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by dwashbur
Sun Jun 19, 2016 6:43 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: Tanks to Sell or Trade
Replies: 4
Views: 3378

Re: Tanks to Sell or Trade

We're trying to move away from the LP, so we might be interested in a trade for a couple of HP100s or something like that.
by dwashbur
Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:54 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: Tanks to Sell or Trade
Replies: 4
Views: 3378

Tanks to Sell or Trade

We have three low pressure 108s that are just too much for us to carry any more. All are in hydro and VIP. One has a nitrox sticker on it but it's out of date for that. $150 each OBO. PM is fine.
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by dwashbur
Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:43 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Hanging Them Up...
Replies: 6
Views: 4280

Hanging Them Up...

...at least for a while. Scuba diving has been taking a greater and greater toll on my body thanks to all the various parts that are breaking down because they think they're getting old. I love the life in Puget Sound, but it's reached a point where the trade-off in pain and recovery time just isn't...
by dwashbur
Tue May 31, 2016 8:07 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Crab ID and Anemone ID
Replies: 3
Views: 2309

Re: Crab ID and Anemone ID

I highly recommend taking one of Janna's REEF critter ID classes. She covers lots of those critters and they're a lot of fun in the process.
by dwashbur
Fri May 27, 2016 8:25 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: One Says Yum, The Other Says...
Replies: 4
Views: 2543

Re: One Says Yum, The Other Says...

I couldn't decide between sailfin and roughback. Anybody else got an idea?
by dwashbur
Thu May 26, 2016 12:05 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: One Says Yum, The Other Says...
Replies: 4
Views: 2543

One Says Yum, The Other Says...

Tuesday afternoon at Redondo Kathy found this brown rockfish with another fish sticking out of its mouth. We've been looking at the pictures she managed to get - he was not in a mood to sit still - and trying to identify the losing fish. I've tentatively concluded that it's a sculpin of some kind, a...
by dwashbur
Mon May 09, 2016 8:16 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Spammy McSpammersons
Replies: 19
Views: 5316

Re: Spammy McSpammersons

Jeff Pack wrote:why not just for awhile go to a moderated/approval to join?
That sounds like way too much work for our intrepid maintenance crew.
by dwashbur
Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:36 am
Forum: Introductions (New Visitors, Start Here)
Topic: New to the Tacoma area
Replies: 5
Views: 2073

Re: New to the Tacoma area

Welcome Randall! You'll find plenty of buddies and guides here. This is one of the most excellent groups of people I've ever gotten to be part of.
by dwashbur
Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:38 am
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: Free Casio Exilim camera with WP case
Replies: 10
Views: 2330

Re: Free Casio Exilim camera with WP case

Whoever got it, I have a couple of spare battery chargers for that model that I will donate as well, PM me and we can get them to you.
by dwashbur
Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:23 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Improvising
Replies: 2
Views: 1331

Improvising

We arrived at Mike's and got our gear out in preparation for three days of diving. We had everything...except the bottom half of my undergarment. My Fourth Element is a two piece, and somehow the bottom half didn't make it in the car. It was in our room back in Spanaway. I had some fuzzy pajamas wit...
by dwashbur
Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:24 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: This is a Sad Sight
Replies: 2
Views: 1760

This is a Sad Sight

Yesterday my tank assembly just mysteriously took a header off a bench and landed right on the regulator yoke. You can see the result. RIP my really cool regulator :angry:
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by dwashbur
Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:22 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: A Hopeful Sign?
Replies: 3
Views: 2115

Re: A Hopeful Sign?

Over the next couple of days we found several small ones that appear to be healthy and on the move. So here's hoping!
by dwashbur
Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:21 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Hanging up my fins....
Replies: 21
Views: 7381

Re: Hanging up my fins....

So sorry to hear that! But it's clearly the right decision for your family.
by dwashbur
Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:33 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Better Them Than Me!
Replies: 2
Views: 1662

Better Them Than Me!

We just watched two guys do a surface swim from Mike's to the Flagpole. It took them over an hour. Ah, to be young and silly again...
by dwashbur
Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:45 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: A Hopeful Sign?
Replies: 3
Views: 2115

A Hopeful Sign?

We found this nice healthy sunflower star yesterday at Mike's Beach Resort. He was at about 55 feet and looking fine. We only found the one, but I'm hoping it's a sign of things to come and they'll start coming back in the near future.
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by dwashbur
Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:18 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Nudibranch ID
Replies: 7
Views: 2791

Re: Nudibranch ID

Agreed about the first one, Onchidoris bilamellata.
by dwashbur
Sun Mar 20, 2016 6:29 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Mike's Beach is awesome!!!
Replies: 14
Views: 4036

Re: Mike's Beach is awesome!!!

We're heading there for a few days the end of this month. +5 for Mikes!
by dwashbur
Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:15 am
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: New dive light
Replies: 19
Views: 5340

Re: New dive light

Dusty's Light. Contact Dusty2 right here and get one. Top quality, best warranty you'll ever see, and best price around. Plus, it's supporting one of our own.
by dwashbur
Sun Jan 17, 2016 6:38 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: ratfish gathering question
Replies: 10
Views: 3284

Re: ratfish gathering question

We once saw a huge group of them in a feeding frenzy on some tubeworms under the Edmonds Oil Dock. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen on a dive.
by dwashbur
Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:41 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Found weights, cove2
Replies: 2
Views: 1041

Re: Found weights, cove2

I don't suppose it was a 30 lb Seasoft belt?
by dwashbur
Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:10 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Hello From Catalina!
Replies: 15
Views: 3723

Re: Hello From Catalina!

https://www.facebook.com/dave.washburn.3/media_set?set=a.1042261165807760.1073741836.100000716589555&type=3 I don't know if this will work or not, but it's worth a try. Here are some of our pictures from Catalina. They're posted to my page on Facebook, so let's see if a link to the album will l...
by dwashbur
Sat Nov 07, 2015 8:56 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Hello From Catalina!
Replies: 15
Views: 3723

Re: Hello From Catalina!

I did manage to make all three dives the last day, and it pretty well did kill me. But I got better and we did another shore dive at Casino Point the next day. It was unbelievable. I've posted most of my pictures to my Facebook page, and later on I'll try to see if I can link to them here. Right now...
by dwashbur
Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:38 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Hello From Catalina!
Replies: 15
Views: 3723

Re: Hello From Catalina!

Still feeling a bit iffy this morning, but I'm going to load up on medications and go on the boat, and I'm going to get at least one dive in if it kills me!
by dwashbur
Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:37 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Hello From Catalina!
Replies: 15
Views: 3723

Re: Hello From Catalina!

I don't know what the charter is. The shop is called Scuba Luv, and the boat is one that they were able to grab from Long Beach at the last minute. Here's a couple of pictures of the bat ray Kathy found yesterday. This guy was digging a huge hole in the sand; that's how they feed. We were able to fi...
by dwashbur
Tue Nov 03, 2015 2:15 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Hello From Catalina!
Replies: 15
Views: 3723

Re: Hello From Catalina!

An ex-marine on our trip told me yesterday's trip was what the Marines called a "learning experience in flexibility." Because his 12-year-old son was sitting next to him, I said, "I thought the Marines called it a Charlie Foxtrot." He grinned and said something about young ears. ...