met up with matt and ken to finally get back in the lake for a tech dive. with vis blown out all around and the lake is allways a great place to go, even if vis is allways a challenge. we hooked up at sand point, loaded up the boat and headed off into some pea soup fog, a super quick motor out and matt had locked the coords and dropped the shot line. ken was going to do the reel work, i was deco caller and matt was tour guide since me and ken had not hit this plane yet.
we suited up and dropped one by one into the water and swam over to the ball, did our safety checks and down we went. as usuall around 70ffw the lights go out and its game on, vis stayed good though and the shot line was close enough to the wing ken didnt need to reel. with matt on the lead we did a few laps around the plane, passing the engines, .50 cal guns, cockpit, and up to the tail section. my favorite part was finning along the fuselage of the plane with ken on my right and matt on the left i was on top with those guys along the sides, thanks to the helium i was just imagining this plane in all its glory, the rivited panels, the stenciled instructions on some panels, all of this still preserved for the lucky to see. and still in huge white letters you see NAVY SEATTLE that was way cool. our 20 minutes was up and we started up the shot line to do our deco, we surfaced just under a hour to crazy fog but the boat was there with kelly waiting on it for us to keep boaters away.
lake wa/ p4y-2
lake wa/ p4y-2
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Chin high, puffed chest, we step right to it
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
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a few pics
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Chin high, puffed chest, we step right to it
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
Re: lake wa/ harpoon
matt and ken on deco
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Chin high, puffed chest, we step right to it
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Nice report, that dive had some of the best vis I have seen on that wreck, i hope it holds out for the next few days.
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Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
How'd you like the Salvo LED?
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Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Nice report! I love that dive, shoulda gone with you guys yesterday......
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Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Nwbrewer wrote:How'd you like the Salvo LED?
very nice, i was suprised it held up to the lake
Chin high, puffed chest, we step right to it
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Sounds like you had a blast, really cool day. 
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Diving. . . is an active physical form of meditation. It is so silent- You're like a thought.
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR
ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE
STAIRS.
Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Where are the pics of the plane ?? What's the depth of the plane? ... ; )
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Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
my camera set up doesent work so well in zero light conditions, depth was around 160ish
Chin high, puffed chest, we step right to it
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Dang camera problems.. !! Oh well that's a sweet dive .. What's the cost of Helium Fills these days ?
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Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
i have a set dedicated to helium fills so iam only doing top offs but even that averages around 30-40 bucks for a set of twin 100s with 25/25. then add on your deco mix, and then........
Chin high, puffed chest, we step right to it
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
The choice is there ain't no choice but to pursue it
"Diving the gas is the easy part, not much to it, plenty of retards are using it safely. " jamieZ
Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Chef, that's about 16 bucks more than i pay for a top off on a set of 100's. I usually get 18/40 and since helium costs more than O2 your guy is charging more. It will be cheaper for me sooooooon once my fill station is complete at home
Maverick
Diving. . . is an active physical form of meditation. It is so silent- You're like a thought.
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR
ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE
STAIRS.
Diving. . . is an active physical form of meditation. It is so silent- You're like a thought.
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR
ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE
STAIRS.
Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Welder's helium, or diver's grade? If diver's grade, your guy is losing $, if welder's helium,get what you pay for.Maverick wrote:Chef, that's about 16 bucks more than i pay for a top off on a set of 100's. I usually get 18/40 and since helium costs more than O2 your guy is charging more. It will be cheaper for me sooooooon once my fill station is complete at home
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Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Divers grade of course. 
Maverick
Diving. . . is an active physical form of meditation. It is so silent- You're like a thought.
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR
ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE
STAIRS.
Diving. . . is an active physical form of meditation. It is so silent- You're like a thought.
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR
ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE
STAIRS.
Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
Then that must be some small top off for the price you claim, your SAC rate must be awesome or your mix dives insignificant.
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Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
How much you pay for a "top off" is really rather meaningless. Mav, how much per cuft do you pay?
Everybody has thier own system it seems like for fills. The descriptions of how much one place charges over another don't mean anything unless you quantify exactly what your getting for your $$.
Jake
Everybody has thier own system it seems like for fills. The descriptions of how much one place charges over another don't mean anything unless you quantify exactly what your getting for your $$.
Jake
Re: lake wa/ p4y-2
True trueNwbrewer wrote:How much you pay for a "top off" is really rather meaningless. Mav, how much per cuft do you pay?
Everybody has thier own system it seems like for fills. The descriptions of how much one place charges over another don't mean anything unless you quantify exactly what your getting for your $$.
Jake
Maverick
Diving. . . is an active physical form of meditation. It is so silent- You're like a thought.
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR
ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE
STAIRS.
Diving. . . is an active physical form of meditation. It is so silent- You're like a thought.
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR
ANYTHING, BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE
STAIRS.