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To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Ideals on what mixes to Go to !
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 97 16:53:06 -0400
From: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
cc: <jbentley@cr*.co*>, "Tech Diver" <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
He won't listen to me.

   Jim

On 10/22/97 2:49 PM Monte Lee Thornton, WebMaster@We*.ne*, 
WebWiz@Aw*. wrote:

>So does anyone have ideals for me!
>
>My Interest in rebreathers and mixed gas is that I have had three DCS
>hit which were uncalled for. One from a research Sub after a dive to
>880ft to a wreck off Grand Cayman there was a vacum when the hatch
>opened which was to be one atm and I had already loged 12 dives in 4
>days on regular air.  The fight home added to be getting bent which was
>a week long ordeal. Second time was spearing a large redsnapper and the
>asscent I started mid headaches and started staged stops till aches
>disappeared and took 19 minutes on stops then O2 in 15 minute intervals
>for 2 hours with 5 minute air breaks on boat. Only minor musle pains
>resulted in Doctors going ahead and placing in Chamber for Table V
>protacall. Last time was due to contaimated air and after a week of
>teaching with 19 dives to 30 feet. Resulted in in DCS 10 hours after
>dive and three months latter Asceptic Necrosis of the end of Right
>Femor, Seven months of Physical Theropy to learn to walk again.
>
>Nitrogen is my problem and looking for other alternatives. I have
>curtell ed my teaching and diving due to this last incident in 1994. I
>have about another 400 dives since then. I teach about 150 new divers
>annually. In July I shoot my first 50 lb Amber Jack and It was an adrium
>RUSH.
>
>Concerning Goal... There is a wreck off South Point in Grand Cayman
>which Ambasador Divers started diving mixed gas in 1991 to 190 feet to
>the deck. Does anyone dove this certain wreck? I want to shoot a film
>off the wreck and use rebreathers. Also I own realestate in Belize in
>the central part and want to dive deeper than the 200 feet level and get
>a mini sub to use on the wall to explore for old wrecks..
>
>
>latter
>Monte
>My Homepage is http://www.exploreuw.com/sc07101.htm
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