T&T: scuba vips

[Bill Allen]

First lose the aluminum tanks go steel (lo presure) easier on the compressor 
2400 psi (although I fill mine to a max of 4200) Cures your next issues, if 
you fill your own tanks open them up a few times a year and look in, no rust 
no problem. I've lost a boat diving got very lucky probally wouldn't do it 
again except maybe in the keys. We solo dive all the time just configure 
your gear for that and you'll be fine. Before any one starts jumping up and 
down over solo diving. I run a dive boat in N.J., dive about 150 times a 
season we dive from 50 to 250 ft deep (although I stay above 160 (hey i'm 
57) probally 75% of all the dives are solo. I also own a dive shop and know 
first hand of the bs involved in the sport. If you have any questions I'll 
be glad to answer them. Thanks Bill




--- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry N. Brown" <cigano55@hotmail.com>
To: "Trawlers and Trawlering" <Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 9:32 AM
Subject: T&T: scuba vips


> Thanks for all the good tips online and offline. The general consensus 
> seems
> to be that the lesser of the two evils I inquired about is thatsomeone 
> should
> always be on the boat; the hazard of two buddies surfacing to find the 
> boat
> gone is greater than buddyless diving. Had that conversation with the 
> owner of
> a local dive shop who was emphatic about this point.
>
> Now, the VIPs. The same shop owner suggested I get with her husband this 
> week
> to get my tanks inspected and watch him do it for the experience. As of 1 
> Jan
> '07 there will be a federally mandated inspection (annual, I think) that
> involves some kind of flux device to detect minutes cracks/flaws. The 
> machine
> costs around $3000 so the cost of inspection will soon go up.
>
> Regards.
>
> Larry
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