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Posted: 6/26/2017 6:23:19 PM EDT
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Bring your gear.
I have not been out of Boca, but WPB and Jupiter. Anywhere from Jupiter on South is good diving. Temps are in the low 80's. Visibility hasn't been the best, but it changes quick. Plenty of diving in FLL too. If you do WPB or Jupiter, it is drift diving and tends to run 80'-90'. Nitrox is ideal. LMK if you have any questions. |
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Posted: 6/26/2017 9:26:10 PM EDT
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Do you have any dive operator recommendations close to FLL?
And i should add that I am Nitrox certified, so that should work well. |
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Posted: 6/26/2017 10:36:03 PM EDT
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Do you have any dive operator recommendations close to FLL? And i should add that I am Nitrox certified, so that should work well. |
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Posted: 6/28/2017 12:28:40 AM EDT
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I use South Florida diving headquarters pretty much exclusively. There's a bunch more but I like their crews. You can reserve a spot on the website. |
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Posted: 6/28/2017 11:25:57 AM EDT
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In FLL you will be limited by diving one day.
Go their website and see what they have scheduled for that day. Even so, its not a guarantee you will hit that site. But.....tbere are plenty of wrecks down tbeir (artificial) to hit, all worthwhile. Typical plan is wreck 70'ish then 2nd dive on reef 30-50. You wont need nitrox on these profiles. Im sure Tailhunter will chime in...this is his ao Have fun |
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Posted: 6/28/2017 9:29:39 PM EDT
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Are there particular dive sites that you would recommend over others in that area? |
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Posted: 6/28/2017 9:43:21 PM EDT
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There is plenty of shore diving in that area; Lauderdale By The Sea is great beach diving.
The Blue Heron Bridge is a Mecca for divers from all over the world. |
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Posted: 6/29/2017 5:39:57 AM EDT
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Are there particular dive sites that you would recommend over others in that area? |
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Posted: 7/1/2017 1:22:52 PM EDT
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I called South Florida Diving and booked on the reef/reef boat, heading to Abbey Too next Saturday, 8 July.
I bring all my own gear (except tanks). Having never been diving in that part of Florida, what thickness wetsuit would you recommend I bring? Typically in Cozumel/Roatan/Bonaire I most usually dive in my 3/2mm. Thanks for the help! |
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Posted: 7/1/2017 3:05:54 PM EDT
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Water was 86 yesterday in WPB
Definitely board shorts and tee diving Bring your 3/2 JIC or if you get cold easy. |
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Posted: 7/1/2017 6:10:58 PM EDT
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86!?!
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Posted: 7/1/2017 7:52:29 PM EDT
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86!?! |
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Posted: 7/1/2017 9:09:53 PM EDT
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Yeah I was going to say 1mil or rash guard for jellies |
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Posted: 7/9/2017 5:54:16 PM EDT
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Just a follow up to this, for anyone interested. I dove Saturday morning and afternoon with South Florida Diving HQ. I went out with Dave and Nicole in the AM - they were great. The dives were simply ok, compared to the places in the Caribbean I usually take trips to. However, it was nice to just get my fins wet. I also signed up for the afternoon dive - which I later found out was two dives instead of one. Thus, on my 4th dive I kept bouncing off of my deco limits, as i chose Air instead of Nitrox all day. My Air integrated computer said i was barely out of deco limits, while my stand alone Mares computer started freaking out telling my I was in deco. I chose to be conservative and follow the Mares computer on its profile.
But anyway, I enjoyed the diving. There's a great diving scene in that part of Florida and great commoradery. The water temperature was an awesome 84 degrees. I would definitely do it again if I manage to go back to FLL for business. |
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Posted: 7/9/2017 9:43:19 PM EDT
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I probably passed right by you. I was on the afternoon boat with the wife and daughter doing a snorkel trip.
