Northwest Dive Club

I've had several dive computers over the years and have to say my Shearwater Petrel is the best I've ever owned. I've never had an issue with it and love the fact that the battery is a field replaceable single AA. As for their service, as I mentioned I've had no problems with the computer so no serv...

The air in your tanks should be fine. I did a 180 ft dive this year on gas that was 8 years old (it was 18/45 and there was now way I was going to let $100 worth of gas go to waste).

Great thread! - An Admin needs to complile the list and make it a sticky,,, Mukiltio - The Diamonk Knot - there is nothing like warming up with an IPA and hot rock sandwich Keystone - Toby's in Coupville for a huge helping of oysters Alki - Luna Cafe - Stick to your ribs food and funky and cool serv...

I''ve had the same costco bag as Gdog for the past 8 years - about 25 dive trips. It looks a bit beat up but the zippers, wheels, handle and material are in good shape and I have no plans on replacing it anytime soon.

As a cephalogoddess you may be a bit disappointed in Hawaii diving. Hawaii in general is great for big stuff - turtles, sharks, rays, dolphins and schools of fish - it's not so great for the macro life.

Where are you staying? We travel to the BI 2X a year and I've dove most of the sites. Your location and the waves are the determining factor on where you can dive. My personal favorite is Two Step south of Captain Cook and next to Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park. I've seen everything H...

Puerto Rico is a US territory, relatively inexpensive and is a couple of hour plane flight to the mainland if the need arises. I've heard mixed reviews on the diving but at least the water is warm ;-) The Big Island of Hawaii is more reasonable than you'd expect. Once you get outside of Kona a house...

Per year cost of diving ........ ~ $10 to $15k

Meeting awesome people, traveling the world and boldly going where no man has gone before......... Priceless

That's Dalco Wall

http://emeralddiving.com/dalco_wall_frame.html

It's a great divesite but the currents can be wicked. You need to be very careful when in planning your dive.

It's possible to scooter - not advised but possible. Ben McGeever did it with some others many years ago and I've looked into doing it. There are many complications: - The current can be wicked on The Knot even in the best of times. You'd need to plan it during the a spectacular neap tide (look at t...

IMHO Keep it simple and cheap. A brass SPG and a wrist nitrox computer is all you need and can be had for under $350. On the computer make sure that the numbers are large enough to be seen in our murky waters and have a user replaceable battery. If you have some cash burning in your pocket get a wri...

I had Battery Space rebuild my Cuda pack and they were much cheaper than Rabbit. I paid $410 with return shipping as compared to $650. I have about 25 dives on the pack and it's had zero problems. http://www.batteryspace.com/ Contact Raymond at sales@batteryspace.com and tell him what you have. Mine...

I dive a Cuda and my regular dive buddy dives a Sierra. The difference between speeds for us is usually +/- one gear. The Sierra is actually a really nice workhorse of a scooter. It's light, has 60+ minutes of burn time in 3rd gear and can be easily upgraded with a Lithium-ion battery. It's also a n...

Greetings, A survey: In the Winter, do you wear an extra layer of clothes under your undergarment? A heavy hood? If so, what do you wear and how much lead (if any) do you add? Details: Yesterday, we had to end a beautiful Edmonds dive early because we were too buoyant. We think we needed more lead ...

Hey Chris - I'll take the Lifeline....

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Someone just got a great deal on a scooter - To bad I already own one or I would have snatched it up Just an FYI to whoever bought the Cuda.... I just had my Cuda battery rebuilt for $408 plus shipping at Battery Space and they did a great job. I had it out this weekend and with about 70 minutes of ...

I've been using the 9mm Santi hoods for the last couple of years and they've ben super warm.

I dont have one but I've heard great things KO 1 Spyder hoods. Light, super flexible and crushproof.
http://www.deepstop.de/en/hoods/1614-sp ... mm8mm.html

There are definitely better computers out there for the money. I owned and dove a Liquivision Xen (the bottom timer version of the Lynx) for 2 years and IMHO the computer was junk. The root of the problem has to do with the proprietary battery and power management. In the beginning I was burning thr...

While out looking for something bigger, We saw one at Redondo last Sunday.

Jeremy and a bunch of us are meeting at Mike's beach at 9:00 Saturday morning to dive Flagpole. I believe most of us are scootering but you may want to touch base with him and see if any others are kicking.

Penopolypants wrote:Very good advice indeed, although twin 100's are dreamy when you're ready for them, or if the stubby nature of the 80's makes your trim funny.

I think the OP is talking about the LP 80's, not the stubby HPs. They are close in size to the 100's.

Both of the regs you mentioned are great choices. I actually dive MK25's for my doubles and the AL Legend as my single tank set-up. IMHO the Legend breathes slightly better but the difference is minor. If you have any tech diving aspirations the MK25's are your best bet because of the swivel turret....

Both?

If you're new to doubles and not tech diving I'd suggest the 80's. Keeping within your NDL's you'll have more gas than you'd ever need. Keep the 100's apart so you have a bit of extra gas for single tank dives.

I'd say pick up a new skin, put on a new neck seal then start saving your money for a better quality suit. You can always keep the Whites for a back-up and if your doing 130 + dives a year you're going to want a back-up drysiut.

Not just 'any' HP100's, the old style 7/8 neck are a bitch to trim out because of their design/buoyancy characteristics - they start super head heavy when you put all that brass on top (manifold & regs) so need to trim them you end up running them low on back in addition to a monster tail weigh...