Northwest Dive Club

Just want to see how many Manly Men (wetsuit divers) are out there! While the perverse, Nordic part of my heritage enjoyed the cold blast of water filling my suit, the Mediterranean part of me hated the worst-ice-cream-headache-in-the-world sensation. I found a very inexpensive, used Harvey's neopr...

Seth T. wrote:Oh bummer. Well, it's still funny for us naïve Americans!

Yeah, well, after several bottles of Chang Beer (7% + alc./vol) in the hot, humid air, everybody starts saying it the other way.

Sawadee!

Hey all! My band, Type A!, is playing a Halloween/CD release party show on October 27th in Seattle. If I haven't met any of you at a dive site by then, then maybe we can hoist a few drinks together at the Highway 99! http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1059/1403177513_0e18bb7447.jpg Our public shows are ...

I was Certified in Phuket, Thailand (March 2007)... So, um, how do you pronounce "Phuket"? [-X :la: Heh... pooh-ket (sorry to disappoint) But there's always Koh Phi-Phi (pronounced pee pee) Thailand's one of my favorite places in the whole world. I've been from Samui in the Gulf of Thaila...

Sounder wrote:After what I know about lasers and dogfish, I'm looking forward to seeing what other light wavelengths do!

What happens with lasers and dogfish? Sounds like fun!

High Volume = high-speed supply chain (groceries, gasoline, newspapers) Low Volume = wait in line (drysuit seals, helicopters, custom wigs , etc.) -Ben Of course, all businesses should move toward becoming lean enterprises... http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Thinking-Corporation-Revised-Updated/dp/074324...

Find a great mentor or mentors and learn from them. The board will help with this too. Then, pay it forward. Once you're experienced, help to answer the same questions you asked and take newbs under your wing to show them that there's more to this sport than silt and flailing arms. My OW instructor...

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> My OW & AOW instructor never explained it to me that well. My DM friend hasn't been able to explain it to me that well. :axe: You guys RAWK!!! :supz: :salute: If (sorry, WHEN) I see any of you out and about, drinks are on me! :partyman: Scott

:pale: I understand that cubic feet is the VOLUME of air the tank holds. Psi is the delivery pressure of that volume of air? The density of that volume of air? The fill pressure (and if so, what does that mean?) All things being equal, is bottom time a combination of cf & psi? ](*,) I was told t...

the main reasons I'd choose between LP and HP steel tanks are the weight and size (affecting trim), and the fact that my first stage has a yoke valve. I'll most likely get a DIN valve setup eventually, and dive high pressure tanks, but maybe not for a while, when I want to make the upgrade to duals...

Last one I swear. What's the difference between LP and HP steel tanks? Obviously the fill pressure, but what does that MEAN, exactly. A HP 100 holds 100cf at what, 3200 psi, and an LP108 holds 108cf at ~2600 psi? In practical terms, what does that mean to me? Underwater skills are important, but the...

check this one out http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/spo/420167821.html " ONE FULL SIZE AND ONE HALF SIZE " #-o To be fair to the craigslist guy, he did say he didn't know anything about them. I think steel 100s are the way I want to go. Worst case scenario, I end up with too many tanks, ...

Remember, there are lots of hidden costs in buying used steel tanks. Expect to spend $40-$60 on a hydro/vip/02 cleaning, so factor that into what you are willing to pay. I'd get any tank that was going to see high fractions of O2 cleaned before I'd use it-you just don't know the history. Is the O2 ...

Well, I have a PST HP100 Just vip'd current hydro never been under water, and its full of air. if it's the right gear :book: , and cost doesn't matter,:smt119 make me an offer. That's my point, though.... I'd hate to either insult someone with an offer too low or get taken advantage of by offering ...

That guy is full of crap. First, I am unaware of a 75 cf steel tank of any type. And, no, stainless isn't used. I bet this is an old 72 of some sort. If it is, at $160 it is way too expensive. OK, so that's brings up a good question-how much should I expect to pay for used tanks with a current VIP ...

I hate it when that happens....

So what you're saying is this guy http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/spo/421543478.html doesn't know what he's talking about? I'm OK with that, but I could've sworn I saw that verbiage used somewhere else, too. I used to sell stainless cookware and appliances, and a stainless scuba tank seemed like i...

I need tanks to complete my basic gear configuration. I've dove (dived? doven?) on AL80s, and steel tanks in a variety of sizes. Since I'm a relative newb, I think the higher capacity of steel tanks plus the negative buoyancy at the end of the dive suit me better. So the question is-galvanized or st...

Wow. Just wow, that's a lot of information. Think I'll take the DAN classes, take Rescue Diver, do a bunch of shore dives, get the rest of my gear squared away, then worry about outfitting his boat for crab season next year. I'm handy, I've even done complex natural gas line plumbing, but I think fo...

You can build your own, but I"ve found that the price usually breaks down the same, and you've had to go all over to piece it together. Much more convenient to just buy one outright that has everything you need. And, vinegar is actually no longer recommended for jellyfish stings. The current t...

Obvious safety gear, First Aid Kit, Oxygen, Cell Phone , Vhf Radio. Tank racks are nice but on a 26' Bayliner may or may not be necessary. My brother's 28' Bayliner has very low sides on the stern so I would imagine not on his boat. Not having taken Rescue Diver yet, any special items needed for th...

My brother has a 26 ft Bayliner that he uses for fishing and crabbing. I'd like to have him take me and buddies out for diving. Clearly he needs an alpha and a diver-down flag, but besides first aid supplies, what else should somebody have on a private boat to support divers? Anyone here ever outfit...

Yeah, they were killing them.... Made me cry. I can't wait to dive with sharks. Calvin's videos have made me want to all night dives at Cove 2, just for the random chance to see one up close. My dream vacation would be to South Africa to see the Whites breach as they hunt seals. Chris Fallows runs a...

is Spike TV's Hunt for Monster Sharks. The first commercial I saw for it made me furious. :angryfire: The second one I saw made me sad, as did the 2 minutes of the show I've seen while surfing. I've been in love with sharks since I was 10. One of the reasons I became a diver was to see them in their...

scottsax wrote:blah blah blah...lots of words

Was that too much information? How do I tell them that as a result of the unfreezing process I have no inner monologue? Did I just say that out loud?