> Going with PADI, I ended up with my first $1000 worth of equipment before I 
>     even finished the 'open water' course.  By the time I finished my 
>     'advanced' class, I had another $1000 invested.  But, every weekend I 
>was 
>     off and running to some place in Florida and the money was well worth 
>it!

This does not sound the likes of a trrrrue Scotsman, lad. I bought all me 
equipment at yarrrd sales and dug it out of the bottom of diveshop 
doompsters. Me drysuit is made out of uuused condoms and me mask is the 
bottom of two coke bottles held together with wire & tape. To save money 
on rrrrefills I take me tanks (old fire extinguishers) and go 'round to 
all the gas stations, doin' cascade fills from the tire hose. Me fins 
are... Well, lets just say there's a couple o' gimpy pelicans somewhere 
out there. 

For a dive boat I rrrride on the prop guards of the long island ferry. 
Rrreal cheap, but it can be a rrrough getten picked back up. If you're 
rrrreal lucky, a scallop dredge will come along and you can do a decom 
stop and get a rrride back to the dock at the seam time. And don't forget 
to fill yer pockets with them scallops, laddy!

   Jim
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