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by Gvonada
Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:00 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Keystone Currents Recommendation
Replies: 3
Views: 1017

Re: Keystone Currents Recommendation

Thanks so much! I appreciate not making the 2-hour drive just to get knocked out of the water by current. If we go, I'll let you know how it went!
by Gvonada
Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:44 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Keystone Currents Recommendation
Replies: 3
Views: 1017

Keystone Currents Recommendation

Hello All, The freezing rain tonight has my dive buddy chickening out for tomorrow's dive. I'm trying to plan an alternate day for Keystone, and noticed that the PNWdiving.com rates December 27th as an excellent dive with a current of -2.5 to +0.6. It surprised me that the recommendation doesn't tak...
by Gvonada
Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:57 pm
Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
Topic: Cheap Tropical Shore Diving?
Replies: 4
Views: 1771

Re: Cheap Tropical Shore Diving?

Yes, we love Mala pier! It’s an incredible dive. She loves the sharks that come by, and we counted over fifty turtles on one dive. Getting out from shore is an ankle-buster, though. I can’t do it every day.
by Gvonada
Sun Oct 30, 2022 4:03 am
Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
Topic: Cheap Tropical Shore Diving?
Replies: 4
Views: 1771

Cheap Tropical Shore Diving?

Hello all, We had been going to Maui for a while for the easy tropical shore dives. My daughter loves diving Ulua beach. Unfortunately, Maui is starting a program that restricts visitors from parking at Ulua from 7-10am :angry: . I'm fed up with the unfriendly vibe that Maui has developed towards vi...
by Gvonada
Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:51 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Planyourdive Replacement for current predictions
Replies: 11
Views: 2775

Re: Planyourdive Replacement for current predictions

Thanks for texting Jared! I posted on the PYD facebook page seven weeks ago, but there hasn't been a response. I appreciate the feedback from everyone--I've been able to make do with other resources.
by Gvonada
Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:52 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Planyourdive Replacement for current predictions
Replies: 11
Views: 2775

Re: Planyourdive Replacement for current predictions

Thanks everyone--those websites were just what I needed. I love the viz reports on PNWscuba!

Now to plan a dive for Monday/Tuesday...


Greg
by Gvonada
Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:21 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Planyourdive Replacement for current predictions
Replies: 11
Views: 2775

Planyourdive Replacement for current predictions

I am a shift worker that works one-week-on and one-week-off. It works great for diving; I get to dive once each week off. I've been using planyourdive.com for the last few years to plan my dives, as it used to let me select my week off and search for best currents during that time frame. Prior to fi...
by Gvonada
Sun Nov 14, 2021 3:41 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: BCD Recommendation
Replies: 8
Views: 2815

Re: BCD Recommendation

Thanks everyone! All the input helps; I wasn't aware that the backplate/wing was a separate class of BCD. I'm still using the old Sherwood Black Diamond I purchased 15+ years ago now... I was drooling over the Zeagle Ranger, but hadn't looked into backplates at all. I'll give them a look.
by Gvonada
Sat Nov 13, 2021 5:12 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: BCD Recommendation
Replies: 8
Views: 2815

Re: BCD Recommendation

It's possible that she's overweighted, but not by much. I think I could probably drop her down to about 35 pounds now that she has adjusted to her drysuit. Originally she wasn't able to get under with 35. Regardless, a 20-pound BC won't be nearly enough. I purchased my BCD and drysuit at a local div...
by Gvonada
Sat Nov 13, 2021 3:31 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: BCD Recommendation
Replies: 8
Views: 2815

BCD Recommendation

I am looking to upgrade my 14 year-old daughter's BCD to a weight-integrated model. She currently uses 37 pounds of weight to go with her 50 cubic-foot aluminum tank. My issue is that most of the weight-integrated BCD's that I'm seeing are limited to 20 pounds. Does anyone have a good recommendation...
by Gvonada
Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:49 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Missing Fin
Replies: 1
Views: 1825

Missing Fin

I'm getting ready to pack for a trip, and realized that I'm missing a fin... I was sure it came back from my last dive with me, but if anyone found a XL Atomic Aquatics fin at Sunnyside sometime after 10/12/2019, please shoot me a message!

