Bad news for you JT, we are both the same age. It's just that you've got
more miles... heheheh

   Jim
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> From: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*>
> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 12:26:29 -0400
> To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ma*.ci*.co*>, <trey@ne*.co*>, Jim Cobb
> <cobber@ci*.co*>
> Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>, <vbtech@ci*.co*>
> Subject: Re: Dive trip report Morehead City, NC
> 
> OH NoNoNo! I just turned 43, I think George is around 47-48 Jim you are in
> your early thirties, but hell you look older than ME! I have yet to see any
> of you young guys dive as much as me or as long.
> 
> At 08:50 AM 4/7/00 -0400, Jim Cobb wrote:
>> I think you two are about the same age, but remember age is a state of
>> mind... Which makes me about 18, woo woo!
>> 
>> Jim
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>>> From: trey@ne*.co* (Trey)
>>> Reply-To: trey@ne*.co*
>>> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 06:49:36 -0400
>>> To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
>>> Cc: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com,
>>> vbtech@ci*.co*
>>> Subject: Re: Dive trip report Morehead City, NC
>>> 
>>> Jim, JT is not as old as I am , is he?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jim Cobb wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Sounds like you had a good time, you old geezer! Is brooks still a
>>>> pony-boy? Fighting sharks for your catch! Careful, you might give some
>>>> stokes heart attacks!
>>>> 
>>>> Happy Birthday!
>>>> 
>>>> Jim
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>>>> From: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*>
>>>> Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 21:26:26 -0400
>>>> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
>>>> Cc: vbtech@ci*.co*
>>>> Subject: Dive trip report Morehead City, NC
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all
>>>> Went to Morehead City, NC to dive for my birthday this past
>>>> weekend. Several friends joined me to dive the wrecks Schurz
>>>> depth 110ft and Papoose 130ft. We dived on the dive boat
>>>> "Diver Down" with Capt. Bobby Cox www.diverdownscubadiving.
>>>> <http://www.diverdownscubadiving.com/> com
>>>> <http://www.diverdownscubadiving.com/> .....
>>>> On Saturday seas were a bit rough 4-5 ft, but that did not
>>>> stop us from our goal of diving the Schurz a German built
>>>> gunboat that sunk in 1918 after a collision with the SS
>>>> Florida that sits 25 plus miles out.
>>>> When I scootered down to the wreck it was plain to see that
>>>> the wreck was covered with bait fish, during periods of the
>>>> dive I could not see the wreck or determine where I was even
>>>> as the vis was 60 ft and water temp 68 top- bottom. I found
>>>> it best to move around the wreck by scootering above the
>>>> bait fish and then going down into them where I wanted to
>>>> look, I have the wreck well pictured in my mind. For those
>>>> who like to spearfish the grouper are big this time of year
>>>> and still very dumb. But this won't last long and I'd go
>>>> again this month if that were my goal. I did a 60 min BT on
>>>> 30% nitrox mix w/ 02 for deco and  used 1300psi out of my 95
>>>> doubles. The dive was very relaxing for me, I had my
>>>> gearline hung over the side and deployed my jonline for
>>>> decoing. One poor guy forgot his jonline and had no gearline
>>>> and I watched him get the shit kicked out of him on the
>>>> anchor line by the boat going up and down. His arms are now
>>>> 6 inches longer;-)).
>>>> On Sunday we dived the Papoose 130ft a Tanker that was sunk
>>>> by the U-124 in 1942. Once again vis was 60ft and the temp
>>>> now 70 top-bottom with seas only 3 ft. Lots of large
>>>> sandtiger sharks were on the wreck and I had plan to
>>>> spearfish for grouper while using my scooter to hunt. LOTS
>>>> of very large grouper were on the wreck, I had speared my
>>>> first one in 5 mins into the dive, a 6- 8 lb one. I had to
>>>> fight off a 6 ft shark to keep him and it was plain that the
>>>> sharks were hungry.
>>>> The wreck is turtled, but can be penetrated very easily (I
>>>> do not recommend this without training). I have never hunted
>>>> grouper before and was very surprised at how strong they are
>>>> and go crazy trying to throw the spearshaft.
>>>> I was caught off guard by one as I shot him (very large one)
>>>> and he went into the wreck pulling me against the hole he
>>>> went in and taking my gun with him. I used my light to see
>>>> he had threw the shaft and the gun lay in the wreck. I also
>>>> could see a larger place to enter and went there to go in
>>>> and get my gun. I did this without any problems and took
>>>> time to explore  the inside, I saw nothing worth staying in
>>>> there for and went back to hunting. The score for the dive
>>>> by me was grouper 6 / JT one. I did 50 mins BT , max depth
>>>> 124ft , I used more gas on that dive as hunting causes you
>>>> to breath more. (1600psi) You can see photos of the trip on
>>>> my site in the photo gallery page http://www.capt-jt.com/
>>>> 
>>>> Hope you enjoy
>>>> Capt. JT
>>>> 
>>>> "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you
>>>> have to get in the water"
>>>> 
>>>> Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more
>>>> Web Site  http://www.capt-jt.com/
>>>> Email     captjt@mi*.co*
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
> 
> "You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the
> water"
> Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more
> Web Site  http://www.capt-jt.com/
> Email     captjt@mi*.co*
> 
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