Over the weekend, a spam e-mail was sent to some members of the ba_diving list (and some other yahoogroups lists) by scubadivingsafari.com subject "We have a...
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Karl Elvis MacRae
kmac@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:50 pm
... Most of the channel islands boats do not enforce buddy dy diving, so you're free to go on your own, or you can buddy up with another diver on the boat. ...
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Chris Simmons
chris_s@...
Oct 1, 2001 6:57 pm
... Lobsters are intertidal. Use block ice on the bottom of the cooler and put the bugs on top of the ice. (if you have a pickup truck, leave the cooler's...
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Michael Owens
maodiver@...
Oct 1, 2001 8:40 pm
Diving south of Carmel (SOC) can be excellent if you have 2 things going for you: 1. Weather/waves 2. Access #1. To dive SOC you have to have the guts to...
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debbie mikuteit
dmikuteit@...
Oct 1, 2001 10:57 pm
Heading down to Pt Lobos this weekday morning, traffic was bad and it took me almost 3 hours to get to Monterey. I picked up a nitrox tank and went on to Lobos...
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Chuck Tribolet
triblet@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:13 pm
... If the bottom was at 30', you weren't out to the mouth. At the mouth, the bottom is about 65' ... The street she's talking about is Foam Street. The gate...
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debbie mikuteit
dmikuteit@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:32 pm
I call the mouth of Whaler's Cove the line from bluff above parking lot to Coal Chute point, depth 25-30 ft. I realize not everyone refers to this as the...
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DreamDiver@...
Oct 2, 2001 4:56 am
I haven't heard too much from the tech divers lately but I just finished reading "Immersed" magazine. I hope you techies are familiar with this publication....
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Glenn Davis
glenndavis@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:12 am
Monday - Dove Aumentos and found 15' visibility and many nettle jellies from 5'-25'. The wind was about 20 knots with a thick marine layer blocking the sun...
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lanierb@...
Oct 2, 2001 4:08 pm
... This is actually a plus for diving as it takes care of much of the fishing problem. Does anyone know how permanent this situation is? Lanier...
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Andy Gourevitch
andyg1@...
Oct 2, 2001 5:07 pm
Thought this might be of interest: Monday October 1 9:05 PM ET MEXICO CITY (AP) - Sixteen people forced to abandon a sinking dive boat in the Gulf of...
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Leonard Tsai
ltsai@...
Oct 2, 2001 5:14 pm
Andy, Thanks for the news. Now here is an interesting question. In the case that you have to abandon the boat, do you choose the PFD or your BCD? What gear...
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Brian Correiar
brianc@...
Oct 2, 2001 5:30 pm
... In this case, I believe that life rafts were used. But what if that was not the case? I've wondered about that one myself. I think the one item that I ...
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Todd Sieber
awesmdiver@...
Oct 2, 2001 5:40 pm
Leonard, You'd be better off with a PFD instead of your BC for the simple reason of why the coast guard doesn't see a BC as a floatation device - they hold air...
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Susan Carter
Susan.Carter@...
Oct 2, 2001 5:42 pm
yes, exposure protection would be nice, but the first thing I would grab would be my water bottle!! not to mention anything else that could hold water.... ...
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LEONARD Tsai
ltsai@...
Oct 2, 2001 5:51 pm
Todd, I would already have my exposure suit on (most likely wet suit since this is in Mexico water). Since no one would grab their weight, so with just suit...
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Andy Gourevitch
andyg1@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:02 pm
I'm not sure about PFD versus BCD, but one thing's for sure: I would not take a snorkel in that situation, since it's not DIR. Andy ;-)...
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Leonard Tsai
ltsai@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:10 pm
Andy, Since you are DIR before getting on the boat, where would you snag that snorkel from? another non-DIR diver on the boat? let the poor non-DIR diver keep...
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Chuck Tribolet
triblet@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:11 pm
Not true. There are USCG approved PFDs that are inflatable, and there have been for at least several years. A recent change is PFDs that inflate automatically...
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tim_mc_oak
TIM_MC_OAK@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:17 pm
It may just be for liability reasons, but every BCD maker I know of says don't use their BCDs as PFDs. From sailing experience, the rule I've been taught for...
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Les Jackson
Les@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:25 pm
You cant sleep in most BCD's without gulping water. Go for the the PFD which will hold your head out of the water even if you pass out. It is also rescue ...
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Paul Braunbehrens
Bakalite@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:09 pm
I would grab the BC with tanks and the PFD, and use them as a little raft to carry all the other crap. Of course this all depends on how fast the boat is...
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Leonard Tsai
ltsai@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:19 pm
In the same token, Paul, wouldn't you also grab the mask so that at least when the wave pass over your head, you can still see? (or feel better that water is...
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George Spalding
gspalding@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:36 pm
All: I got caught in the current once in Mexico off Punta China on the Pacific side of Baja, about 100 miles south of San Diego. While my friends looked for me...
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Brian Correiar
brianc@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:48 pm
Of course, those folks who've thought of everything have the real answer. The "Diver's Life Raft." http://www.halcyon.net/mc/07a_mc.shtml Your own, personal...
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Les Jackson
Les@...
Oct 3, 2001 12:59 am
The life raft may be overkill for most situations but I love their safety sausage. New diver tip, do not buy a cheap safety sausage that is just a bag with a ...
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artfxsf@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:05 am
Those same thoughtful people have offered their own Diver's PFD, with options, of course. I can see where this is all going. Soon we'll be back to wearing...
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Leonard Tsai
ltsai@...
Oct 3, 2001 6:22 am
so now we are carrying, a safety sausage, a life raft and a 85 lb lift bag? That's lots of stuff to carry. In order to make use any one of them, you have to...
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Jeff Limes
jefflimes@...
Oct 3, 2001 4:36 pm
Some never gave it up, my question would be,is there a BC/PFD combo? this would lighten the load for small boats. Halcion seems to be a back lift as opposed to...
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Jeff Limes
jefflimes@...
Oct 3, 2001 7:53 pm
LOVER'S POINT BEACH IN PACIFIC GROVE HAS BEEN POSTED, AND AN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGH BACTERIA. ALL OTHER MONTEREY COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN THIS DATE ...
