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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Find a Buddy
- Topic: Dive Port Townsend, 4/20 or 4/21
- Replies: 3
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Re: Dive Port Townsend, 4/20 or 4/21
I didn't see this until today. I've never dived at PT, I'd be up for diving with you sometime if we planned it ahead of time. I want to do all those sites! Cool! I'm often available on the weekends. Critters, bottles, whatever you like. There's been a lot of disruption at Point Hudson and it's goin...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:14 pm
- Forum: Find a Buddy
- Topic: Dive Port Townsend, 4/20 or 4/21
- Replies: 3
- Views: 200
Dive Port Townsend, 4/20 or 4/21
<Bernie voice> " Once again I am asking you to go diving with me! </Bernie> All my buddies bailed-out this weekend, and here I am desiccating like an Egyptian mummy in the Sahara. Anybody near Port Townsend this weekend want to dive? Mid-day, noonish times look best for currents. Point Hudson i...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:38 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: OceanConnect ocean conditions app
- Replies: 0
- Views: 96
OceanConnect ocean conditions app
Well this is pretty cool! OceanConnect. Near-term past, present, and future ocean conditions: Temperature, tides, currents, and more. And there's an app for it.
(But I'd take those current estimates with a big grain of sea salt...)
glenn
(But I'd take those current estimates with a big grain of sea salt...)
glenn
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:33 pm
- Forum: Find a Buddy
- Topic: Anybody diving in Port Townsend Saturday 4/13?
- Replies: 0
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Anybody diving in Port Townsend Saturday 4/13?
Tides and currents kinda suck but it's supposed to be a nice day. Would love to find a buddy for a dive, maybe check out the new reef.
Glenn
Glenn
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Point Hudson Marina in Port Townsend to reopen on March 1
- Replies: 3
- Views: 884
Re: Point Hudson Marina in Port Townsend to reopen on March 1
I sent out a request to the PT city council, asking if we could close the new breakwater to fishing since we're trying to establish new habitat and there's been a resurgence of fish schools there. I also cc'd the port. Turns out the rules for that kind of thing are made by the Port of PT, not the ci...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Point Hudson Closed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1544
Re: Point Hudson Closed
What's new @ Point Hudson this season? Is it open for diving yet? All open, construction is done. I think they're just now putting the finishing touches on the walkway over the breakwater. Aside from the new breakwater itself, which is going to be awesome habitat when it's had a chance to flourish,...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Saint Helena Island dive trip report
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1318
Saint Helena Island dive trip report
Hi All! I just returned from a dive trip to St Helena island. It's in the South Atlantic , but you knew that. :snorkel: It was awesome! Low-key island life, tons of fish, wrecks, lava topology and swim-throughs everywhere, whale sharks, mobulas, very fun. Water temp in the high 70's F, I wore a 5mm ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:06 pm
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Florida transplant hoping to get certified!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1608
Re: Florida transplant hoping to get certified!
Welcome!
Living in Everett you're nearly on the doorstep of Edmonds Underwater Park, probably the best place locally to practice diving. No current, not much wave action, lots of critters, oodles of shallow areas, all good.
Living in Everett you're nearly on the doorstep of Edmonds Underwater Park, probably the best place locally to practice diving. No current, not much wave action, lots of critters, oodles of shallow areas, all good.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:11 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Point Hudson Marina in Port Townsend to reopen on March 1
- Replies: 3
- Views: 884
Point Hudson Marina in Port Townsend to reopen on March 1
From an article in the PDN: https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/marina-in-pt-to-reopen-on-march-1/ I assume this means the barges will be gone and construction complete. Come see all the fish before they're gone! Schools of black rockfish. The new adjacent rock reef is sprouting kelp, and GPOs h...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Epic Underwater Finds: What did you Discover today?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1523
Re: Epic Underwater Finds: What did you Discover today?
And then this from today in Port Hadlock. Not a flintlock (darn it) but a .22. Sheriff contacted.
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:41 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Epic Underwater Finds: What did you Discover today?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1523
Re: Epic Underwater Finds: What did you Discover today?
