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From: <GarlooEnt@ao*.co*>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 05:34:59 -0500 (EST)
To: JHEIMANN@us*.or*.co*
cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Shore Gas Dive Logistics
John, don't know that i would want to do this myself but the idea seems
unique.
one thing you could think about is since you are basically diving  what
sounds to me as solid rock formations. you might consider using pinions &
gear used in rock climbing to adapt for places to  place your deco bottles.
you might also consider setting up deco stations hanging up from the bottom
with attachments to the rock face for support. doing this might help in a
more stable environment for the hang.
obviously if the bottom is unstable then this will not work.
good luck & be careful.

dive on & on hank 


In a message dated 97-03-05 22:35:55 EST, you write:

<< Subj:	Shore Gas Dive Logistics
 Date:	97-03-05 22:35:55 EST
 From:	JHEIMANN@us*.or*.co* (JHEIMANN.US.ORACLE.COM)
 To:	techdiver@aquanaut.com
 
 There is a site here in California (Monastery Beach) which has a wall that 
 gets quite deep right off shore.  The first ledge starts at about 190', and
is 
 within 100 yards of shore; charts show that it drops over 10000' within a 
 mile.  I have done a number of air dives at this site, but am curious to see

 if there is anything interesting much beyond the ledge.  Since the wall is 
 accessible from shore, I've thought about doing a shore-entry gas dive to
300' 
 or so at the site.   
  
 Has anybody on the list ever tried a shore-entry ocean gas dive at a site
like 
 this?  It would be easy to do this dive from a boat, but the thought of a 
 shore gas dive is intriguing.   
  
 The hardest part of this dive would be entry through heavy surf and surge, 
 which are common here.  I have been knocked over and rolled around in the
surf 
 zone just wearing doubles, much less a couple of stage bottles.  Support 
 divers would be needed to swim deco tanks past the surf zone, and ideally to

 the dropoff.  Deco bottles would have to be carried on the dive, and setting

 up a downline in the surge might be a problem so deco would probably have to

 be executed while swimming up the wall, or possibly under a liftbag.  Small 
 deco bottles, like overfilled 45s, would be ideal for short dives.   
  
 Kinda makes me miss places like Cheryl - at least there you can clip your
deco 
 bottles to the line, and they will (probably) be there when you get back. 
 Since I don't follow techdiver regularly, please reply to me directly.
 Thanks, 
  
 John 
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 John H. Heimann				Sr. Product Manager 
 Oracle Corporation			Security Products 
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