Hi guys, I'm new to the list (two days). Took a while to find you guys, guess I just wasn't asking the right people. :-) As an introduction I dive in the northeast off New Jersey, occasionally make it out to Long Island. I'm sure I've met some of you on dive boats. This is a stupid question but, "What's a stroketer, or better yet, what's a instroketer?" It looks like it's a derogatory name for a poor DM or something. Again sorry for the simple, but hopefully not obvious question. Safe diving, Art. art.paltz@r2*.co* Last Dive 4/13/97, Shark River Inlet, 45ft/40 minutes, 41 degrees F,21% O2 -----Original Message----- From: Jim Cobb Sent: Thursday, April 24, 1997 11:21 PM To: Wreckdiver List; Tech Diver; DC Scuba Subject: RE: Stroking out in the Keys >>> >>> Mark, you are absolutely correct. There was a divemaster on board the Duane dive who was solo diving, and made sure everyone on the boat knew what hot shit he was. On the same dive, a man and his son were doing their nitrox certification dive. They came up with 150 and 200 psi in their tanks, their instroketer was saying on the boat "boy, it's a good thing I had my pony and spair air, or there could have been real trouble". Yes, he actually had a 30 pony AND a very beat up spare air dangling off his <<< <<< -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send list subscription requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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