Bob, Your absolutely right in my opinion there should be a cluster f*ck warning = on these. But then again maybe these =93dimwits=94 that just don=92t know b= etter. Right up there with Bungie wings, trimix computers and stuffing the = long hose. These are used for lifting ONLY!!! (after being secured, you dip= -sh*ts!). It=92s obvious in my opinion that many individuals on this list a= re just winging it and just don=92t have enough common since to STAY OUT OF= A CLUSTER F*CK! This is a STROKE VS. STROKE/ BARNEY FIVE issue here. -----Original Message----- From: "Capt JT"<captjt@mi*.co*> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Date: Tue Jun 05 18:43:04 PDT 2001 Subject: Re: Surface Markers > >> >>Do a free ascent until you hit 70'. It's not that tough. > >If the boat is tied into the wreck it is a problem, very seldom do we have= =20 >current strong enough to keep us from tieing into the wrecks, but some=20 >current is always there, to free ascent means you will drift away during= =20 >deco, if the dive boat does not have a chase boat YOU ARE FUCKED, the boat= =20 >will not leave other divers in the water that did nothing wrong to go save= =20 >one dumb ass. If the liftbag has a problem with depth, get a different lif= t=20 >bag. > >> >>ss >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: <mailto:NyWrecker@ao*.co*>NyWrecker@aol.com >>>To:=20 >>><mailto:se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*>se2schul@student.math.uwaterl= oo=20 >>>.ca ; <mailto:joe@po*.co*>joe@polarbearinc.com ;=20 >>><mailto:gert.je@wo*.nl*>gert.je@wolmail.nl ;=20 >>><mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com>techdiver@aquanaut.com >>>Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 8:15 AM >>>Subject: Re: Surface Markers >>> >>>In a message dated 6/3/2001 6:46:22 PM Central Daylight Time, >>><mailto:se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*>se2schul@student.math.uwaterl= oo=20 >>>.ca writes: >>> >>> >>>>If one takes a GUE course, he or she would know that GUE advocates=20 >>>>deploying >>>>the lift bag once you arrive at 70', not at 275'. I'm unaware of probl= ems >>>>when one deploys the bag properly. >>> >>> >>>Ok i see why it would be a problem shooting one from depth due to the ai= r >>>expanding.In a course i took that was'nt GUE- may have been wreck,we wer= e >>>told in an emergency shoot the bag,, tie it off and assend on it.And yes= it >>>was a Jersey reel too but thats un-important now.What do you do if your = at >>>depth then???Say between 100' and 200. Im ready :-) >>> Ed >>> > >"You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in th= e=20 >water" >Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more > Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ >Email captjt@mi*.co* > ___________________________________________________ GO.com Mail =20 Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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