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Hardcore, man. I only dive wet, so I usually pack it in around mid November, picking back up in early May. Do you dive Cape Ann?
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Squashy Nipples posted:Hardcore, man. I only dive wet, so I usually pack it in around mid November, picking back up in early May. I'm a poor grad student, so I've been diving wet too - but because I'm a pretty big guy and most grad students in marine biology these days are women, I tend to have an advantage in the sense of "they're smaller and have a higher surface area to volume ratio, so will be cold enough to end the dive before my blubbery self is going to die." A lot of our work is actually up at Nubble Light in Maine. There must be more science done per rock at Nubble than anywhere else in the Gulf of Maine at this point. Edit to add clarification: this isn't me throwing shade on the women I work with, because they're all badasses and very good at what they do. I just have more natural insulation on my body than they do. Timmy Age 6 fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Sep 30, 2019 |
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Sep 30, 2019 18:36
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You cold divers disgust me. Water temps here in Koh Samui have dropped to 27C; it's too much for my delicate constitution.
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Oct 1, 2019 00:18
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Trivia posted:You cold divers disgust me. Water temps here in Koh Samui have dropped to 27C; it's too much for my delicate constitution. Cold water solidarity forever. 
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Oct 1, 2019 22:00
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Yesterday we had a harbor seal follow us throughout a night dive, it got brave at one point and hung out within 10 ft for a few minutes 
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Oct 1, 2019 23:37
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Electoral Surgery posted:Yesterday we had a harbor seal follow us throughout a night dive, it got brave at one point and hung out within 10 ft for a few minutes They're so cute :-) Every one and a while you get a super forward one. This is from my best harbor seal encounter ever 
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Oct 2, 2019 00:28
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Can anyone in Florida comment on the visibility in the Juno area? I will be in town for work and have some time to get in a few dives.
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Oct 2, 2019 12:22
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Timmy Age 6 posted:I just have more natural insulation on my body than they do. I'm a loving walrus, I have plentiful blubber. Trivia posted:You cold divers disgust me. Water temps here in Koh Samui have dropped to 27C; it's too much for my delicate constitution. How skinny are you? On vacation in blue carribean water, I always dive without a wetsuit. At 78F degrees and above, just board shorts and rash guard on top. And yet I see skinny people getting out of that same water and shivering. Blows my mind.
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Oct 2, 2019 13:02
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I've got a pinhole in the wing of my Scubapro Knighthawk, dealer wouldn't touch it, says I have to fix it myself. What is the best glue and patch to use?
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Oct 2, 2019 13:04
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I'm 77 kg at 172 cm. I am not skinny by any means. I just don't like the cold. I'm actually going to buy a new 3mm wetsuit soon. The one I have has giant holes and is literally falling apart.
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Oct 2, 2019 14:07
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Squashy Nipples posted:I'm a loving walrus, I have plentiful blubber. Some say "dad bod," I say "dive bod." It's a useful adaptation!
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Oct 2, 2019 14:47
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I am 55 and my wife 42 we are fit, exercise regularly, and live in a cold state. We get cold in the Caribbean and the Atlantic. Maybe it’s just old people problems.
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Oct 2, 2019 21:19
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Ropes4u posted:I am 55 and my wife 42 we are fit, exercise regularly, and live in a cold state. We get cold in the Caribbean and the Atlantic. Maybe it’s just old people problems. Meh. I'm in my thirties and not tiny, but I wear a full 3mm wetsuit in the tropics because I get cold after an hour or so even in warmer water. Below 21C or so I'll be in a drysuit.
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Oct 3, 2019 01:59
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Booked a 9-day trip to Bonaire! So psyched, and really need a vacation. 6 days of diving, 2 days of donkeys and hiking.
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Oct 3, 2019 03:05
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sharkytm posted:Booked a 9-day trip to Bonaire! So psyched, and really need a vacation. 6 days of diving, 2 days of donkeys and hiking. We always make time for a trip through the park, it’s a nice way to relax from the constant diving.
