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by peo
Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:25 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: Gavin scooter for sale
Replies: 1
Views: 613

Gavin scooter for sale

Short body Gavin scooter, with 21 Ah batteries and charger for sale. Asking $1,800.

/Peo
by peo
Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:55 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Dry gloves. . .
Replies: 76
Views: 5973

Re: Skaana

girldiver wrote:I've been in the Skaana system for 3 years. Permanently mounted with the latex seal OVER the rings. No equalization tube. No fat hands...no popping glove...really...no issues.
Can you elaborate on what you mean by latex seal OVER the rings?
by peo
Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:52 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Dry gloves. . .
Replies: 76
Views: 5973

Re: Dry gloves. . .

I would be interested in hearing from people diving dry gloves: -What do you use? -Do you like them? -What if anything would you do differently? -Biggest advantage? -Biggest Disadvantage? Has anyone switched from dry gloves back to wet glove and if so why? I am most interested in individuals practi...
by peo
Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:00 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Mourning the loss of Divers
Replies: 8
Views: 1616

A friend of mine was one of the victims.
by peo
Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:24 pm
Forum: General Tech Diving
Topic: Learning Doubles?
Replies: 17
Views: 3279

I think Bob summed it up pretty well, but I'd like to add a few things: While momentum, buoyancy and trim are tangible differences when beginning to dive doubles, some of the more sublime differences have to do with the different error scenarios you can get yourself into, along with their symptoms. ...
by peo
Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:11 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Nude Diving in the Puget Sound!
Replies: 47
Views: 11426

Just don't do the dive too long, especially if you do it in February.

In 40-50 degree water, exhaustion and unconsciousness can happen after being submerged for 30 minutes, and expected time of survival is one to three hours.
by peo
Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:52 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: DIT damages Cove 2 & causes entanglement incident.
Replies: 79
Views: 16493

I think the DIR comment came from the APLP stuff and the fact that there are many people who have reported upsetting interactions with the 5thD crowd as they're doing their APLP stuff. Sounder and everyone else, If you see or hear of any upsetting interaction with the "5thD crowd" or the ...
by peo
Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:28 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: URGENT: Anyone have an Apollo Bio-Seal? (Puget Sound Area)
Replies: 11
Views: 1411

Re: URGENT: Anyone have an Apollo Bio-Seal? (Puget Sound Are

I'm looking to borrow one ASAP through the weekend. Willing to trade a couple tanks of nitrox for the loan or buy it from you. My friend who is in town is in need of it one so I'm trying to chase one down today if at all possible. #-o ](*,) If I can't borrow one, I'm looking to buy one. Anyone know...
by peo
Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:28 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: URGENT: Anyone have an Apollo Bio-Seal? (Puget Sound Area)
Replies: 11
Views: 1411

Re: URGENT: Anyone have an Apollo Bio-Seal? (Puget Sound Are

I'm looking to borrow one ASAP through the weekend. Willing to trade a couple tanks of nitrox for the loan or buy it from you. My friend who is in town is in need of it one so I'm trying to chase one down today if at all possible. #-o ](*,) If I can't borrow one, I'm looking to buy one. Anyone know...
by peo
Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:35 pm
Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
Topic: PNWTDC2007
Replies: 4
Views: 1915

i was there and it was definitely worth it. i felt a little like an outsider since i'm not really a "tech diver" per se, but the presentations were quite interesting and i would definitely go again. nice work, peo! (he and john ... and everyone else involved did a fantastic job!) Thanks f...
by peo
Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:44 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Just when I thought MukilteoT-dock was getting boring
Replies: 14
Views: 2344

Tom Nic wrote:Rule #1 (for Tom at least) - When you leave your camera behind you will always see something cool. Therefore, never leave your camera behind!
Wouldn't a better deduction be to always leave your camera behind? ;-)
by peo
Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:37 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: PNW Tech Diving Conference Update
Replies: 5
Views: 1149

PNW Tech Diving Conference Update

I'd like to extend a thanks to all those of you who have bought tickets for the Pacific Northwest Tech Diving Conference on Sunday. The tickets have been sold out for a while by now, and I'm already getting excited about the prospect of putting together an even bigger conference next year. The final...
by peo
Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:55 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Fishing Nets in Lake Wa.
Replies: 14
Views: 2716

