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- Sun Feb 28, 2016 7:37 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Schrader valve cores
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3229
Re: Schrader valve cores
I don't know if this is important in your application, but schrader cores are made with different compounds in their sealing gaskets, different flow rates etc. In my previous life we had to use the manufacturers replacement to make things work right. I wouldn't think flow rate would be a big deal, a...
- Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:52 pm
- Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
- Topic: Where does everyone else practice simple skills?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4656
Re: Where does everyone else practice simple skills?
Richard are you talking about the pool in Olympia? How does one arrange to use that pool. We are making our first warm water trip this spring, and I wanted to play with bouyancy stuff before we go. I'm not going to try my 2.5 mil wetsuit at Sund rock, I won't do it!
- Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:55 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Hood Canal rain/flood watch?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1758
Re: Hood Canal rain/flood watch?
Sometimes, when you cross the river heading north towards hoodsport the river is high and muddy, and I have said to myself it will be terrible. And it is, in the layer of fresh water on the top 20 feet, but a lot (most) of times it opens up under that, although you need a light, it will be dark down...
- Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:21 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Redondo post-dive eating options
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2764
Re: Redondo post-dive eating options
+1 for Wally's, you want a 1 piece if your going for the fish and chips, unless you are really hungry. Unfortunately, I have developed a wheat intolerance, and I will be giving the Thai place a shot. Thank's Lynn!
- Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:42 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Just out for a morning cast.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4986
Re: Just out for a morning cast.
I will never pee along the roadside again... ever.
- Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:01 am
- Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
- Topic: Monterey Info?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5057
Re: Monterey Info?
You used to be able to reserve dive days on the Point Lobos website. It would be worth checking. There is an awful lot of good diving there, and some of the best shore diving I have ever done. Are you taking the boat?
- Mon Nov 25, 2013 5:35 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Anyone deep fry a turkey?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5283
Re: Anyone deep fry a turkey?
The only time I ever did this, my bird turned out-breast perfect-delicious, legs and thighs way overdone, wings crispy cinderlike crunchy things. I never did it again as I don't like to waste anything. If I was to do it again, it would be cut up so I could get everything cooked just right.
- Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:59 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: LP hose to compressed air tool adapter -- local retail?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5076
Re: LP hose to compressed air tool adapter -- local retail?
I definitely wouldn't worry about pvc buried 24 inches. I have about 1400 feet of it buried 18 inches. I installed yard hydrants, which drain themselves when you turn them off, and that is all I do. Never had any problem, the buried pipe does not freeze. We used to have animals, so every three or fo...
- Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:23 pm
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Just moved to Vancouver Island
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1305
Re: Just moved to Vancouver Island
Welcome Not too many members here from up on the Island. (we need to do something about that)I was born up there, moved to the states when I was 8, but still have friends up there, and visit now and again. I will definitely look you up when we next head up. All the diving I have done up there was on...
- Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:13 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: LP hose to compressed air tool adapter -- local retail?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5076
Re: LP hose to compressed air tool adapter -- local retail?
You could blow this out orally enough to ensure no problems. Water freeing in pipes will do no harm as long as there is room for the expansion. Problems usually happen when it freezes in two places and then as the middle freezes and expands it has to break something. If you have a simple straight pi...
- Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:27 am
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Shops in the area that fill using a water bath
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6801
Re: Shops in the area that fill using a water bath
This is an interesting subject. I keep hearing about the water bath causing water problems inside the tank. This could only happen if there were water somewhere on the whip or the valve before the whip was pressurized, otherwise the pressure differential would keep the water at bay. Can the higher t...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:48 am
- Forum: General Info
- Topic: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic
- Replies: 28
- Views: 17787
Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic
Tom, we've never met, and I hope we do. You have been a valuable asset to this community, and I believe your wisdom, and encouragement to the members here, whether new divers, or members who needed some help to remember to be kind to our sisters and brothers, has been a great part of why this forum ...
- Tue May 28, 2013 10:18 pm
- Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
- Topic: How to get good visibility?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5356
Re: How to get good visibility?
In the summer, I like to try after several days of overcast. No or light rain. Sometimes I get lucky. If its crap stay close to your buddy, move slow and enjoy the small critters.
- Sun May 12, 2013 11:38 pm
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Lost FlyRod in Clear Lake
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1008
Re: Lost FlyRod in Clear Lake
Which Clear Lake?
- Fri May 10, 2013 8:24 am
- Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
- Topic: 21 watt HID
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1904
Re: 21 watt HID
Or just take the plunge and get a BPW. I don't think you would regret it. That is a nice light, you should use it.
- Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:59 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Anderson cooper more daring than i?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2383
Re: Anderson cooper more daring than i?
Maybe not prey, but are they territorial? I think I'll wait and see. They have been known to wait at known river crossings for prey including people, so their feeding behavior can be modified by environmental changes. I don't want any part of teaching them how yummy divers are!
- Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:46 am
- Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
- Topic: Interesting article from John Chatterton
- Replies: 70
- Views: 21076
Re: Interesting article from John Chatterton
It seems to me that what he said was that if someone tried to take his reg, or tried to jump him for it, on a deep dive that he would fight you. This to me is not unreasonable. At the depths he is talking about this divers training has failed, he has slipped into panic, and is a huge risk that must ...
- Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:00 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: The end of my diving career
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10725
Re: The end of my diving career
John, I am sorry to hear that you have had to make the decision we must all face at some time. I want to thank you for the kind, and wise words you have shared with me, on the board and in person. You have a wisdom that doesn't just come with age, your character has shaped that wisdom. The careful i...
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:01 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Words of wisdom.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2125
Re: Words of wisdom.
Thanks for sharing that. There is a lot to learn there.
- Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:00 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: In the hunt for "Ear Muffs"
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3512
Re: In the hunt for "Ear Muffs"
These
http://www.peltor.com/peltor.com/non_de ... um=H10A001
I used them at work, they were the best I could find. I think less than 30 bucks.
http://www.peltor.com/peltor.com/non_de ... um=H10A001
I used them at work, they were the best I could find. I think less than 30 bucks.
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:58 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Tax Time Is Coming, Where Is Your Information?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2358
Re: Tax Time Is Coming, Where Is Your Information?
I take mine to a CPA also. While I used to be quite adamant about doing them myself, a friend twisted my arm till I said uncle, and I gave the CPA a try. I can tell you, if your taxes are anything more than simple, the pros will save you money. I am quite sure the guy I hired IS the guy who handles ...
- Mon Dec 24, 2012 5:09 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Hollis F-1's at Cove 1
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2722
Re: Hollis F-1's at Cove 1
I love these stories. What a great community we have.
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:50 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Merry Christmas Puget Sound divers
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3572
Re: General banter about diving and why we love it.
When will we get to hear you sing this? Nice job btw.
- Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:08 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Westport diving.......
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4807
Re: Westport diving.......
Never tried it myself, I have a neighbor who used to do some crabbing and spearing along the jetty. He has a great story about the ebb tide there. I don't think his wife will let him dive there anymore.
- Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:07 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: SCUBA Progress
- Replies: 2
- Views: 951
Re: SCUBA Progress
How is your upper body strength? Maybe diving from a RIB would be a possibility? I find them easier to get into than (most) ladders anyway.