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Oct 3, 2019 03:08
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Ropes4u posted:We always make time for a trip through the park, it’s a nice way to relax from the constant diving. We're from New England, and my wife dives for work in the summer. In a harbor that's max 15' deep, polluted from Nitrogen runoff, and mostly she's counting eelgrass blades and taking sediment cores: AKA weighted 10# heavy and being really bored/tired/sick of being wet in scum-filled water. She's gonna love it. Donkeys and desert hiking sound like a solid break from all the stress of beautiful, self-led, low-key diving.
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Oct 3, 2019 03:13
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Ropes4u posted:Can anyone in Florida comment on the visibility in the Juno area? I will be in town for work and have some time to get in a few dives. I live in Jupiter and am not diving for at least another month here. You’ll have big currents (normal) and all kinds of Dorian sediment still in play (not normal). Go to the square grouper instead.
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let it mellow posted:I live in Jupiter and am not diving for at least another month here. You’ll have big currents (normal) and all kinds of Dorian sediment still in play (not normal). Thank you. It was the sediment we were worried about. We may bring our gear just Incase it clears up. We have firm plans for the food shack and the reef grill.
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Oct 3, 2019 12:06
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Squashy Nipples posted:I've got a pinhole in the wing of my Scubapro Knighthawk, dealer wouldn't touch it, says I have to fix it myself. Aquaseal + Cotol..if it's TINY TINY...otherwise you might have to find a patch material.
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Oct 3, 2019 13:19
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lord1234 posted:Aquaseal + Cotol..if it's TINY TINY...otherwise you might have to find a patch material. It IS tiny, but I want to patch over it for protection, anyway. Thanks.
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Oct 3, 2019 22:03
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If it's tiny just aquaseal is fine. It'll be mostly cured overnight if it's a small layer. I prefer not to mess with cotol. Edit: I was responding to the previous comment. There's nothing wrong with a patch. I'm just too lazy 
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Oct 3, 2019 22:11
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Ropes4u posted:Thank you. It was the sediment we were worried about. We may bring our gear just Incase it clears up. Both are excellent calls! Double Roads is a good time too, depending on who’s playing.
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I'm back! 16 dives, 14.6hrs underwater, new friends made, and plenty of pics  Sorry that I missed you guys down there, maybe better luck next time Icon Of Sin posted:More pics from Bonaire!
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Oct 14, 2019 00:55
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Trunk fish are hard to get good pictures of! I’ve been trying to get a good one for years, good work. Glad you enjoyed Bonaire! Did you do something special?
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Oct 16, 2019 03:38
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I don't think we made it there. We were only getting about 3 dives in per day, some of my group didn't have a real sense of urgency about getting in the water. The dives I did do averaged almost an hour, despite dropping down to 100-110ft. Would definitely go back and go for more dives every day
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Oct 16, 2019 11:56
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Making a trip down to the keys to dive in November. Need a dive buddy. Anybody going to be there? Any day before Thanksgiving week works, I need to kill some PTO time before the end of the year. Same for the Blue Heron Bridge, I'd like to make a stop there along the way.
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Oct 16, 2019 23:40
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I live just north of key largo. What days are you planning on? I’ve got a 3-day weekend on Veterans Day, and can make that trip almost at-will.
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Oct 16, 2019 23:57
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Icon Of Sin posted:I live just north of key largo. What days are you planning on? I’ve got a 3-day weekend on Veterans Day, and can make that trip almost at-will. Awesome, something that weekend could work for me. What's your favorite area to dive in the keys? I've been kind of interested in the middle keys - I've snorkeled at Pennekamp a lot already. Full disclosure, I am a new diver. Though I've been told I look confident in the water!
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Oct 17, 2019 01:37
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:Same for the Blue Heron Bridge, I'd like to make a stop there along the way. I need to do that dive, but the timing may not work.