Thanks,

Greg
by Gvonada
Wed May 16, 2012 2:32 pm
Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
Topic: Going to Bonaire
Replies: 10
Views: 3919

Re: Going to Bonaire

Thanks everyone, I can't wait!
by Gvonada
Tue May 15, 2012 4:58 pm
Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
Topic: Going to Bonaire
Replies: 10
Views: 3919

Going to Bonaire

I'm heading to Bonaire in September (during the coral spawning) with my buddy. It'll be our first time there, and there appear to be a LOT of shore dive sites. Even with a stiff Nitrox tank, I'm a little doubtful that I can dive all 60+ shore dives in just eight days. Does anyone have favorite Bonai...
by Gvonada
Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:40 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Owen Beach -- Looking for information
Replies: 2
Views: 997

Re: Owen Beach -- Looking for information

Thanks so much! Happy diving,

Greg
by Gvonada
Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:19 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Owen Beach -- Looking for information
Replies: 2
Views: 997

Owen Beach -- Looking for information

I am hoping to dive Owen beach. It sounds like a fun dive, but I can't find any current correction information. Has anyone had any experience diving this site? Please help!
by Gvonada
Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:07 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Thursday and Friday Hood Canal
Replies: 2
Views: 645

Re: Thursday and Friday Hood Canal

I would enjoy diving with you on Friday (the 10th). I'd be driving up from Fox Island. Where do we meet?

Greg Vonada
by Gvonada
Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:44 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: 2nd week Hood Canal
Replies: 4
Views: 896

Re: 2nd week Hood Canal

Hi Dale,

Thanks for a great day of diving last week! It looks like I won't be available the next couple of weeks, but hopefully we can do it again sometime!

Greg
by Gvonada
Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:03 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: M/T/W?
Replies: 4
Views: 1075

Re: M/T/W?

Sorry, it looks like I have other plans. Maybe we'll be able to get together another time!

Greg
by Gvonada
Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:40 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: M/T/W?
Replies: 4
Views: 1075

Re: M/T/W?

I live on fox island and was hoping to do either the east or west wall tomorrow. The east wall would have to be about a 6pm dive (I don't have tables on me right now). The FI west wall we could do anytime (including late morning). Are you interested?
by Gvonada
Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:34 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: looking to dive today anyone 7/19/2010
Replies: 3
Views: 855

Re: Monday night dive 7/19/2010

Just out of curiosity, where is the dive???
by Gvonada
Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:19 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: July 5th -- Good Tides, Good Dive!
Replies: 1
Views: 557

Re: July 5th -- Good Tides, Good Dive!

Anyone?

Come on, be different... Nobody else is joining...

Greg
by Gvonada
Sun Jul 04, 2010 3:17 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: July 5th -- Good Tides, Good Dive!
Replies: 1
Views: 557

July 5th -- Good Tides, Good Dive!

There is a solid slack time at the Narrows (South) at about 7 pm on Monday. Does anyone want to do a current-sensitive dive? I was hoping for a trip to Sunrise, the Fox Island East Wall, or Titlow, (if you can find a way to make all three work, I'm game). Could be a lot of fun... Is anyone intereste...
by Gvonada
Thu May 27, 2010 5:00 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Thursday June 3rd, Day Island
Replies: 0
Views: 382

Thursday June 3rd, Day Island

I'm planning on diving Day Island on June 3rd. The plan is to check out the south end of the wall and say hello to a friendly wolf eel I met there last month. The currents look acceptable (not perfect, but good). My fins will be in the water at 08:30. Anybody interested?

Greg
by Gvonada
Tue May 04, 2010 2:34 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Day Island Thursday 5/6
Replies: 0
Views: 432

Day Island Thursday 5/6

Is anybody up for a dive at day island on thursday? Slack is at 11:32, so it looks like we'd be in the water at 10am. I haven't ever been there before. It would be great to have someone familiar with the site to dive with.

See you underwater,

Greg
by Gvonada
Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:28 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Race Rocks April 19th
Replies: 0
Views: 403

Race Rocks April 19th

My buddy and I are trying to schedule a dive with Pacific Pinnacle Scuba Adventures out of Vancouver Island / Victoria. We need two more people to meet the minimum requirement and make it affordable (2 dives, $115 / person). One of the dives would be at Race Rocks, the other one is open. Is anybody ...