The SCUBA thread - Page 2

**qwerty007** · February 1st, 2013, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HugoHackenbush

Where to begin...

I have been diving for over 40 years. Starting out learning on the old double hose regulator. You really had to pull if you moved your face from off dead center.

In the old days, there were few rigs with pressure gauges. As a result I ran out of air in 40 feet of water off Grand Bahama. Obviously lived to tell the tale.

Have dove off of:

Grand Bahama
Nassau
Eleuthera
Bermuda (cold!)
Florida coast
Florida Keys
Cozumel
Grand Cayman
British Virgin Islands
Tahiti
And saving the best for last..
Australia Great Barrier Reef. Un-freakin' believable!

HH,

I love a lot of those places you've been

Please post any pics you may have - I'm sure we'd all love to see them.

Thanks for coming over and sharing.

**HugoHackenbush** · February 1st, 2013, 02:47 PM

Thanks to you Qwerty007 for starting this thread!

Sorry, no pics. I never got into UW photography.

But I did realize I left two off my list.

Turks and Caicos. Never forget being on a wall dive at 80ft and still being able to read the name of the dive boat on the surface, and

Walt Disney World Living Seas at EPCOT. Expensive, but yes you can dive in that huge aquarium.

Was going to provide a link, but wasn't sure if this was against forum rules.

Search for "Disney Dive Quest" and you'll find it.

**HugoHackenbush** · February 4th, 2013, 08:18 PM

I love diving wrecks. Every ship down there has some history or story about how it got there. Even the ones that were sunk intentionally as artificial reefs.

How did this ocean going tug wind up in 60 ft. of water? It got caught with 15 bales of marijuana in its wheelhouse, and got seized by the Government. A dive group bought it at auction, cleaned it up then sank it.

The real wrecks can even more fascinating. The RMS Rhone is a top dive in the British Virgin Islands. The ship got twisted in half when it sank, with the bow lying in 80 feet of water, the stern in about twenty. The bow sprit is, of course, long gone, but you can swim through the large copper straps that held it together. Sank in a hurricane in the 1800's, unfortunately with large loss of life.

One I have always wanted to do, but have never gotten to is the remains of the Vulcan aircraft used in the Bond film "Thunderball". I understand it is little more than framework at this point, but still, it's my favourite Bond film and it would be very cool to dive it.

**richardoe** · February 6th, 2013, 07:53 PM

There was an interview in my local paper with the last diver at Preston dock, the dock closed in 1981. He was employed as a diver but couldnt swim a stroke!!!

**qwerty007** · February 6th, 2013, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by richardoe

There was an interview in my local paper with the last diver at Preston dock, the dock closed in 1981. He was employed as a diver but couldnt swim a stroke!!!

Quite true.

I have taken a few non-swimmers down, myself. Diving is all about moving around slowly - conserving your air. The more you exert yourself, the faster you use up your compressed air. Arms are not needed, you just slowly paddle along with your legs.

It takes a little bit of hand holding and it helps greatly if you stay shallow, but it can easily be done.

Good point, Rich!

**HugoHackenbush** · February 6th, 2013, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwerty007

Quite true.

I have taken a few non-swimmers down, myself. Diving is all about moving around slowly - conserving your air. The more you exert yourself, the faster you use up your compressed air. Arms are not needed, you just slowly paddle along with your legs.

It takes a little bit of hand holding and it helps greatly if you stay shallow, but it can easily be done.

Good point, Rich!

Q007. I'm reading between the lines here, but I'm guessing you're a scuba instructor?

If so where and for how long?

(Unless you are afraid that "M" will reprimand you for giving away your secret agent status)

**qwerty007** · February 6th, 2013, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HugoHackenbush

Q007. I'm reading between the lines here, but I'm guessing you're a scuba instructor?

If so where and for how long?

(Unless you are afraid that "M" will reprimand you for giving away your secret agent status)

Yessir.

Diving since 1988 - OWSI since 2005 when I decided to leave the rat race and got certified as a Put Another Dollar In instructor (inside joke for anyone who knows

). Have enough credit to be a MSDT and hold a few other specialty certs like Nitrox Instructor, EFR Instructor, Equipment...

Here's the PADI tree

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profess...certifications

Worked all over the Caribbean from Bahamas down to Barbados - love me some warm water. I am originally from Canada, but I am allergic to cold water and dry suits!

Give me warm and shallow any day...

**BustyWomenLovr** · February 7th, 2013, 03:33 AM

YMCA C Card, very rookie, quarries, etc. Did Belize, but not the Blue Hole (yet, I plan on doing Belize again).

