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by Dusty2
Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:50 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Port Townsend
Replies: 4
Views: 2056

Re: Port Townsend

Nice! I'll be up that week but the fort is booked up for the weekend so I have to leave on Saturday.
by Dusty2
Thu Sep 22, 2016 3:25 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Port Townsend
Replies: 4
Views: 2056

Port Townsend

Hey it's me and I'm still alive and still making lights!

For your dive planning the first week in Oct looks awesome at PT! Late afternoon and early evening the 8th and 9th should be great. If your able to do the weekdays thursday and friday also look good.
by Dusty2
Sat Sep 03, 2016 5:03 pm
Forum: Dive Site Listings
Topic: Point Hudson
Replies: 19
Views: 15878

Re: Point Hudson

Yep, ebbs will get ya at Hudson. It's pretty simple really. If the tide is coming in it will have little effect because it is flowing north/south past the point. However on outgoing the point becomes the fulcrum of all that water trying to get out of the bay and around the point heading north. Curre...
by Dusty2
Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:50 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: interesting Jellyfish video.
Replies: 1
Views: 1351

Re: interesting Jellyfish video.

Yes I am still alive and doing well.
by Dusty2
Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:49 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: interesting Jellyfish video.
Replies: 1
Views: 1351

interesting Jellyfish video.

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by Dusty2
Thu Dec 31, 2015 2:05 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers
Replies: 17
Views: 4941

Re: Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers

I noticed a big drop off in the nudie populations the last couple of years but it could be cyclic because it seems to be feast or famine with some of them. Things like clowns that at one time were everywhere got to be very spotty the last couple of years and the shaggies are much less common too. Bo...
by Dusty2
Fri Dec 25, 2015 8:18 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Merry Xmas
Replies: 4
Views: 2532

Merry Xmas

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by Dusty2
Thu Dec 03, 2015 1:18 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: New Fins
Replies: 34
Views: 9014

Re: New Fins

Good to hear you like your new light! Glad to hear your trip went well. Looking forward to seeing some pix. F-1's have very generous foot pockets so I would think a size large would work for you.
by Dusty2
Wed Dec 02, 2015 1:47 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: New Fins
Replies: 34
Views: 9014

Re: New Fins

Jess, I highly recommend the Hollis F-1's I dove nothing but splits till I got my F1's and I would never go back. I was nothing but photography and I loved the effortless control they gave me! They come standard with the spring straps and that too is something I would never dive without!
by Dusty2
Wed Dec 02, 2015 1:41 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: New Fins
Replies: 34
Views: 9014

Re: New Fins

deep diver wrote:Was going to dive yesterday, but Keith's camera was a victim of smash and grab while he went in for coffee yesterday morning :angry:
Must be Christmas time!
by Dusty2
Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:58 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: In Memoriam: Lynne Flaherty (LCF, TSandM)
Replies: 54
Views: 25186

Re: In Memoriam: Lynne Flaherty (LCF, TSandM)

It seems Lynne has helped me out one last time. I have been agonizing over my decision to quit diving for several months now and now I know I made the right decision and should not be tempted to lapse. If this can happen to Lynne I know that the little voices steered me in the right direction and th...
by Dusty2
Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:28 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: In Memoriam: Lynne Flaherty (LCF, TSandM)
Replies: 54
Views: 25186

Re: In Memoriam: Lynne Flaherty (LCF, TSandM)

Here I sit shocked and dismayed. A 72 year old man with tears streaming down my cheeks that I am unable to stop. I have lost many in my life but the really special people always seem to get underneath the veneer and crack the facade. Lynne was one of those who was always a friend and yet asked nothi...
by Dusty2
Sat Aug 22, 2015 11:04 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: NITROX problems
Replies: 26
Views: 6549

Re: NITROX problems

There are so many factors involved that you should not be trying to split hairs. This is all guesstimating to start with. Each diver is different and the tables are only numbers of a chart that is based on "normal" What is normal and who is normal? All of the chart numbers are very conserv...
by Dusty2
Wed Aug 19, 2015 4:14 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Just bought a drysuit at the UWS Divers Fair.
Replies: 25
Views: 6873

Re: Just bought a drysuit at the UWS Divers Fair.

for anyone using rock boots I would highly recommend you consider the lace in boot zippers like the military uses. They make donning and doffing your rock boots way easier and quicker. I used them for years and they were the only way I would do rock boots
by Dusty2
Fri Aug 07, 2015 11:09 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Just bought a drysuit at the UWS Divers Fair.
Replies: 25
Views: 6873

Re: Just bought a drysuit at the UWS Divers Fair.

Ah Ha! new info! I didn't get the part where you said the boots were way to big. Boots that are too big are a big deal! they are dangerous in that you not only have control problems you take the risk of them slipping off and leaving you in a very dangerous position. Fighting an inversion is one thin...
by Dusty2
Mon Aug 03, 2015 12:56 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Dusty light
Replies: 7
Views: 2923

Re: Dusty light

If you order from them you MIGHT get it in six weeks or so! They have a terrible track record! Plus it needs machining to fit. They all do.
by Dusty2
Mon Aug 03, 2015 12:49 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Dusty light
Replies: 7
Views: 2923

Re: Dusty light

I'm here guy, give me a call 253-370-7280 Always a better way to contact me
I was in pt but had no internet!
by Dusty2
Mon Aug 03, 2015 12:05 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Just bought a drysuit at the UWS Divers Fair.
Replies: 25
Views: 6873

Re: Just bought a drysuit at the UWS Divers Fair.

Hog F1's really help. I used to wear ankle weights before buying them and found that I didn't need the weights afterwards. not to mention I really like the control and extra thrust they give you. I know Tacoma Scuba can do the change to socks but I am not sure they would want to tackle the tailoring...
by Dusty2
Sun Aug 02, 2015 1:59 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Just bought a drysuit at the UWS Divers Fair.
Replies: 25
Views: 6873

Re: Just bought a drysuit at the UWS Divers Fair.

Don't try to get to light with a suit that has loose legs. Better to be a tiny bit heavy then to be chasing the bubble all day. best to do weight drills with an almost empty tank and in shallow water. If you can hold position in 10' with 500psi then you are properly weighted! It will all come togeth...
by Dusty2
Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:48 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Port Townsend
Replies: 22
Views: 3857

Re: Port Townsend

Not unless someone is looking to get one I which I'll have to get off my lazy butt and make one up but I will have repair parts available.
by Dusty2
Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:53 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Could Have Been A Lot Worse
Replies: 11
Views: 2588

Re: Could Have Been A Lot Worse

"It helps engrain the switch"
It does indeed. there is no substitute for muscle memory. By definition in a panic situation your brain isn't hitting on all cylinders so practice makes it automatic. Dave I have a silicone necklace that you are welcome to.
by Dusty2
Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:00 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Port Townsend
Replies: 22
Views: 3857

Re: Port Townsend

I be there but not diving.
by Dusty2
Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:59 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Port Townsend
Replies: 22
Views: 3857

Re: Port Townsend

Desert Diver wrote:We are going to take advantage of this at Keystone?
Timing might be a bit different there. I would check with Jan
by Dusty2
Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:57 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Port Townsend
Replies: 22
Views: 3857

Re: Port Townsend

YellowEye wrote:Thanks Dusty! :) Nice long windows

Do you know if the breakwater is still in disrepair?
Yes but it will have no effect on diving. The damage is on the marina side and no one goes there anyway
by Dusty2
Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:25 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Port Townsend
Replies: 22
Views: 3857

Port Townsend

For those that are interested the 24th, 25th and 26th are as good as it gets for point Hudson.
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