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The profile was ran from deco planner using GF 30/85, I had used decom on Sat dive to U-140 & then deco planner on U-117. I counted Sunday as a new dive: I used mixes as follows 10/60 bottom mix 20/20/60 as travel to 100ft and then as my deco gas on return starting at 230ft 32% at 130ft 50% at 70ft 100% at 20ft I ran a 12 minute BT and that starts when I reach the wreck, my run time was 115 minutes and I got out of the water. I do not have the tables in front of me right now, but I had put on Cobbs nitek in gauge mode and will put that on my site when he sends it to me. I have had this before, but usely on dives of 130ft or less when doing very long air or nitrox dives, never on trimix. At 03:19 PM 6/12/00 -0500, Mcinnis, Don wrote: >JT, > >What was your dive/deco profile that produced the slobitus? > >Don > >-----Original Message----- >From: Capt JT [mailto:captjt@mi*.co*] >Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 7:59 AM >To: techdiver@aquanaut.com >Cc: vbtech@ci*.co* >Subject: Attack of the "Slobitus" > > >Well it is plain now that I'm not immune to having problems. I will tell >anything that happens on our trips, unlike some divers that wait several >years to disclose problems so they can change what really happen or say " >that was before I knew better". > >This past weekends dives to the U-140 depth 270ft and then the U-117 depth >235ft after a 4 hr SI on Saturday, and Ostfrisland depth 380ft on Sunday >produced some interesting things.These wrecks range from 61 miles to 72 >miles ENE from Rudee Inlet Va Beach, Va USA > >As Cobb has already posted the dacor scooter will not survive the depth of >270ft, I had modified mine by foaming in all the air spaces to give it more >strength to endure the pressure of a 400ft dive.I had planned to take mine >on my Ostfrisland dive, but after the U-140ft I chose not to.At 265ft I was >able to control the sticking trigger but I could feel that scooter was in a >great amount of stress and was "flexing" as I scootered down the U-140 >which is 311 ft long.Mine did survive the dive. > >The attack of Slobitus occurred after the Ostfrisland dive were I reached a >max depth 375ft. For those that do not know what Slobitus is that is the >nickname I think George has given it. It in my opinion it is a form of >"Skin Bends", we also had a representative from "Dan" (Divers Alert >Network) on board and our dives were being studied by them. Charley Coffey >( from Dan) was very interested in this and took photos as well as >monitored my condition. I did not go on 02, but instead took a pill equal >to 3 or 4 Aleve to also help relieve the pain in my shoulders and legs that >I also get when this happens. Just as I predicted the pain was gone in >less than 1 hr and the "Slobitus" in less than 2 hrs. This was not my first >time. The rash always shows on the fatty tissue on my abdomen. Thus it is >nicknamed "Slobitus". > >The divers who went on this trip were Rick Atkins, Jeff Hewlett, Dave >Widen, Jim Cobb, Brad Beskins, Bill Ripley, Rodney King, Gary Sanderson, >Eric Deister, JT Barker > >Capt Charlie >Capt/mate Mike >Mate Becky >Mate Chris >Dan Rep. Charley > >Other things learned on the trip: > >1) How to lose a stage off your gear line ask Bill >2) How to share air at 330ft ask Jeff >3) How to troll using your gear line ask Cobb >4) You can tell the water temp by the length of your "pecker" after the >dive, if a female >the high beams come on ask us ALL >5) Beware of a fishing boat that says you ran over their lines if I'm on >board with a hand held VHF ;-) ask Capt Charlie > >Several photos will be on my site in a few days, maybe even a quick time >movie of the U-117. > >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* > > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. "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* -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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