That's pretty awesome, love the flintlocks. Not so sure I would dive in the Columbia... We've found a ton of stuff in Port Townsend, some we're still trying to identify. Most of the earliest stuff comes from the 1880s, although we've seen a few bottles, bits and pieces from the 1860-70's. That's abo...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: Dive Site Listings
- Topic: Hicks Beach Park, Shine WA
- Replies: 0
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Hicks Beach Park, Shine WA
Dive Site Name: W.R. Hicks Beach Park Skill Level: All Divers Current Sensitive: Not much Location/Address: Just off Shine Rd, on the west side of the Hood Canal bridge Directions: Map Free Parking: Yes, limited spaces. Staging Area: One beat-up picnic table Surface Swim: None Nearby Facilities: No...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:28 am
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Science diver* transplant looking to find community and keep up my diving experience
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2475
Re: Science diver* transplant looking to find community and keep up my diving experience
Bonus: I stumbled on this the other day-- the most screaming deal for soft weights I've ever found! Less than $1/pound. Holy smokes, am I reading this right? Soft weights are usually $5 a pound or more. (Might be a mistake, grab it fast.) https://www.walmart.com/ip/Soft-Weight-Bag-Pouch-Lead-for-BCD...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:19 am
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Science diver* transplant looking to find community and keep up my diving experience
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2475
Re: Science diver* transplant looking to find community and keep up my diving experience
I don't have a dry suit unfortunately, most of my dives have been in SoCal where my 8 mm was sufficient. Do you have any recommendations for cost effective ways to get my hands on one? https://seaskin.co.uk/ Have someone help measure you. I recommend the membrane rather than the neoprene suits, qua...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:43 pm
- Forum: Dive Site Listings
- Topic: Edmonds Underwater Park
- Replies: 26
- Views: 22176
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: Dive Site Listings
- Topic: Edmonds Underwater Park
- Replies: 26
- Views: 22176
Re: Edmonds Underwater Park
Thanks goodness I had a lovely dive scootering the entire perimeter of the park before I found this out.
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:31 pm
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Science diver* transplant looking to find community and keep up my diving experience
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2475
Re: Science diver* transplant looking to find community and keep up my diving experience
Welcome! What kind of marine science were you into?
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
- Topic: DiveRite TransPac II BCD, $120
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1495
DiveRite TransPac II BCD, $120
Well-loved TransPac II, has a M/L harness plus a separate L/XL back harness if you need something bigger. Travel wing with 25# lift, set up for single-tank diving. Inflator valve replaced this year. Everything works, I recently used it during a trip to Kona. Has D-rings and a crotch strap. $120 ship...
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Diving PT Sunday? 12/17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1507
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:56 pm
- Forum: Find a Buddy
- Topic: Port Townsend Jetty Construction Dive, Sunday 12/31 (TBD)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1636
Port Townsend Jetty Construction Dive, Sunday 12/31 (TBD)
This Sunday (TBD pending good weather, no construction, etc.) at around 1pm I will be making an underwater video of the progress of the new jetty construction in Port Townsend. I would be happy to have another diver along for safety. Part of the dive may include an overhead environment due to the co...
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 6:26 pm
- Forum: Find a Buddy
- Topic: Anybody want to do Fort Flagler, 12/29 through 12/31? Currents are looking great!
- Replies: 0
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Anybody want to do Fort Flagler, 12/29 through 12/31? Currents are looking great!
I'm looking for a buddy to do one of my fav dive sites, the fish haven at Fort Flagler . This site is exposed to Admiralty Inlet (well, it's actually in the inlet) so it's very current sensitive. Currents Fri-Sun are about as good as it gets, lots of slack, light exchange. The flushing of the strait...
- Thu Dec 28, 2023 9:47 am
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Diving PT Sunday? 12/17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1507
Re: Diving PT Sunday? 12/17
Coal! I'm rich! Or maybe I was just naughty.
Found off off Fort Worden. Somebody may want some, someday.
Beats the heck out of me why it's still around, I would have guessed it would be slightly water soluble.
Found off off Fort Worden. Somebody may want some, someday.
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Beats the heck out of me why it's still around, I would have guessed it would be slightly water soluble.
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:52 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Diving PT Sunday? 12/17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1507
Diving PT Sunday? 12/17
Last minute planning, just in case someone is in the Port Townsend area Sunday and wants to go for a dive. Tides are good mid-day, splash at 1230 or earlier at Fort Worden in search of 100-year-old coal (for stocking stuffers, of course!)
Gimme a shout.
Glenn
Gimme a shout.
Glenn
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:52 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Diving PT Sunday? 12/17
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1690
Diving PT Sunday? 12/17
Last minute planning, just in case someone is in the Port Townsend area Sunday and wants to go for a dive. Tides are good mid-day, splash at 1230 at Fort Worden in search of 100-year-old coal (for stocking stuffers, of course!)
Gimme a shout.
Glenn
Gimme a shout.
Glenn
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:42 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Annoying issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 711
Re: Annoying issue
I was planning on diving this weekend, but cut my thumb pretty bad on a mandolin slicer. It was so stupid as I knew better and should have listened to that little voice in the back of my head. I have gotten better over the years listening to that voice. Using dry gloves? Shouldn't be a problem. In ...