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- Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:08 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Diving Concepts DryGlove O-Rings
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4471
Re: Diving Concepts DryGlove O-Rings
Adding nothing to the discussion but the zombie Diving Concepts site has been hacked and has a decidedly NSFW link on the homepage. Although the hack is more subtle than most I've seen.
- Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:14 am
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Blakely Harbor mooring buoy situation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1115
Re: Blakely Harbor mooring buoy situation
China Wall (West) and Shangri-La (East) are great dives but in my limited diving experience the East reef is one of the best dives in the Sound. Ohopdiver posted about his experience with a mooring bouy on China Wall. So they do break while you're using them. Not fun if it happens when you're not on...
- Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:35 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 655218
Re: Viz Reports Thread
That is great about the bouys. I'll need to get out there before they go away again. Anchoring isn't that difficult but I'm a lazy wuss and would rather grab a buoy. I tell whoever asks that Shangri-La is my favorite Puget Sound dive site. I got my fins yanked from behind by an octo there once and i...
- Sat Apr 19, 2014 9:34 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: God's Pocket
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2628
Re: God's Pocket
On a different note, I learned yesterday that the Swell ... has recently been sold. This is the last year it will be operating as a diving boat. So if you want to see Port Hardy that way, this is your last chance to do so. This deserves a thread of its own. The Swell has basically been the highligh...
- Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:36 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Fox Island diving
- Replies: 6
- Views: 900
Re: Fox Island diving
Nice video. Thank you.
I would note for others that this is the Fox Island West Wall dive site. My dive buddy and I usually do one at slack on the East Wall and then do the West Wall after the surface interval. We just throw towels over the car seats for the 6 minute drive across the island.
I would note for others that this is the Fox Island West Wall dive site. My dive buddy and I usually do one at slack on the East Wall and then do the West Wall after the surface interval. We just throw towels over the car seats for the 6 minute drive across the island.
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:54 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Blakely Rock marker buoy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2827
Re: Blakely Rock marker buoy
Thanks. I will get a new anchor setup. Not to derail the thread even further but my research puts 3/8" chain at 1.5 lbs per foot rather than 5/8 at 3+ lbs. Should my short length of really heavy chain be 3/8"?
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:05 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Blakely Rock marker buoy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2827
Re: Blakely Rock marker buoy
For the Blakely Rock East reef bottom we use a 5 lb folding grapple with 5-6ft of small chain. We check the set on the way down and fold it up on the way back. I'm all ears for a better methodology but we haven't anchored much in the past because we fear losing the boat. Now that we're being more ad...
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:13 am
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Cold water only
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1113
Re: Cold water only
Slick. If I had an inflatable like that I wouldn't have got my current boat. The only thing we're missing is a head but who wants to deal with that.
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:04 am
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Cold water only
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1113
Re: Cold water only
The link in the thread isn't working for me. It may just be me but if not hopefully you archived the pics somewhere.
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:10 am
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Cold water only
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1113
Re: Cold water only
I don't have any public pictures of the boat but my dive buddy has a bit of footage from our Agate Pass dive which shows the rig. And a Blakely Rock dive as well (although this has the old crappy rear bench.)
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:06 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Blakely Rock marker buoy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2827
Re: Blakely Rock marker buoy
This is basically what we do except we leave the boat unattended so we've been paranoid about setting the anchor really well and then returning to the anchor and removing it from whatever crevice we wedged it in. When there was a buoy on China Wall we used to swim up into the shallows for the safety...
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:44 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Blakely Rock marker buoy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2827
Re: Blakely Rock marker buoy
I'd really like a bouy on the East reef but am not really qualified to for that kind of work. I'd be willing to contribute though.
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:41 am
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Cold water only
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1113
Re: Cold water only
Yeah, not my best moment being clever. But if you're going to dive the Diamond Knot being placed right on the highest point by the guy that wrote the book isn't too bad. Not sure I'm ready to broadcast my boating ineptitude to the greater dive community just yet. Just kidding. My buddy and I learn m...
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:56 am
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Cold water only
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1113
Re: Cold water only
Yes, Silent-World for the win! And we never successfully dove the Diamond Knot off kayaks. Probably for the best. We did get to it off my inflatable. I'm now on an old 22' Boston Whaler Parks Department boat with a dive door in the side. It works great but I'm much more paranoid about anchoring it v...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:16 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Blakely Rock marker buoy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2827
Re: Blakely Rock marker buoy
Does anyone know who was maintaining the buoys at Blakely until recently? It is definitely much easier to dive the East wall without having to anchor and I've never dove the West wall without anchoring to a buoy. I've told my dive buddy we should just put something out there as we go quite often. I ...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:04 pm
- Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
- Topic: Cold water only
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1113
Cold water only
Certified in 2010 and only up to 190-ish cold water dives but each dive is still an adventure. Recent tragedy has prompted me to create an account and motivated me to learn how to be a better, more safe diver. I had thought I was paranoid enough but I guess I can go a bit further.