**qwerty007** · February 8th, 2013, 03:50 PM

Here's a pic of a barracuda with a hook in it's mouth, we came across on a dive in the Bahamas. Must be the one that got away....

**HugoHackenbush** · February 8th, 2013, 08:47 PM

OK, qwerty007, this is primarily for you, but others can dive in.

My training, being long ago, consisted of a weeks worth of schooling, classroom in the morning (learning about the partial pressures of gasses etc.) and extensive pool sessions in the afternoon(endless buddy breathing, up and back, up and back).

Now the equipment was much less reliable then, and diving was still considered a "macho" sport. But still, today you can take a resort course, in the pool in the morning, dive in the afternoon. Are you confident that this short a time produces a diver that is safe?

BTW: Certifications: NAUI Scuba Diver ( back in the day one card fit all) and PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

February 1st, 2013, 02:47 PM	#12
HugoHackenbush Veteran Marxist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wherever it's warm Posts: 14,106 Thanks: 205,923 Thanked 336,394 Times in 14,159 Posts	Thanks to you Qwerty007 for starting this thread! Sorry, no pics. I never got into UW photography. But I did realize I left two off my list. Turks and Caicos. Never forget being on a wall dive at 80ft and still being able to read the name of the dive boat on the surface, and Walt Disney World Living Seas at EPCOT. Expensive, but yes you can dive in that huge aquarium. Was going to provide a link, but wasn't sure if this was against forum rules. Search for "Disney Dive Quest" and you'll find it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Just give me your body - I'll give you my brain - it's a fair exchange

February 4th, 2013, 08:18 PM	#13
HugoHackenbush Veteran Marxist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wherever it's warm Posts: 14,106 Thanks: 205,923 Thanked 336,394 Times in 14,159 Posts	Wrecks! I love diving wrecks. Every ship down there has some history or story about how it got there. Even the ones that were sunk intentionally as artificial reefs. How did this ocean going tug wind up in 60 ft. of water? It got caught with 15 bales of marijuana in its wheelhouse, and got seized by the Government. A dive group bought it at auction, cleaned it up then sank it. The real wrecks can even more fascinating. The RMS Rhone is a top dive in the British Virgin Islands. The ship got twisted in half when it sank, with the bow lying in 80 feet of water, the stern in about twenty. The bow sprit is, of course, long gone, but you can swim through the large copper straps that held it together. Sank in a hurricane in the 1800's, unfortunately with large loss of life. One I have always wanted to do, but have never gotten to is the remains of the Vulcan aircraft used in the Bond film "Thunderball". I understand it is little more than framework at this point, but still, it's my favourite Bond film and it would be very cool to dive it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Just give me your body - I'll give you my brain - it's a fair exchange

February 7th, 2013, 03:33 AM	#18
BustyWomenLovr Vintage Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,750 Thanks: 20,513 Thanked 43,169 Times in 2,674 Posts	YMCA C Card, very rookie, quarries, etc. Did Belize, but not the Blue Hole (yet, I plan on doing Belize again). __________________ There is no such thing as too big a bust.

February 8th, 2013, 08:47 PM	#20
HugoHackenbush Veteran Marxist Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Wherever it's warm Posts: 14,106 Thanks: 205,923 Thanked 336,394 Times in 14,159 Posts	OK, qwerty007, this is primarily for you, but others can dive in. My training, being long ago, consisted of a weeks worth of schooling, classroom in the morning (learning about the partial pressures of gasses etc.) and extensive pool sessions in the afternoon(endless buddy breathing, up and back, up and back). Now the equipment was much less reliable then, and diving was still considered a "macho" sport. But still, today you can take a resort course, in the pool in the morning, dive in the afternoon. Are you confident that this short a time produces a diver that is safe? BTW: Certifications: NAUI Scuba Diver ( back in the day one card fit all) and PADI Advanced Open Water Diver __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Just give me your body - I'll give you my brain - it's a fair exchange

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February 6th, 2013, 07:53 PM	#14
richardoe Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,812 Thanks: 1,424 Thanked 24,130 Times in 2,726 Posts	There was an interview in my local paper with the last diver at Preston dock, the dock closed in 1981. He was employed as a diver but couldnt swim a stroke!!!

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qwerty007 I got myself banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Q-Branch Posts: 4,571 Thanks: 21,949 Thanked 121,987 Times in 4,988 Posts	Here's a pic of a barracuda with a hook in it's mouth, we came across on a dive in the Bahamas. Must be the one that got away....