Hi Dana, I'm not a member of the Flipper Dippers, but have been diving with them a number of times on the Cypress* boats over the past couple years. The folks...
That seems, ah, un-Flipper-Dipper-like. I did a slide show at one of their meetings a couple of years ago. They had six awards for the biggest fish shot...
... I remember discussion by the members about whether or not to ban hunting on Flipper Dipper charters, which implies they had a choice. Not knowing when the...
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John Yasaki
JYasaki@...
May 1, 2002 3:57 pm
... The car I use to pull my dive boat is a '72, I'm pretty sure it has more than 100 000 miles on it, but it's hard to tell, that the number where it rolls...
Passing along e-mail that was sent to me. Les For Immediate Release April 30, 2002 Release # 02-150 CPSC Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Mark Ross...
I bought the ScubaPro JetFins and had the guy at the shop attach the Halcyon spring straps. They're great!!!! I was able to swim three times as far, almost...
Dana, ... Welcome to the wonderful world of 25 year old technology! ... my ... my ... kinds ... my ... The Jetfins are more rigid than most lesser (err, sorry...
Ian Puleston wrote ... Actually, they're softer than a lot of the new plastic fins. ... I prefer the silicone spray. Not quite as much rubs off on the boots ...
Dana, You don't know me and I don't think that I've ever posted to ba_diving before. That said, I think (hope) that you will enjoy meeting the divers at ...
... Yes, often we need to come full circle. ... I did, I did, but not very successfully. That is my preferred way of swimming when I don't have fins on, but I...
No change in that ol' leopard. They only stopped killing fish on the C.S. because Cypress Charters decided to stop it. Check out the events list for 2002...
I have a recommendation from the manufacturer of my drysuit to use only food-grade silicone spray (that mean's FDA approved and no preservatives, etc. added)....
"Silicon spread"??? Geeze Leonard, just because it says "food grade" that doesn't mean you're supposed to eat it! ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
... Leonard must be related to a shark. His programming is remarkably similar: while( 1 ) { if( objectInView() == edible ) eat(); else swim(); } Clinton Bauder...
... Be aware that the frog kick of a breast-stroke swimmer is a different animal from the proper scuba frog kick. Having been a swimmer as a kid, it took me a...
... Thanks so ... What? Food grade... you probably already got that from earlier responses. Where? Obviously: Monterey Bay Wetsuit sells the stuff in large ...
Dana, glad you liked them. Ian's comments are right on. Yes, mine stick occasionally too and people have recommended silicone spray or grease. I have some...
This is great, just a minor change: if( objectInView() == shark ) hideBehindDiveBuddy(); else fin() || frogKick(); Dana ... Dana Nourie Sun Microsystems Java...
Joel Roberts, former commercial abalone diver, charged with Felony Conspiracy in the poaching of abalone from the North coast, will be sentenced tomorrow,...
Hello all: I'm new to this list and to scuba. I received my OW PADI rating last month. If that doesn't scare you off, please let me know if you're looking for...
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Corey Kech
ckech@...
May 1, 2002 9:01 pm
I went on an abalone dive/pot luck picnic with the Flipper Dippers/CenCal a few weeks ago. Absolutely great bunch of people and had a great time......lots of...
PSI Visual Inspector's Workshop May 19, 2002 8am to 5pm Held at the Anchor Shack in Pacheco, CA This course consists of: Morning Lecture on the following...
I want to buy a wrist mount for the Oceanic hockey puck computers: DataMax, Data Plus DataMax II, etc. I'm looking for the old style mount with the solid...
If you are still unconvinced that reserves help, read this one: Pat Effects of Marine Reserves on Adjacent Fisheries Marine reserves, areas that are...