Northwest Dive Club

Call ahead, Matt usually orders them for people and sometimes doesn't have them in stock. But, seriously, you can't go wrong with a SS plate, 35 pound torus wing package for diving around here. Weight plates are nice, but not needed, you can just thread some XS Scuba weight pouches on the cam bands...

By the way- any Red Socks fans following this thread? <HIJACK> :crybaby: In spite of my MA driver's license... not so much. Disregarding usual post season angels reaming... it was a really great ALDS series. Whew man... that Veritek has some serious instinct in a pickle. And Tek is no small dude bu...

Yo, A few of us UTD/DIR wannabees are heading to Cove2 in Alki tomorrow night at 6:00 for whoever wants to join. All are welcome. We plan on hitting the water around 6:30-6:45 depending on how much we flap our gums. I have no doubt there will be plans to meet for adult beverages and sea stories afte...

Ugggh . . . over thinking buddy. Make it simple: 1 minute at depth, 2 minutes to get to 50 feet. 5 minutes to get to the surface. Call your average depth half of 100, or 50. 50 is 2.6 ATAs: 8*2.6*2*1 This is really 8 times 5=40, or 700 psi on your doubles. Oh if there' s a way to overcomplicate it ...

Arrrr this is much more interesting than what I'm doing at work. Twin 100's with a tank factor of 6. Question 1: Two divers each with an RMV of 1 is 2 ft3/min. * 1 minute at 100 ft to deal with the emergency * 2 cuft/min * 4 ATA = 8 ft3 * 1 minute to get to 70 feet * 2 cuft/min * 3 ATA = 6 ft3 * 1 (...

In leiu of an expert I (as someone who enjoys procastinating at work) will weigh in. Please know that I am of course a total gas management neophyte... and my dive buddies can attest I'm prone to bending over and talking out my bum. A (GUE) tank factor as far as I understand it is how many cubic fee...

Sounder wrote:You can say THAT again!!

Don't make me tell you a third time young man!

I've got very fat typing fingers.

-Eric

ljjames wrote:underwater sports, seattle store...

You missed some awesome deals Hollis is Gear at the UWS dive fair this year. Their rep was there talking a good game. Great looking stuff.

If anyone comes across hollis fins I'd like to see them in person. UWS doesn't stock them.

-Eric

ljjames wrote:underwater sports, seattle store...

You missed some awesome deals Hollon is Gear at the UWS dive fair this year. Their rep was there talking a good game. Great looking stuff.

If anyone comes across hollis fins I'd like to see them in person. UWS doesn't stock them.

-Eric

Where the is this place - other than be presumably south of Three Tree North? Current sensitive? Deep? Any thoughts, comments...??? How to get there? Thanks for checking this post. Babs, I've done 3TN twice and enjoyed it greatly each time. The current picked up on us pretty good last time (at a re...

Thanks Spatman for that link to the not so long ago thread on this subject, it was very helpful. :supz: The whole part about being streamlined, having your weight distributed, and the simplicity of the set up just really appeals to me. For some reason I think I'll miss the pockets, even though I ha...

In fact you can spend a few days here and Scubaboard reading the pros and cons of a bp/w. There are cons? Scott Maybe some people enjoy having a bazillion pockets? Could be that you're really into lime green dive gear? Or you take a lot of PADI classes that require that you don and doff your BC at ...

I couldn't agree more with Airsix... if you show up at a Tuesday night dive and quietly mention you are thinking about trying a bp/w... you'll find yourself buried under a pile of people's loaner gear like when Elmer Fudd opens his closet (that bowling ball always seems to be on the top shelf for so...

I'm a proud certified PADI drysuit diver... because it was free. When I bought my suit from my Boston LDS the dude threw in the course for everyone that bought a drysuit from him. I learned little to no skills that help me in my diving life in that class. Nothing about how to vent during an ascent o...

I believe there is some lore about yoke valves not being worthy of high pressure cylinders... no? And DIN is preferred when you've got a high pressure tank? More old non gender specific spouse tales include questioning the reliability of yoke valves vs. DIN... Is there any truth to this nonsense I'v...

I'm not a science guy... But not all invasive species are bad... check out this NYT article from a couple Tuesdays ago.

-Eric
(yes I believe everything I read in the Times)

I don't know about new species but I spent a week diving off of Heron Island last year. Most diverse reef life I've ever seen. The diving was so good my head fell off. Everyone should go before the reef dies in 40 years (so say the national park rangers on the island). See ancient turtles lumbering ...

I tend to use this self deprecating avatar... certified internet DIR diver about sums me up

I'm less UTD and more like UBP (Unified Board Poster)

-Eric

I wonder what the deal is with Canadians and getting rid of their fusions... http://thedecostop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33638 Why does this suit have to be in my size? Then of course there is this dude... who lives a few miles away from where I used to live in MA.. .and I'm going to be there thi...

Great vid Brian... thanks for posting. Looks like it was a fun one. I've used a few of your other vids to answer the "What the hell do you see down there" question.

Killer use of Jane's too

Agreed. Glad you didn't confuse pj with port washington.... or worse assumed great neck. Yuck. -Eric Now that we've totally hijacked this into the Lawnguyland thread... sorry scubajim. Ha. Do you remember the silly suburban gang called SIB? Strong Island Boys. Or had you left by then? Funny my mom w...

Now that we've totally hijacked this into the Lawnguyland thread... sorry scubajim. Ha. Do you remember the silly suburban gang called SIB? Strong Island Boys. Or had you left by then? Funny my mom works in Stern-ville Centre. I'm more of a nawth showah guy growing up in Port Jeff. -Eric Wrong Islan...

spatman wrote:

Sockmonkey wrote:Ahem... I didn't say I was FROM Boston... I was just stuck there for 10 years... I could only wear my pinstriped boxers and went incognito during my stay in MA.

-Eric

ah, ok. i retract my , sir.

so, you're from NY?

Wrong Island

-Eric

The obligatory question on the table... Did you live west enough in CT for your hat to be blue... or red? I promise I won't hold the answer against you :) yeah, right! all you sox fans always say that. and when the answer is "blue" you get pouty! LET'S GO YAN-KEES! (i actually can't stand...

Jim, I'd be happy to show you around the dive park on Monday (9/8) if you like. PM me. Do you have your own gear? Jim... I just moved here myself from Boston and I think you'll find the PNW (and this board) about the friendliest place to dive. None of the east coast hubris here. There's no way you ...