Matt, which wreck was this on? One of the well-known ones?
by peo
Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:29 pm
Forum: No Bubble Zone
Topic: Oxtox and fatality at 1.4 PPO2
Replies: 45
Views: 12481

Using a FFM as a safe-guard for ox tox on a "normal" dive sounds like a solution waiting for a problem to pop up. The real problem here is diving at a too high PPO2 to begin with. Back off to 1.2 or 1.0 as max PPO2. There's no point in diving a high PPO2, apart from when you're accelerati...
by peo
Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:27 pm
Forum: No Bubble Zone
Topic: Oxtox and fatality at 1.4 PPO2
Replies: 45
Views: 12481

Using a FFM as a safe-guard for ox tox on a "normal" dive sounds like a solution waiting for a problem to pop up. The real problem here is diving at a too high PPO2 to begin with. Back off to 1.2 or 1.0 as max PPO2. There's no point in diving a high PPO2, apart from when you're acceleratin...
by peo
Mon Jul 02, 2007 1:14 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Alki Diver Death
Replies: 59
Views: 16490

Such a wake has almost caused me to have a fatal separation too. Not in a scuba diving context though. When sailing single handed off shore, with my boat under autopilot, and me falling overboard in the middle of the Baltic Sea with no land in sight due to such a wake. Not a pretty story, I tell you...
by peo
Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:03 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: There's a reason for the boundary line....
Replies: 54
Views: 13912

If you dive at Cove 2 enough you will make a mistake sometime. I have a few times under similar circumstances to those Lamont describes. I bet most people responding to this post have. I wouldn't come up at ferry depth unless I knew where I was but it's very possible to miss the rope when it's grow...
by peo
Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:36 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Wreck of the Diamond Knot
Replies: 17
Views: 3744

Great photos. Thanks for sharing.
by peo
Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:56 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Argon
Replies: 24
Views: 2644

It is interesting how people feel different about using argon. Some people say it's a huge difference, others can't tell a difference. Some people, including very experienced people I deeply respect, think it makes a huge difference flushing the suit with argon before the dive, some (including me) t...
by peo
Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:45 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Argon
Replies: 24
Views: 2644

There has been a Norwegian Navy study done, with inconclusive results. IIRC, the study didn't show any significant difference between argon and air as drysuit inflation gas. The study can be found be searching a bit on the Internet. There are some big gaping holes in the study, though. The study mea...
by peo
Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:03 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Lake Washington: The Phoenix
Replies: 18
Views: 2711

Did a second dive on the Phoenix this morning, this time penetrating the cabin to check out the interior of the wreck. As is often the case on these small boats, the doors are pretty narrow, so I had to tilt over 90 degrees to be able to squeeze through the doorway. The double 104s are simply too wi...
by peo
Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:55 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Lake Washington: The Phoenix
Replies: 18
Views: 2711

Lamont: I have a copy of that bathymetry data, even though I haven't bothered with creating a TIN out of it. Pretty impressive work you've done, Lamont! I was jokingly referring to that when everyone knows which area of the lake is 200' deep, it'll be easier to find the Phoenix. But of course the ar...
by peo
Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:44 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Lake Washington: The Phoenix
Replies: 18
Views: 2711

Darn it Lamont, you're showing them EXACTLY where the Phoenix is now. <G>

Seriously, there are a few deeper spots (and of course some areas that are shallower), but otherwise much of the lake is actually almost exactly 200 feet deep.

/Peo
by peo
Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:54 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Lake Washington: The Phoenix
Replies: 18
Views: 2711

Northwest Dive Club member rebate

This conference is run on a tight budget, and as a non-profit, but going over the numbers and thinking a bit about our goals, we decided to do the following: Northwest Dive Club members get a $2 rebate. Furthermore, for every ticket sold to a Northwest Dive Club member before July 1, Pacific Northwe...
by peo
Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:41 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Lake Washington: The Phoenix
Replies: 18
Views: 2711

Bassman, answering some of your questions explicitly: I see whats happening... This is a teaser to get us to buy the $39.00 tickets for the Pacific Northwest Tech Diving Conference in September. (http://www.pnwtdc.com) Well it works for me, if this is even a sample of what these guys are doing I wan...