Northwest Dive Club

No offense to Mr. Cameron, but I was kinda pulling for this guy. Last I heard, Branson was backing him via Virgin Oceanic, but they've been really quiet lately…anyway, it's a great talk.

YES BUT HOW DEEP R THE GOIN 2 DOVE?

That story is chock full of awesome.

That's an amazing story. Incredible that he survived.

Anyone want to join me?

Since getting my White's I have read a lot of different threads about dry suits and controlling buoyancy. I see a lot of divers saying they only use their BC for buoyancy control and put just enough gas in their dry suit to stop the squeeze and then there is the "use only your dry suit" f...

Yep! Ron's a great instructor. Enjoy your class.

Norris wrote:My google plus post linking to my twitter post with Lamont's link.

Could you fax that to my Myspace page and send me a hard copy?

As a new diver with 7 dives under my belt, this scared the sh*t out of me. But good info, thank you to the OP for sharing and everyone else that contributed. This type of knowledge is always welcome. DCS is pretty uncommon. DO keep learning how to improve your skills- especially ascents, buoyancy, ...

Haven't seen the movie..BUT i am a glutton for punishment. Consider the cultural aspect of seaworld and zoo's all over the world. Sure the animals are not in their natural environment but that is the point. They are able to be witnessed by all different cultures who otherwise would never see them a...

The constant flow looked pretty massive- at that rate, I think I'd be worried about running out of breathing gas more that C02! Pretty cool idea, though- how did that propulsion system work? some crazy fin on an invisible rod or something?

Yeah, I watched it. It was totally depressing. I mean, it's a great documentary, but it sure makes you want to burn seaworld to the ground, if that's possible.

That's the Seattle Kayak compass. Best scooter compass ever. http://www.rei.com/product/752705/seattle-sports-searover-deck-compass,-black?preferredSku=7527050012&cm_mmc=cse_PLA-_-pla-_-product-_-7527050012&mr:referralID=8c273141-39e9-11e3-a8bc-001b2166c62d this one? Any idea what the depth...

George?

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just sayin'. Its not something to attempt unless you have some basic knowledge of plumbing, physics, pressure, temperature, etc.

Yep. As long as you don't turn the valve off. The potential for serious damage happens when you drain the tank. If you don't fill it up before you turn it on, you could be conducting an unplanned test of your temperature and pressure relief valve....and a lot of those aren't installed to code. Yup....

I think if you are just opening the lower drain valve the supply line will refill the water heater from the top as you drain off 20 gallons from the bottom. Although I am not a plumber and don't play one on TV... Yep. As long as you don't turn the valve off. The potential for serious damage happens...

Folks----if you're going to run out and start draining your water heaters on a regular basis- well, first off, don't. And second off, be really careful. You can create an extremely hazardous condition by forgetting to turn it off before you drain it, and/or by not ensuring that it's good and full b...

Folks----if you're going to run out and start draining your water heaters on a regular basis- well, first off, don't. And second off, be really careful. You can create an extremely hazardous condition by forgetting to turn it off before you drain it, and/or by not ensuring that it's good and full be...

Nwbrewer wrote:but based on the fact that it's full of oil, I'd say really deep.

Yes, but is that "Super Lemon Wedge Trimix" deep?

That's the Seattle Kayak compass. Best scooter compass ever. http://www.rei.com/product/752705/seattle-sports-searover-deck-compass,-black?preferredSku=7527050012&cm_mmc=cse_PLA-_-pla-_-product-_-7527050012&mr:referralID=8c273141-39e9-11e3-a8bc-001b2166c62d this one? Any idea what the depth...

Very interesting. Yeah, I dived here with Marc and Bob shortly after the removal, and it was indeed a wasteland. Nothing like what I'm seeing in your vids. I might just need to head up there soon.

spatman wrote:Looks really cool. Probably going to cost a fortune when it's released.

It may not even make it over here- the JJ is a CCR that's pretty popular all over Europe, but isn't available in the US, for example. But....yeah, I bet this beast will go for 15-20K based on what I'm seeing so far.

http://www.ccrexplorers.com/showthread.php?t=16334 Being developed in Belgium- I can't help but notice that it looks a wee bit like a revo- but the engineering and "mostly titanium" construction are pretty intriguing. Several of the test divers have had units on some pretty impressive dive...