Northwest Dive Club

I dove Sunrise today, and it was pretty sad. I saw three types that were definitely impacted--sunflower stars, Stimpson's (a.k.a. striped sunstars), and another type of sunstar. I couldn't be sure if they were Northern or Orange as they were colorless and a bit too far gone. I'd estimate 50% of sunf...

OS Systems. I've been diving these for about 10 years: http://www.scubacenter.com/scubacenter_ ... Gloves.htm

Make sure your computer has enough RAM to run LR without it totally bogging down. 8g is not enough. 16g is sufficient, but more would be even better. LR is a total memory hog!

From one Dive Con to another, congrats! Although I retired my status about 4 years ago...

Yup, I have managed to scratch my wet macro lens for my Oly Pen housing. It is glass--looks like a big magnifying glass. Is there a way to get a scratch out? If so, how? Or, where can I take it? Any info/advice would be greatly appreciated!

What is wrong with people? My dive buddies and I arrived at 3-Tree this morning at 7:15ish for an early morning dive. We knew we needed to be as quiet as humanly possible since it was so early on a blustery Sunday morning. It's a private neighborhood, and it's the perfect day to sleep in (if you're ...

Be careful with your gear. Sunscreen will eat through latex seals. I've seen it happen right in front of my eyes.

CaptnJack wrote:And yes California divers are pansies.

They will also complain that the viz is just awful when it's <50 feet.

Prior to owning a dry suit, I did one trip off the Conception in a 7mm. I survived, but a drysuit is so much more comfortable. Next two trips, I only took a drysuit. I would personally skip the wetsuit unless you want to take it as a back up.

Happy Birthday, my birthday twin! Hope you had a great day!!

Honestly, my settings didn't change much. I used aperture mode with ISO set at 200. For most shots, I stayed at f11--even for wide angle. In aperture mode, shutter speed didn't fluctuate and was at 1/60. Yes, I did use the macro lens quite a bit. The only thing that I'm really doing differently here...

This thread hasn't seen any action in awhile, so I thought I'd give it a bump. Still loving my camera/housing! This was taken back in April in Maui. How's everyone doing with their kits?

I watched the vote online.

Looks like Option C just passed.

My first drysuit was a USIA. At the time, I loved it. I put about 500 dives on it with only one leak at the very end (small hole in the leg). Now, I'm a DUI gal...and will be forever more. The quality, durability, and above all the comfort is just so much better, in my opinion.

Check craigslist and alert DDS in Seattle.

That stinks!! I'm sorry. This is your first day up there, right? Is there a possibility that you may have just forgotten it? (fingers crossed)

LCF wrote:I think this takes the gold star for dive site listings!

No kidding! AWESOME!

7/4/13: 3-Tree Viz 3 ft until around 15 ft and then opened up to 15-20 ft. LOTS of fisherman, LOTS of boats coming in really close including one that pulled up all the way to shore right above us, and another one dropping about a dozen crap pots in around 40-50 ft of water. Luckily, we saw that happ...

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, these are my most favorite-est tanks EVER. Must resist. Errrrrrrrrrrrr. Oh man. Hubby would kill me though. I already have 8 of them. (Yes, I am a tank hoarder)

thefeve wrote:ooookay... let me be clear here - my "popcorn" thread for hand fins was NOT in ANYWAY related to knocking on a disabled diver, sheesh.

More than one person can

Actually, those are used by some disabled divers who have no/limited use of their legs. My brother-in-law with cerebral palsy was quite successful with them.

So, you can put your popcorn away.

Cup of white vinegar in your rinse bucket. Don't rinse it out. Let it dry. They will temporarily smell like pickles, but the stink will be gone.

Does anyone know if the entry deadline was extended? I looked at the galleries on the Expo website a week or two before the Expo (was orignally looking for Expo times and stumbled across the galleries). The website at that point said that the entry deadline had passed. However, not only do I not rec...

Joshua Smith wrote:

dwashbur wrote:I sent Rick a link to this thread over Facebook, but haven't heard anything back from him yet.

I'm sure he'll get right back to you on that topic.

Can't wait to see his response! IF he ever responds...