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- Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:24 am
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: I got totally loopey narc'ed!!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3084
Re: I got totally loopey narc'ed!!
My very best narc was a hyperbaric chamber run to 165fsw (a dry dive). At 110ft it was relaxing. At 145ft there was an audible buzz in my ears. 165ft brought an uncontrollable case of the giggles. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: Aside from the narcosis euphoria, it was educational to experience the ment...
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:32 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Trip Report - Antarctica [long]
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1268
Re: Trip Report - Antarctica [long]
Camerone, I am sooo envious -- and I'm glad you got to see Palmer. That's my ol' stompin' grounds (I've spent 4 winters and 2 summers, cumulatively over 3 years there). Now, at least, there is one other person on this board who can relate to my wacky experiences... I've been begging to dive there fo...
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:50 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Worthington 77s?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1248
Re: Worthington 77s?
TC-3AAM184 DOT-3AA2400 M8004 REE58.9dsteding wrote:Strange, what are the markings on it?
LP77 3443691 12A06+
The warning label says "Made in Canada" but I don't know if that refers to the tank or just the label.
;-)
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:52 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Worthington 77s?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1248
Re: Worthington 77s?
I have an LP77 that *has* rusted easily. Problem: I don't know who made it. All I know is that it's cheap and crummy. Only Worthington makes LP77s, they are a relatively new style of tank designed to compete with AL80s. Is yours an older 72? Lots of companies made those. Nope, it's definitely a 77,...
- Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:08 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Worthington 77s?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1248
Re: Worthington 77s?
I have an LP77 that *has* rusted easily. Problem: I don't know who made it. All I know is that it's cheap and crummy.
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:59 am
- Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
- Topic: New thought on a rescue technique, for discussion - NHZ
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5836
Re: New thought on a rescue technique, for discussion
Depending on the hose configuration, there may also be octos and gauges clipped to D-rings or attached somehow. You'll have to make sure all of those are detached before removing the tank.
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:16 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Comfort Swivel
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1430
Re: Comfort Swivel
I agree about the MiFlex hoses, very flexible. That also helped with the jaw problems. If you route the hose under your arm [like I do] you'll probably need an elbow connection at your 2nd stage, perhaps a swivel. I haven't heard of the elbows failing (anyone?).
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- Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:37 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Comfort Swivel
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1430
Re: Comfort Swivel
Who here has a primary second stage with a "comfort swivel" hose, and do you like it? Why? Have you ever had air leaks from the swivel or had it break or corrode? Is it extra work to clean? I have the split-ball type and I like it. I added this to my rig because I have occasional TMJ and ...
- Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Tech Diving
- Topic: Would you go?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2292
Re: Would you go?
I did that sort of trip, only it was to Espiritu Santo (Vanuatu), there was no nitrox, and I paid for it all myself. Planned on a long week of diving but after five dives and two equipment failures (blasted rental gear!) I scared the bejezus out of myself and spent the rest of the trip sipping foo-f...
- Sat Feb 07, 2009 6:19 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: The non diveing divers sociaty
- Replies: 11
- Views: 832
Re: The non diving divers society
Dusty, Dood! I was starting to wonder where you were -- I thought it was just bad tides keeping you away. Heal up and get back in! The only thing keeping me from the water is that evil word "work". Ugh. Today I was feeling like the usual sites are getting worn-out. I think I'll bug Kim abo...
- Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:04 am
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Any ideas what this is??
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3252
Re: Any ideas what this is??
Definitely a California Pink Whistleback anemone (Californicate Bogusii) in its post-larval stage. Or a bit of jellyfish testicle, they often look the same.
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:34 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: The Shrimp Galaxy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 401
Re: The Shrimp Galaxy
Somewhere out there now are 10 million blind shrimp, with permanent strobe after-images burned into their little eyeballs.
*sniff*
(Cool shot, though)
*sniff*
(Cool shot, though)
- Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:01 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: C-C-C-Cold!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 494
Re: C-C-C-Cold!
Sweet! You must be inland to see those temperatures (Fairbanks?) -- or else far to the north, with the ocean freezing up.
I think I'd skip the drysuit and go straight to a hot-water suit. And chainsaws. Could be a lot of fun. :-)
I think I'd skip the drysuit and go straight to a hot-water suit. And chainsaws. Could be a lot of fun. :-)
- Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:37 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: C-C-C-Cold!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 494
C-C-C-Cold!
