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by girldiver
Wed May 11, 2016 11:48 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Leaving the Professional Dive Life
Replies: 4
Views: 2819

Leaving the Professional Dive Life

As some have heard, and others will now know, we are closing our scuba shop. (Scuba Shoppe). It's been a wild ride. In 2001, I took my first Open Water class, wanting to be an instructor. I pictured white sand beaches and a little grass shack in the tropics. Honestly, I sucked as an Open Water stude...
by girldiver
Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:54 pm
Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
Topic: Hyperbaric Chamber Tour - Tuesday, January 13
Replies: 0
Views: 1928

Hyperbaric Chamber Tour - Tuesday, January 13

We have a Hyperbaric Chamber Tour scheduled for Tuesday, January 13 at 6:00 pm at Virginia Mason in Seattle. If you haven't been to the Chamber....this is what you want to see....with NO bends involved. This is FREE...but we have a limit on how many divers can go and it usually fills to capacity whe...
by girldiver
Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:30 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Tried Kayak diving? Got any tips?
Replies: 14
Views: 4857

Re: Tried Kayak diving? Got any tips?

Just came across this thread. We're bringing in RTM Kayaks....they are rotomolded with a deep tracking skeg built in and a lot more stable than the typical sit on top designed for play paddling in tropical locations. It's the number one kayak manufacturer in Europe (and I didn't know this before...b...
by girldiver
Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:54 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: Halcyon 60# wing and weight
Replies: 1
Views: 1138

Halcyon 60# wing and weight

Ok...first...this is Cindy posting as Cindy and has NOTHING to do with the Shoppe she owns. (So...personal sale...no warranty from her business, etc) I picked up a Halcyon Wing in a trade...and since I'm uber recreational, certainly don't have a need for it. I just wanted the tanks that came with th...
by girldiver
Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:25 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: FOUND: Weightbelt at Redondo
Replies: 0
Views: 737

FOUND: Weightbelt at Redondo

We heard about a weightbelt with a knife attached spotted at 70' deep, so we sent our team down to retrieve it.

We've got it at the Shoppe...very distinctive weightbelt. Possibly a freedivers?

Identify it, claim it...and it's yours. :)
by girldiver
Wed Jan 29, 2014 2:40 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Neoprene and latex seals.
Replies: 13
Views: 2338

Re: Neoprene and latex seals.

We carry standard latex seals in stock at all times for retail and also for our own repair department. We're in Auburn and ship out items daily from our web business...so if you still want to shop local, we're here to help.
by girldiver
Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:46 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Where to buy a 5mm wetsuit in Seattle?
Replies: 13
Views: 3391

Re: Where to buy a 5mm wetsuit in Seattle?

SHAMELESS PLUG - There's a Shoppe in Auburn that has 1, 3, 5 and 7mm suits in stock. I don't feel bad about giving the shameless plug, since very few of the Northwest divers have been into our shop. We also can direct ship any of our items to your home at any speed you'd like, which means the longes...
by girldiver
Fri Dec 27, 2013 6:01 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Mares acquires SSI
Replies: 8
Views: 3408

Re: Mares acquires SSI

and the marketing garbage in the materials around buying a "total dive system" will become even more obnoxious than it is today. As an SSI dealer and an employee of Cressi, I can assure you this is not going to be a "Mares version of diving". As far as the SSI Total Diving Syste...
by girldiver
Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:06 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Dry Gloves
Replies: 11
Views: 2343

Re: Dry Gloves

Thanks guys! Helpful info. And the lined gloves...yeah...had mine get wet a couple times...and then had Rick from Bandito offer to take them to the wheelhouse to dry them out. I knew it was going to be bad...but wow...must have totally smelled him out of there!! I'll check out the SiTech and OS...an...
by girldiver
Sat Nov 16, 2013 7:22 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Dry Gloves
Replies: 11
Views: 2343

Dry Gloves

Ok...for the first time in 6 or 7 years...I'm going back to dry gloves this year. I wanted Diving Concepts...but apparently they went bankrupt? So...hoping someone in the community can point me towards the "Diving Concepts" type glove. They are the push on glove system...not the turn the r...
by girldiver
Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:12 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Diving vessel capsize just off Alki.
Replies: 6
Views: 2011

Re: Diving vessel capsize just off Alki.

Looks like it was Ballard Marine Constructions vessel....

http://q13fox.com/2013/11/15/boat-capsi ... z2klphkaUA
by girldiver
Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:12 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Diving vessel capsize just off Alki.
Replies: 6
Views: 2011

Re: Diving vessel capsize just off Alki.

