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by RoxnDox
Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Mystery Golden Orb found in Alaska
Replies: 2
Views: 342

Re: Mystery Golden Orb found in Alaska

I'm thinking the guesses choosing an egg-case of some sort were right...
by RoxnDox
Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:12 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Shipwreck found
Replies: 1
Views: 777

Re: Shipwreck found

Us non-diver history buffs are drooling too!
by RoxnDox
Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:00 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Kopachuck - anyone ever dove it or have a map for it ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2201

Re: Kopachuck - anyone ever dove it or have a map for it ?

Hey, you can always snorkel over the beds of sand dollars... They're pretty cool ;-)

The data viewer is at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/bathymetry/ - zoom in on a spot, turn off the checkboxes except for the DEM and BAG Color Shaded Releif options...
by RoxnDox
Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:26 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Kopachuck - anyone ever dove it or have a map for it ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2201

Re: Kopachuck - anyone ever dove it or have a map for it ?

I haven't ever dove there, but topographically speaking - not much there and pretty shallow. I have kayaked over it and watched the sand dollar beds go by a few feet down, caught a few flounder and a few dogfish nearby. Here's a shot of the bathymetry - Kopachuk park is the highlighted area on the p...
by RoxnDox
Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:01 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Hypothetical Question (sorta): What do you do if you find a firearm while diving?
Replies: 13
Views: 4947

Re: Hypothetical Question (sorta): What do you do if you find a firearm while diving?

The grip plate logo certainly IDs it as an FN Browning... Great find!
by RoxnDox
Sun Mar 21, 2021 8:10 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Fox Island Bridge tomorrow
Replies: 8
Views: 2114

Re: Fox Island Bridge tomorrow

Glad you had a good dive. My only experience there was more like shooting the rapids between the pillars in my kayak...
by RoxnDox
Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:24 pm
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: Scubie Doo featured in UK dive magazine
Replies: 20
Views: 6122

Re: Scubie Doo featured in UK dive magazine

Epic! That is <censored> AWESOME, dude!!!
by RoxnDox
Mon Jan 11, 2021 4:41 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Pacific Red Octopus - Rare Capture
Replies: 14
Views: 4768

Re: Pacific Red Octopus - Rare Capture

gorgeous critter, Jesse! How big was he?
by RoxnDox
Tue Dec 29, 2020 9:58 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Hypothetical Question (sorta): What do you do if you find a firearm while diving?
Replies: 13
Views: 4947

Re: Hypothetical Question (sorta): What do you do if you find a firearm while diving?

Well, your last couple of sentences are certainly valid... If it was me (which it wouldn't be since I don't dive now <sad face>), I would make note of the location as closely as possible, take some photos if you have a camera, and then try to safe it. If it's old and corroded and things aren't movin...
by RoxnDox
Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:18 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: So this washed up on my beach today...
Replies: 9
Views: 4729

Re: So this washed up on my beach today...

Very sad to see it dead, for sure.
Very surprised to see it anywhere in the Sound, let alone all the way down by Shelton! Never heard of one in here...
by RoxnDox
Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:02 pm
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: Sekiu
Replies: 9
Views: 4226

Re: Sekiu

Cool to know it's a public site (even though I'm not diving anymore, but a kayak - hmmmm :partydance: )
by RoxnDox
Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:56 am
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: Sekiu
Replies: 9
Views: 4226

Re: Sekiu

Great filming! What a lovely little beach - private landowner?
by RoxnDox
Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:36 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Whales: Blue, Humpback, Gray
Replies: 6
Views: 2401

Re: Whales: Blue, Humpback, Gray

What a trip!
by RoxnDox
Mon Jul 06, 2020 12:47 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Spring diving at Deception Pass
Replies: 10
Views: 3174

Re: Spring diving at Deception Pass

Those are some pretty epic snaps you got, Jess!
by RoxnDox
Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:56 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Exploded 50cal
Replies: 5
Views: 2601

Re: Exploded 50cal

Probably split the chamber and burst the breech end of the barrel... Someone could've picked it out of the wreckage or it may have 'escaped' on its own if the whole thing blew apart...
by RoxnDox
Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:13 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Spring diving at Deception Pass
Replies: 10
Views: 3174

Re: Spring diving at Deception Pass

See, I keep reading this as "Shark Diving at Deception Pass"... Great pics!
by RoxnDox
Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:30 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Exploded 50cal
Replies: 5
Views: 2601

Re: Exploded 50cal

My guess is that this damage pattern would also have required damage to the gun itself. If the firing chamber remained intact, the brass casing would not have had any place to blow out like that.
by RoxnDox
Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:55 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Divers face long-term health impact from COVID-19
Replies: 8
Views: 4190

Re: Divers face long-term health impact from COVID-19

From what I have seen, the experts are among the people discovering these earlier cases. They are learning about this particular virus right along with everyone else. They were basing their thoughts and theories based on what they knew at the time, and have been revising them all the time as new dat...
by RoxnDox
Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:20 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Bottle Thread
Replies: 275
Views: 165748

Re: The Bottle Thread

Cool finds! The local bottle especially. One of the local drug stores or pharmacies might even be willing to barter supplies for it (bet you might even be able to get a whole roll of TP if you bargain hard)
by RoxnDox
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:44 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Bottle Thread
Replies: 275
Views: 165748

Re: The Bottle Thread

Hey, one more note on the antique ammo. Despite having spent a long time under the salt, those cartridges are in quite good condition. It’s possible that the primers and necks have remained sealed, given that they were lacquered for water tightness. Old explosives and propellants can become unstable...
by RoxnDox
Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:52 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Bottle Thread
Replies: 275
Views: 165748

Re: The Bottle Thread

Hey, 60South! I love what a bored and knowledgeable group mind can do when it comes to finding info!!! No idea *when* they were submerged, but they are identified now. So, in the Pentax photography forum where I spend/waste a lot of time, I posted pics of your ammo. For the headstamps, I converted i...
by RoxnDox
Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:34 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: whales and isolation
Replies: 8
Views: 3457

Re: whales and isolation

awesome that you can see these!
by RoxnDox
Sat Mar 21, 2020 6:50 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Bottle Thread
Replies: 275
Views: 165748

Re: The Bottle Thread

Hmmm, interesting. Given the self-isolation in effect, it might be time for some detective work.
by RoxnDox
Wed Mar 18, 2020 10:53 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: The Bottle Thread
Replies: 275
Views: 165748

Re: The Bottle Thread

Perhaps it’s off a British or Canuckian vessel and the stripper clip is .303 Lee-Enfield. Can one of the rounds be removed from the clip so you can look for the head stamp?