Today we saw a water temp of 43F at Point Hudson (Port Townsend). It was actually nice in the water, a very relaxing dive -- but the cold air and high winds made suiting-up and the exit extremely cold. Brrrr!
What are the water temperatures looking like elsewhere in Puget Sound?
glenn
What are the water temperatures looking like elsewhere in Puget Sound?
glenn
- Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:30 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Sooo... How Many Dives Did You Do in 2008?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1448
Re: Sooo... How Many Dives Did You Do in 2008?
57, all cold, which is a novelty for a warm-water, fair-weather weenie like me. ;-]
And I passed my 500th dive. Woo-hoo!
And I passed my 500th dive. Woo-hoo!
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:49 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: On spearfishing....
- Replies: 42
- Views: 8989
Re: On spearfishing....
Spearos (at least locally) seem to only take what they are going to eat. Respectfully, I'd take another look at that assumption. I know a few who will go to a convenient site, often a popular dive location, and spear everything that moves -- with no intention of eating it. I wish it weren't so, it ...
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 3:10 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Has anyone here been to Fiji ?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1626
Re: Has anyone here been to Fiji ?
I spent 6 weeks there in 2001, crawling from island to island (the only days I didn't dive were on days when I had to fly). Here's a quick comparison of the diving, YMMV: - Wananavu and the Island of Nananui-Ra... A wide variety of life, hard and soft corals, macro-critters, interesting reef topolog...
- Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:26 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: what's your favorite U/W photo of yourself?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 2954
Re: what's your favorite U/W photo of yourself?
This is in the Bahamas, 2002. We were surveying and video-taping an area for laying an underwater cable and found these pits in the sea floor. I posed in the photo for scale. They look deep but are actually just big pot-holes.
glenn
glenn
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:59 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: My photographic nemisis
- Replies: 2
- Views: 328
Re: My photographic nemisis
With all the big predators fished-out, I think you'll have lots more chances to photograph 'em!
Did you see this...?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081212/lf_ ... ellyfish_1
BTW, great pics! Very crisp.
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Edit: Oops! The link broke. Fixed...
Did you see this...?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081212/lf_ ... ellyfish_1
BTW, great pics! Very crisp.
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Edit: Oops! The link broke. Fixed...
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:31 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: what have you learned this year?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1735
Re: what have you learned this year?
I've learned that when I know a site really well, I've dove it dozens of times and can navigate around it like my own bedroom, I continue to find surprising things. (Come to think of it, I find surprising things in my bedroom too.)
And I can still get completely lost.
And I can still get completely lost.
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:02 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: POP Quiz!
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3279
Re: POP Quiz!
The plastic sack could be sealed and floating. It could happen! To open them, take two bottles and point them top-to-top. Interlock the bottle caps so the edge of one catches the edge of the other. Pull. One or the other will come off. (Don't spill the beer fer cryin' out loud!) The last unopened bo...
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Photoshop Elements help needed pronto!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 539
Re: Photoshop Elements help needed pronto!
That shape-drawing tool likes to fill-in the shape rather than drawing an outline. I don't know how to tell it to draw only the outline, so I usually end up drawing a circle-within-a-circle with an overlap filter.
Come to think of it, perhaps Paint would be easier?
Come to think of it, perhaps Paint would be easier?
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:26 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Photoshop Elements help needed pronto!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 539
Re: Photoshop Elements help needed pronto!
Attached is a screen shot showing how I do it in my version of Elements.
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- Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:20 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Photoshop Elements help needed pronto!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 539
Re: Photoshop Elements help needed pronto!
My copy of Elements is so old I can't even find the version number. (1.0?) Anyway, I get to the shape drawing tools by right-clicking on the "Line" drawing box in the floating tool menu. A sub-menu pops up with various shapes you can draw (not just simple lines). Hope that helps. glenn
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:23 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Hunting the Wild Acanthaster
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1244
Hunting the Wild Acanthaster
Browsing though my photos I found some from Vanuatu last year. One of the dives was, uh-hm, interesting... I was the only guest diving from the boat. So the resort kept their dive masters busy by hunting crown-of-thorns sea stars. They would find them in the staghorn corals, and skewer them using lo...