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Posted: 7/10/2017 8:14:00 AM EDT
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I probably passed right by you. I was on the afternoon boat with the wife and daughter doing a snorkel trip. |
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Posted: 7/10/2017 3:06:15 PM EDT
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I use South Florida diving headquarters pretty much exclusively. There's a bunch more but I like their crews. You can reserve a spot on the website. |
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Posted: 7/10/2017 4:22:42 PM EDT
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Odds really are that we have done some dives together. I use those guys 90% of the time with PDC being the other 10%. Does your vehicle have a BFL on it? |
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Posted: 7/10/2017 8:24:25 PM EDT
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It does, does yours? I'll keep an eye out next time.  I know I have seen your truck in the parking lot before. I am trying to find a dive there for Saturday but they dont have anything on the schedule that excites me. The Lady Luck trip is already full sadly.
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Posted: 7/10/2017 8:52:34 PM EDT
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I got blown off Lady Luck, they wouldn't even let us in the water. Had a hell of a drift dive on some reef instead. Was pretty cool but I'm coming back for the wrecks!
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Posted: 7/11/2017 10:40:56 AM EDT
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I got blown off Lady Luck, they wouldn't even let us in the water. Had a hell of a drift dive on some reef instead. Was pretty cool but I'm coming back for the wrecks! |
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Posted: 7/11/2017 11:25:24 AM EDT
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Just a follow up to this, for anyone interested. I dove Saturday morning and afternoon with South Florida Diving HQ. I went out with Dave and Nicole in the AM - they were great. The dives were simply ok, compared to the places in the Caribbean I usually take trips to. However, it was nice to just get my fins wet. I also signed up for the afternoon dive - which I later found out was two dives instead of one. Thus, on my 4th dive I kept bouncing off of my deco limits, as i chose Air instead of Nitrox all day. My Air integrated computer said i was barely out of deco limits, while my stand alone Mares computer started freaking out telling my I was in deco. I chose to be conservative and follow the Mares computer on its profile. But anyway, I enjoyed the diving. There's a great diving scene in that part of Florida and great commoradery. The water temperature was an awesome 84 degrees. I would definitely do it again if I manage to go back to FLL for business. What type of obligation the Mares give you? What model do you have? Thats a quick way to get on the dis-invited list |
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Posted: 7/11/2017 6:38:47 PM EDT
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Heading out with SFDH this Sunday afternoon to dive the Lady Luck if anyone wants to get wet. A couple of us will be on rebreathers but we will have one bubble blower with our group so all are welcome.
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Posted: 7/11/2017 7:29:03 PM EDT
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Heading out with SFDH this Sunday afternoon to dive the Lady Luck if anyone wants to get wet. A couple of us will be on rebreathers but we will have one bubble blower with our group so all are welcome.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/11/2017 8:43:01 PM EDT
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Thats a quick way to get on the dis-invited list |
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Posted: 7/11/2017 10:47:13 PM EDT
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Disinvited? Why? |
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Posted: 7/12/2017 8:04:55 PM EDT
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Hitting deco on your 'puter is a "no-no" Going into deco without the proper training is careless. Given that his primary didn't have him with a deco opbigation I don't feel the huge violation. The fact he chose to dive air instead of nitrox I think was a little careless but to each his own. |
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Posted: 7/12/2017 8:37:26 PM EDT
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I didn't bring it up to chastise......just pointing out what happens or can happen.
My questions didn't get answered by op, but I bet it either cleared on ascent or the obligation was minimal. I would also bet he didn't disclose that to crew. I wouldn't. Learn from it and dive on. Also, use either same computer for backup or a more liberal unit as bu unit. I have seen plenty of divers getting chewed for stuff that shouldn't happen. Even had one op haul 2 people back to shore during SI. They were "dis-invited" to quote the cpt. |
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Posted: 7/12/2017 8:54:33 PM EDT
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He was carrying two computers and followed his more conservative one. Had he not had it there would have been no problem, but because he was a diving with a backup we want to chastise him for going into deco on the backup computer. I just don't follow that train of thought. Going into deco without the proper training is careless. Given that his primary didn't have him with a deco opbigation I don't feel the huge violation. The fact he chose to dive air instead of nitrox I think was a little careless but to each his own. |
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