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I was being funny both are great places, i live 1 hr away and part own a =
40Ft dive Tech diving boat called the Deep Explorer which is moored in =
Rockport Ontario across river from Alexandra Bay NY (Near Brockville). =
We dive all the wrecks including many that we have newly found. I also =
dive Kingston alot. We have a group of DIR divers called Xdive our main =
mission is to explore deep and return safe.
The difference between Kingston and the upper St Lawrence is dramatic =
Kingston can have 4 Thermos and be dark and cold 36F at the bottom (a =
typical Great lakes dive). And just 30 Miles/60K down the river from =
Kingston, no thermos bright and 75F at the bottom. Kingston does have =
more wrecks. But the river is like the Caribbean except no salt water or =
sharks. In the fall when the water temp drops a bit we can get over 100 =
ft of VIS and not need a light on a wreck at 180 FFW. All this said the =
cold water of the Great lakes preserves wood and artifacts extremely =
well many wrecks are as intact as a 150 yr old wreck can be (We do not =
remove anything but gold). On deep dives in the Great Lakes its not time =
that is the enemy but the cold. This is where you pray for warm water on =
your upper decos and hope you don't rip a dry glove. So its great to =
alternate between the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence. The other great =
thing about the river is you can be on a great wreck in 20 Minutes =
barely enough time to get your rig together, so you can do 2 big dives =
and still make it back to the dock for 3PM.
BB
----- Original Message -----=20
From: NyWrecker@ao*.co*=20
To: bryon@be*.co*=20
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: Toronto diving ?
In a message dated 8/12/2001 6:45:35 AM Central Daylight Time,=20
bryon@be*.co* writes:=20
Never mind Kingston, the best diving is 45 Min farther down the road =
in the=20
St Lawrence river. The water was 75F today at 180 FFW, no =
thermoclines,=20
great VIS, great wrecks. How do you beat that.
Sounds like just where we go.Brockton-Prescot,area.What wreck was =
it????Where=20
do you go and who do you use for a boat?=20
Ed=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#0000ff>I was being funny both =
are great=20
places, i live 1 hr away and part own a 40Ft dive Tech diving boat =
called=20
the Deep Explorer which is moored in Rockport Ontario across river =
from=20
Alexandra Bay NY (Near Brockville). We dive all the wrecks =
including many=20
that we have newly found. I also dive Kingston alot. We have a group of =
DIR=20
divers called Xdive our main mission is to explore deep and return=20
safe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"
color=3D#0000ff></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#0000ff>The difference =
between=20
Kingston and the upper St Lawrence is dramatic Kingston can =
have 4=20
Thermos and be dark and cold 36F at the bottom (a typical Great =
lakes=20
dive). And just 30 Miles/60K down the river from Kingston, no thermos =
bright and=20
75F at the bottom. Kingston does have more wrecks. But the river is like =
the=20
Caribbean except no salt water or sharks. In the fall when the water =
temp drops=20
a bit we can get over 100 ft of VIS and not need a light on a wreck at =
180 FFW.=20
All this said the cold water of the Great lakes preserves wood and =
artifacts=20
extremely well many wrecks are as intact as a 150 yr old wreck can be =
(We do not=20
remove anything but gold). On deep dives in the Great Lakes its not time =
that is=20
the enemy but the cold. This is where you pray for warm water on your =
upper=20
decos and hope you don't rip a dry glove. So its great to alternate =
between the=20
Great Lakes and the St Lawrence. The other great thing about the river =
is you=20
can be on a great wreck in 20 Minutes barely enough time to get =
your rig=20
together, so you can do 2 big dives and still make it back to the dock =
for=20
3PM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#0000ff>BB</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3DNyWrecker@ao*.co*=20
href=3D"mailto:NyWrecker@ao*.co*">NyWrecker@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dbryon@be*.co*=20
href=3D"mailto:bryon@be*.co*">bryon@bertrim.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 12, 2001
=
9:29=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Toronto diving =
?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>In
a =
message dated=20
8/12/2001 6:45:35 AM Central Daylight Time, <BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:bryon@be*.co*">bryon@bertrim.com</A> writes: <BR>
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style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20
TYPE=3D"CITE">Never mind Kingston, the best diving is 45 Min farther =
down the=20
road in the <BR>St Lawrence river. The water was 75F today at 180 =
FFW, no=20
thermoclines, <BR>great VIS, great wrecks. How do you beat =
that.</FONT><FONT=20
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where we=20
go.Brockton-Prescot,area.What wreck was it????Where <BR>do you go and =
who do=20
you use for a boat? <BR> Ed</B> <BR></FONT><FONT lang=3D0
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color=3D#000000 size=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT =
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