I have a wet hood attached to my drysuit. After only 90+ dives, The edge of the hood around the face opening is wearing thin and has a small (~1/8") tear. I...
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Les Jackson
Les@...
Aug 1, 2001 10:17 pm
I'm not an expert like Jeff but I would think that drying it in the sun would cause it to wear out faster. Les ... From: Brian Correiar...
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LEONARD Tsai
ltsai@...
Aug 1, 2001 11:37 pm
Les, UV is not very friendly, wet suit or skin alike. Use sun tan lotion on your wet suit is not exactly the best idea either. I would say dry it in a shaded,...
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Brian Correiar
brianc@...
Aug 1, 2001 11:38 pm
Thanks for the response. By "out of the sun", however, I meant "not in direct sunlight." I hang my suit in the garage, away from the windows. I also keep my...
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debbie mikuteit
dmikuteit@...
Aug 2, 2001 12:00 am
Here's my letter to Pt Lobos administration, directed as Neil suggested to the head ranger. My letter basically asks for clarification of rules and an ...
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Karl Elvis MacRae
kmac@...
Aug 2, 2001 12:09 am
I'd have to agree. UV is really bad for neoprene or pretty much any kind of rubber. I usually dry my wetsuit in the sun, but I don't expect that (2mm tropical...
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Chuck Tribolet
triblet@...
Aug 2, 2001 12:17 am
He said "out of the sun", not "out in the sun". I had a similar tear on the smurf. I patched it with Seal Cement periodically. I followed the directions to...
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Les Jackson
Les@...
Aug 2, 2001 12:43 am
You could try diving less often ;-) Ok, Ok I know that was a self-serving answer. I think you doing just about everything you can. Good news is hood's are not...
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Steve
derenne1@...
Aug 2, 2001 3:57 am
I just replaced the battery in my monitor 2 computer,soldered in the new 3.6 volt battery . Now it works great. Now I need to seal it back up Is their a...
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artfxsf@...
Aug 2, 2001 6:31 am
Gee. Couldn't think of anything to say after that. EDITING For a letter intended to ask for clarification, it could have been a bit more to the point. You...
Hello, I took off my lurking hat to ask a question. I understand what "dry-sacking" is. My question goes to the DFG's policy of "gifting" abalone. The last...
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Matthew Caprile
mcaprile@...
Aug 2, 2001 3:46 pm
Dry sacking is going abalone hunting with 30 of your closest friends, each with a valid abalone license. You dive, pick off 120 legal-size abalone, and hand...
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Jeff Limes
jefflimes@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:42 pm
or maybe a new face seal, a little seam tape? oops, did I say that? wet hood attached to dry suit, preposterous! ("grotesquely or comically ridiculous") hack...
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Les Jackson
Les@...
Aug 2, 2001 4:49 pm
a coworker said he read in the Monterey Herald a week or so ago a story about how scuba divers where unloading secret underwater compartments in cargo ships...
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Brian Correiar
brianc@...
Aug 2, 2001 5:01 pm
Hmmm... The abalone article linked to in a previous post compared ab poaching to cocaine. Is this a new trend in diving?...
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debbie mikuteit
dmikuteit@...
Aug 2, 2001 9:40 pm
I think whenever one writes a letter, one takes a risk that one won't be heard. I wrote what I believe was a fair and sincere letter, and if park officials are...
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Steve Campi
scampi@...
Aug 3, 2001 5:22 am
"Dry sacking" is when you take four abalone for yourself plus more abalone for others so that the total you take in one day is greater than four. This is...
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ba_diving@yahoogroups...
Aug 3, 2001 7:02 am
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Monterey Shootout Date: Friday, August 10, 2001 Time: All Day http://www.theshootout.org/monterey.htm...
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ba_diving@yahoogroups...
Aug 3, 2001 7:02 am
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Historic Car Races/Concourse d'Elegance Date: Friday, August 17, 2001 Time: All Day Heavy traffic, full...
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David Chamberlin
dwc_egrp@...
Aug 3, 2001 6:21 pm
I was on the Cypress Sea yesterday for the thursday lobos trip. The swell model and forecasts all were saying 1-4' and looked pretty calm. But the buoy was...
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james@...
Aug 3, 2001 7:14 pm
On Saturday evening at around 9:00pm an Atomic B1 regulator with a Cochran Genisis dive computer was left in the parking lot at El Torrito, near MacAbby Beach...
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Roy Dumlao
roy@...
Aug 3, 2001 7:46 pm
1996 Boston Whaler BOAT FOR SALE http://www.blue-waterpursuits.com/sundiver.htm <http://www.blue-waterpursuits.com/sundiver.htm> Roy [Non-text portions of this...
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reefdivers@...
Aug 3, 2001 9:14 pm
Hello, Everybody! Long time since I've talked with many of you. I've disappeared from the diving scene for most of the last year, chasing a few other ...
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ba_diving@yahoogroups...
Aug 4, 2001 7:02 am
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Historic Car Races/Concourse d'Elegance Date: Saturday, August 18, 2001 Time: All Day Heavy traffic, full...
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ba_diving@yahoogroups...
Aug 4, 2001 7:02 am
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Monterey Shootout Date: Saturday, August 11, 2001 Time: All Day http://www.theshootout.org/monterey.htm...
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Robert Roach
raroach@...
Aug 4, 2001 3:32 pm
http://www0.mercurycenter.com/premium/local/docs/abalone04.htm BY KEN MCLAUGHLIN Mercury News Two Salinas farmworkers who were caught poaching abalones south...
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cricket
cricket@...
Aug 4, 2001 4:15 pm
My Dearrs, I just sat down at my desk and flipped through channels to find a kelp harvesting meeting on channel 24, a local channel. Right now they are...
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LEONARD Tsai
ltsai@...
Aug 5, 2001 12:15 am
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John R. Wolfe
jwolfe@...
Aug 5, 2001 12:42 am
I'm going to write a note to the head ranger supporting Debbie Mikuteit's letter. She's right, the Park should not arbitrarily restrict scuba diving - any ...
