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Yes, it is because of the fat in that area, if I am to continue to explore these very deep wrecks I need to get into better shape. Most would say I am in very good shape, but I know it can be better. The cold was a big factor in this dive and we cut our BT to 10 min from 20 min and I did 12 min on the deep dive anyway, we found that the temp was 46 on the bottom of the first dive to the U-140 and 55 on top. The Ostfrisland dive was a few degrees warmer, but time was an over all factor to get back home, we had a great deal of trouble hooking the wreck where I wanted it. As it turned out we were in a good spot and I was able to swim under the hull to see the aft guns of the battleship, I had about an 8 ft gap to swim under and Rick was trying to film me doing this, but the camera would not work at that depth. At 08:06 PM 6/12/00 -0400, Trey wrote: >JT, is is indeed skin bends. I have gotten it when I got wet and cold on the >abdomen, or whenever I had too much fat and too little deco. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*> >To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >Cc: vbtech@ci*.co* <vbtech@ci*.co*> >Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 4:16 PM >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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