Terrific Mapping Project
- Joshua Smith
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Sure! I'm just happy for any time in the water- I don't know anything about hydrographic reconnaissance, but I know how to use a tape measure, and I'd be happy to help you with the mapping if you want.
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- Sergeant Pepper
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Guys, I'm not too familiar with how Three Tree is in terms of currents. Each time I've dived there it was not bad at all, though I've heard others say that it's current intensive.
Does anyone have any info on that? Slack is at 3:53, so maybe Tom Nic and I can do one dive and then the others would be there for the second dive. That sounds pretty good to me. What do you guys think? Also, does anyone else have a reel?
Does anyone have any info on that? Slack is at 3:53, so maybe Tom Nic and I can do one dive and then the others would be there for the second dive. That sounds pretty good to me. What do you guys think? Also, does anyone else have a reel?
Bassman and myself have done 8 dives at 3 Tree North. Current has never been a big issue, though if the exchange was huge all bets would be off, of course.
I will plan on being there around 2, with two tanks. Just point me in the right direction, tell me what to do, and I'll help as much as my ample newbie posterior will allow!
How much does a reel cost, I wonder? Been thinking about getting one anyway... All you dive store types should know this?!?
I will plan on being there around 2, with two tanks. Just point me in the right direction, tell me what to do, and I'll help as much as my ample newbie posterior will allow!
How much does a reel cost, I wonder? Been thinking about getting one anyway... All you dive store types should know this?!?
Last edited by Tom Nic on Wed Jun 14, 2006 12:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The exchange is quite large that day, but we should be hitting it just right.
Let's wait for Bassman, so meet there and start gearing up by 2:45, in the water right around 3 and then we'll do a second dive with Nailer99 when he gets there just after 4 (assuming he can come straight from work).
There are two types of reels, a traditional large style and a finger reel. I have a larger one with 400' so that should be good, but if you wanna grab one you'll probably have a use for it at some point. They're around $100 and $30, respectively. Maybe two of us can work on laying the line and one can record depths and distances. I've never done this before so please excuse my ignorance!
Looking forward to diving with you again Tom and looking forward to finally meeting Bassman in person!
Let's wait for Bassman, so meet there and start gearing up by 2:45, in the water right around 3 and then we'll do a second dive with Nailer99 when he gets there just after 4 (assuming he can come straight from work).
There are two types of reels, a traditional large style and a finger reel. I have a larger one with 400' so that should be good, but if you wanna grab one you'll probably have a use for it at some point. They're around $100 and $30, respectively. Maybe two of us can work on laying the line and one can record depths and distances. I've never done this before so please excuse my ignorance!
Looking forward to diving with you again Tom and looking forward to finally meeting Bassman in person!
- Joshua Smith
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Sweet! I think I just managed to weasel out of working Saturday afternoon! I can probably be free around 12 and make both dives. Let's go kick this map's ass, Calvin- It can't be too different from laying out a foundation or something like that, except underwater....with currents.....and low vis......and limited air supply........
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Why can't I bring the nail gun?
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OK, but I'm bringing the damn nail gun!
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Calvin Let me know when you are going to leave your house, i would like to roll with you if i am finished showing my shop to my parents, they just got back from italy tonight. As for Cuppie she might have to sit this one out, she told me to post for her, i will call you tomorrow calvin. I have a reel also
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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
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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.
So, this didn't turn out as expected. After a half hour of prep and getting the reels ready we were getting ready in the baking hot sun and I put my suit on and rrrrrrrip, went my neck seal. Later at the shop we had a look at it more closely and it looks as if it's a very old neck seal. I've only put about 15 dives on the suit and it was custom made for me, I guess that part might've been on the shelf for a while
Anyways BUWS is taking care of me but I didn't get to dive with the fellas and didn't get to do the mapping project. We're thinking that Three Tree isn't a good place for it anyways so we might do the sunken I-90 bridge instead. Does anyone know if the algae booms in the lake all summer? Diverdown?
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Anyways BUWS is taking care of me but I didn't get to dive with the fellas and didn't get to do the mapping project. We're thinking that Three Tree isn't a good place for it anyways so we might do the sunken I-90 bridge instead. Does anyone know if the algae booms in the lake all summer? Diverdown?
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Calvin! My sympthies on the neck seal... that stinks!
Sorry that mapping Three Tree did not work out. Selfishly, I would love a map of the site. Realistically, it is too spread out with not enough structure to map easily. It is a huge site.
It was great diving with Nailer and Mav... even if we didn't find the golf ball boat!
Good luck with the mapping project.
Sorry that mapping Three Tree did not work out. Selfishly, I would love a map of the site. Realistically, it is too spread out with not enough structure to map easily. It is a huge site.
It was great diving with Nailer and Mav... even if we didn't find the golf ball boat!
Good luck with the mapping project.
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I-90 algae blooms
I did my hardhat deep dives in Lake Washington in July of '02 and the vis was 0-5 until you hit 120ish. That was in the North part of the lake but I can't imagine that it changes that much from North to South. Don't know if that helps you of not.
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- Grateful Diver
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I wouldn't recommend the I-90 bridge for a number of reasons (poor vis, silty lake bottom, depth, etc).
Oh ... and FWIW, although that Cove 2 map is very nice, there are a number of errors on it.
Good places to map ... Redondo, Les Davis, Harper Ferry, Cove 3, Alki Pipeline ... all of them have been done by numerous DM candidates, but that will be true of anyplace worth mapping.
If you want a real fun project, plan a week-end camp/dive trip to Porteau Cove and map the dive park. I figure five or six dives ought to do it ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Oh ... and FWIW, although that Cove 2 map is very nice, there are a number of errors on it.
Good places to map ... Redondo, Les Davis, Harper Ferry, Cove 3, Alki Pipeline ... all of them have been done by numerous DM candidates, but that will be true of anyplace worth mapping.
If you want a real fun project, plan a week-end camp/dive trip to Porteau Cove and map the dive park. I figure five or six dives ought to do it ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)