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Oct 17, 2019 13:43
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Key Largo folks, how is the Spiegel Grove holding up these days? I dove it just weeks before it got blown right-side-up and I haven't made it back yet but I really want to.
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I was there in May. I'd say the old girl is doing pretty well    
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Oct 18, 2019 00:20
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Coooooooool. Lookin' good! When I was there you could still see mostly bare hull and paint! Thanks for sharing.
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:Awesome, something that weekend could work for me. What's your favorite area to dive in the keys? I've been kind of interested in the middle keys - I've snorkeled at Pennekamp a lot already. I’ve only ever gone out of Key Largo. There are a ton of shipwrecks and reefs available from there, though!
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For anyone visiting Key Largo/south FL: it'd be completely out of line for me to not tell you to clean your gear thoroughly before and after coming here. Stony coral tissue loss disease is present down here, and can annihilate centuries worth of coral in a span of weeks. It isn't exactly known what causes it, but we do know that an amoxicillin paste has positive effects on disease progression, if applied in time. I bathed my gear in lysol and let it soak for a few hours (mostly because I forgot about it in the tub  ) before going to Bonaire, where there are currently no reports of SCTLD (hopefully that holds). I did the same on the backside of the trip as wellPlease don't import your diseases here, and don't take any of what we've got back with you. That applies both above and below water, in equal measure NOAA guide to disinfecting dive gear: https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/coral-disease/citizen-participation.html
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This isn't quite SCUBA, but since we're talking Keys, has anyone been to Ft. Jefferson to snorkel/freedive? It's pricey, but a friend of mine went and raved about it. Granted I'm not sure he'd ever seen a coral reef before. Is it in much better condition/different from say, Molasses Reef in Key Largo?
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:This isn't quite SCUBA, but since we're talking Keys, has anyone been to Ft. Jefferson to snorkel/freedive? It's pricey, but a friend of mine went and raved about it. Granted I'm not sure he'd ever seen a coral reef before. Is it in much better condition/different from say, Molasses Reef in Key Largo? Oh holy hell yes. The Tortugas are way better. Turns out that having an intact ecosystem due to National Park protections makes a difference. I was lucky enough to get to do some research diving out there and it was incredible.
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Icon Of Sin posted:For anyone visiting Key Largo/south FL: it'd be completely out of line for me to not tell you to clean your gear thoroughly before and after coming here. Stony coral tissue loss disease is present down here, and can annihilate centuries worth of coral in a span of weeks. It isn't exactly known what causes it, but we do know that an amoxicillin paste has positive effects on disease progression, if applied in time. I bathed my gear in lysol and let it soak for a few hours (mostly because I forgot about it in the tub 
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:Making a trip down to the keys to dive in November. Need a dive buddy. Anybody going to be there? Any day before Thanksgiving week works, I need to kill some PTO time before the end of the year. I live in Jupiter. I’ll meet you for a weekend blue heron dive but it isn’t all that. We may go down to the keys thanksgiving week but that’s still tbd
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:Awesome, something that weekend could work for me. What's your favorite area to dive in the keys? I've been kind of interested in the middle keys - I've snorkeled at Pennekamp a lot already. I don’t live in the keys but my wife and I have been going to the keys on random trips for over a decade before we moved to south Florida. Key west is actually the most variable for vis of the keys. Northern keys (Key Largo) are more consistent. Middle keys are great, but hands down the consistently best dive sites in the keys that we’ve found have been in big pine key (adolphus Busch) and looe key.
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Went to a dive shop a few towns over to check out prices for the initial class and gear I'll need. Was told it's about 180 or so for the few gear items I need for the class, and then 300-400 for the PADI class itself. It won't be until March or so of next year so I'll have plenty of time to save up! I'm stoked. It was suggested that I get on the PADI website and do the web training they have in preparation for the actual class.
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