Looks like it was Ballard Marine Constructions vessel....

http://q13fox.com/2013/11/15/boat-capsi ... z2klphkaUA
by girldiver
Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:54 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Lost Aeris Weight Pouch at Redondo
Replies: 1
Views: 886

Lost Aeris Weight Pouch at Redondo

One of our customers lost a weight pouch at Redondo near the PVC pipe boat. It's an Aeris weight pouch with 8 lbs of weight in it. Knowing the dive community wants to return anything found when able...this can be returned to GirlDiver (130 E Main St. Auburn) or UWS Federal Way (but let me know if yo...
by girldiver
Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:42 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Dive flag at Redondo
Replies: 23
Views: 3094

Re: Dive flag at Redondo

At 3:00...there was a boat that pulled in with 3 guys fishing...directly over the 40' line...pretty much over the Beetle. They were there about 15 minutes, saw diver bubbles and decided the fish were probably all scared away.

The one Lynne mentioned was earlier...
by girldiver
Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:27 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Lost Scooter at Redondo
Replies: 1
Views: 868

Lost Scooter at Redondo

No...not mine...I just have students at Redondo...(which I don't lose) Today the parking guy at Redondo informed me that a diver reported leaving his scooter in about 40' of water in front of the MaST Center a few days ago. He had to come up for some reason (just telling what I was told here..) and ...
by girldiver
Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:57 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Diver Fatality in Kitsap area
Replies: 10
Views: 2397

Re: Diver Fatality in Kitsap area

The deceased diver turned out to be my grand daughters other grand father (her mothers father...). Geoducker for the tribe.

Sorry for the bad title.
by girldiver
Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:41 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Diver Fatality in Kitsap area
Replies: 10
Views: 2397

Diver Fatality in Kitsap area

No speculation...but here's the article just in...

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/aug/ ... z2cf5ZOZjL
by girldiver
Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:02 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Fire in compressor bldg in Friday Harbor
Replies: 5
Views: 1504

Re: Fire in compressor bldg in Friday Harbor

Friday Harbor Marine was named as one of the businesses the pier relocated per the radio report (not the news...but a longer report on one of the talk stations). Sounded like it was bad...probably no compressor.
by girldiver
Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:28 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: Bad Scuba Tanks Wanted
Replies: 0
Views: 793

Bad Scuba Tanks Wanted

We're looking for 6 - 9 Bad Aluminum 80 scuba tanks. If you've got a pre-89 tank laying around...thinking...what the heck am I going to do with this...we'll give you $10 and turn it into Window Art. We're working with a local high school and holding a contest for best tank painting display. Please c...
by girldiver
Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:08 pm
Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
Topic: Speaker Series - Sea Shepherd - FREE EVENT
Replies: 0
Views: 1456

Speaker Series - Sea Shepherd - FREE EVENT

We're pleased to announce we are hosting the first speaker from the new Sea Shepherd gallery in Seattle, Eloisa Jinks, on Monday, May 6 at 6 pm at our store in Auburn. ScubaShoppe/GirlDiver; 130 E Main St. , Auburn - ample parking in the back in the Safeway parking lot. We'll begin the Social hour a...
by girldiver
Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:45 pm
Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
Topic: Tour of Hyperbaric Chamber
Replies: 0
Views: 1475

Tour of Hyperbaric Chamber

Divers who want to know more.... We have arranged for a divers tour of the Hyperbaric Chamber at Virginia Mason Hospital on Monday, Feb. 18 (next Monday) at 6 pm. There will be a presentation immediately preceding the tour talking about hyperbaric medicine as it relates to divers. :partydance: Our g...
by girldiver
Sun Feb 03, 2013 1:06 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Missing Diver off South Bainbridge
Replies: 53
Views: 7114

Re: Missing Diver off South Bainbridge

So does DNR service their own regulators? I know most gov't agencies send them out. This report definitely clarifies the legal ramifications of a shop servicing regulators with "black market" parts kits. It's a standard practice in the industry, as the manufacturers require that the shop c...
by girldiver
Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:00 am
Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
Topic: Travel Night - June 27 - Featuring the Galapagos
Replies: 0
Views: 1521

Travel Night - June 27 - Featuring the Galapagos

We've just returned from an amazing trip to the Galapagos, and we'd love to share our experiences with you. Lessons learned and tips and tricks. For most divers, the Galapagos is on their "life list". And with good reason. The marine and land life...it was like a make-believe experience......
by girldiver
Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:02 pm
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: Video Job - pays in $$$ or a trip to Fiji
Replies: 8
Views: 1726

Re: Video Job - pays in $$$ or a trip to Fiji

Ah...in the world of fame and fortune...models end up not eating much and they don't get paid the big money either. :)
by girldiver
Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:00 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Video Job - pays with a trip to Fiji or $$
Replies: 0
Views: 731

Video Job - pays with a trip to Fiji or $$

I posted this in the Photo/Video area...but since the first three projects don't need an underwater camera....I thought I'd post this here as well. See the full post here... http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=17935 (Hope I'm not violating any rules...but want to offer divers first sh...