possibl...

I told her to try this but its good general information for anyone who has gear stolen. Sign up on craigslistnotify.com and you will be emailed instantly if someone posts an ad with any item matching your description.

No scooter for me (still broken) but I will try and keep up with everyone.

Let me be the first to congratulate you Chris on your new depth record of 117 fsw!! And for those of you who have doubts.... there actually was a conversation between "The Man" and Chris... complete with arm gestures, laughing, and even some yelling. At first I thought he was just narced,...

Well back from yet another week in Port Townsend. Lots of nudies as well as the other critters and an unpleasant surprise. During or Wed. dive I found a bag of remains like the one at cove 2 awhile back! Mid way through our dive I investigated a large plastic bag that was tied at the top with wire ...

Great dive, Four octos and two wolf eels. Went from the deep boat to the oil dock and back to the T-dock 72 minutes of down time.

Thats sad, usually we start seeing a lot more dead seals as boating season ramps up. I have seen them sliced nose to tail by boat props.

Yeah, the construction company that was doing the work sent me a very nice email explaining that they would have dearly loved to be able to offload their extra rocks in 60feet or so and help make an artificial reef for us and the fishies. But he said the EPA was already watching them like a hawk to ...

Sorry If this has already been asked but, is it a J-valve?

Im at Evergreen Dive, up in Everett.

I cant speek for Waynne or Matt and their respective shops but I can say out of sheer curiosity I would gladly service your valve for free if you were inclined to bring it by my shop. And I would imagine they would as well.

That is so cool!!