Northwest Dive Club

Hmmm should I have posted this in the DIY area? Maybe. Overall I got lucky on a few counts in whipping up a goodman handle for this DR MR11. First I got my hands on an older Salvo plastic light head base which made my goodman handle fab much much easier. Second was the existence of threaded holes at...

1. You've already checked this thread more than once. Brilliant 15. You've lost interest in shoe shopping or generally shopping, if it is not dive gear shopping. So true. Mmmmm shoes. - You service your dive gear religiously ... your car, on the other hand, has gone 15,000 miles since the last oil ...

From Kalatin, CaseyB449 and me: You start to assess your land friend's ability to have your back when things go to hell. You no longer detect the musty mold smell your car has acquired. You’ve created a new Quicken category for scuba gear. You're able to plan an entire week's worth of diving but hav...

Samson wrote:I see that lots of you have your fins painted different ways to identify them from everyone elses. What kind of paint are you using?? Where is it avail???

Thanks-

Samson

I've used a white paint pen with great success.

Nail polish works well on hard non shiny surfaces.

-Eric

Argh. Another one.

http://thedecostop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34483

-Eric

Nice starter light (ahem... har har?)

http://thedecostop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34505

I sure wish they had posted this sooner

-Eric

here is the pics of what i did. added a loop of bungee thru the small channels under the white clip, then loop them over the light head. very simple and have not lost a handle yet ( well i did lose 2 of them before i did my 50 cent fix. Thanks Burntchef. Pretty spiff. :supz: I'll let you know what ...

If at all possible, go divign with someone who has a 10watt DR. Then do the same with someone with a 10watt salvo. There's a big difference. Oh yeah. I'm aware. A salvo is in my future... just not the near one. At this point I'm thinking cheap and easy. Crap light is better than no light. eric do y...

Sockmonkey is this you? http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/lights/257439-halcyon-canister-light-repairs-mod.html I have a battery for that canlight you can have. Nope. Not me. I'm S0ckm0nk3y on SB ;) There's a crapton of various bits of aluminum on my desk at the moment poised to get cut if I end up ...

If someone has a moment and is equally as bored as I am... would they mind measuring the width of the hand opening of their (preferably salvo)light's goodman handle? are you making a new one? Yeah. I can't afford a nice light at the moment so I'm fix'n to buy a used can light... and it comes with a...

LCF wrote:Width is 4 1/2 inches. Max height is a little more difficult to estimate (as mine are adjusted way down) but looks like about 2 1/4. (Salvo 21W HID, remote ballast, 2 years old)

Thanks Lynne!

-Eric

If someone has a moment and is equally as bored as I am... would they mind measuring the width of the hand opening of their (preferably salvo)light's goodman handle?

The height would be cool too but not totally necessary.

Thanks!

-Eric

I made solas tape hearts for my fins... Super sticky, Super durable... super annoying... ask ray... also see in any of the HD monkey videos that ray co-video'd :) I've seen this 3M reflective stuff that looks black in the day but shines super bright when you throw a light source on it. They sell 8x...

but with the otterbay its like a orange on a toothpick!! I'm not kidding, that boy's head is like Sputnik; spherical but quite pointy at parts! Now that was offside, wasn't it? He'll be crying himself to sleep tonight, on his huge pillow. head pants now!!! Its like an orange on a toothpick... Its v...

I'm surprised someone doesn't make a hood with the SOLAS tape already on it. -Eric I think Pinnacle does one http://web4.server1.merzcon.de/pinnacle/images/pinnacle_aquatics/merino_hood.bmp Hollis as well. Not sure if it is actual "SOLAS" tape though Yep that's my hood I linked in my post...

Anyone use this stuff on their dry suits or wetsuits? Any thoughts on it? http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/70684/377%20710/0/solas/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&Ntt=solas&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matcha...

I've got a set of dry suit gaiters from Dive Rite for sale. $25

http://www.diveriteexpress.com/exposure/gaiter.shtml

PM me if you're interested.

Thanks!

-Eric

spatman wrote:

Jan K wrote:his cousin from Keystone

who's obviously not jewish...

Spatman... I nominate you as the PNW's first scuba moyle.

-Eric

All, The folks from the Northwest Underwater Explorers (NWUE) are getting together for a last minute Tweek * dive at Cove2 at Alki on Tuesday October 14th. Join us if you're curious about Unified Team Diving/DIR, want to work on some skills, or just need an excuse to leave work early and go diving. ...

(the lamest birthday smiley I could find)

Used Tide App yet?

http://www.tideapp.com/

-Eric

http://www.vbaexpress.com/forum/images/smilies/whip%20reverse.gif http://www.smileyhut.com/laughing/rofl.gif We laugh because its funny... we laugh because its true. :prayer: + cold = :axe: Makes all us guys :hello2: :prayer: In order to get to continue diving. (best I could come up with) Oh that's...

I am not so worried about starting out in a wet suit, but my wife on the other hand I am afraid that if she gets really cold on her first few dives, will be very discouraged.... Something I would just as soon prevent if possible..... Samson- Hmmm I take back what I said about doing OW wet. I would ...

I agree with Sounder on this one... a drysuit will add a layer of complexity that might hamper you in learning all the basic stuff being taught in your OW class. Diving fun is all about being comfortable in the water and you'll probably have enough to manage and worry about during class without futz...

It just dawned on me where I've heard of the Portland before (besides hours spent trolling the list of MA wrecks while I should be working). It seems that my wife's great great grandfather (a fishing boat captain himself) was documented as the last person to see the Portland afloat. I guess there's ...