SCUBA - any scuba divers on the board?

[Pilotari05]

Originally posted by john802
Can anybody recommend a good and reliable underwater housing for a Nikon digital SLR D100?

You can go to this site for digital underwater photography equipment.
www.bhphotovideo.com.

They have a wide selection on video and photographic equipment.

Good luck

[john802]

Originally posted by Pilotari05


You can go to this site for digital underwater photography equipment.
www.bhphotovideo.com.

They have a wide selection on video and photographic equipment.

Good luck

Thanks for the link! I'll try to contact them tomorrow to see if they have the Ikelite #6610 in stock.

[Pilotari05]

Originally posted by john802


Thanks for the link! I'll try to contact them tomorrow to see if they have the Ikelite #6610 in stock.

I think they have Ikelite 6810 for Nikon D100

[beef_jerky]

I got PADI certified in May '04. I went to Costa Rica a week later, but didn't dive because the of the Red Tide...

I've only been on one trip. I went diving near Myrtle Beach, SC. I did the Barracuda Alley Dive. I think it was a good choice for a first dive. I'll probably try to hit another site down there later this summer. I'd like to check out some of the NC dives posted earlier in this thread.

[jfrano]

Yes, the Pilot is great for divers. I do numerous dive trips, both day trips and extended trips to Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. With the club we'll visit various spots. I have plenty of room for my two sets of doubles, gear box, dry suit bag, clothes etc and have taken two other divers and my wife on occasion. Will also on occasion take my boat when it works for some of the dive locations.

Joe

[piconut2]

My girlfriend and I just got back from a trip to Hawaii and we did one of the best night dives in the world! We dove with Manta Rays that were as large as 1000 pounds and 16 feet across! Talk about a cool experience. The rays are attracted to the plankton which is attracted by the dive lights. It's just off the coast of Kona at Garden Eel Cove. I suggest this dive to anyone heading to that region.

Here are some images I took with my Sony W-7:

http://www.robuck.net/hawaii/Ray1.jpg

http://www.robuck.net/hawaii/Ray3.jpg

http://www.robuck.net/hawaii/Ray5.jpg

[john802]

Originally posted by piconut2
My girlfriend and I just got back from a trip to Hawaii and we did one of the best night dives in the world! We dove with Manta Rays that were as large as 1000 pounds and 16 feet across! Talk about a cool experience. The rays are attracted to the plankton which is attracted by the dive lights. It's just off the coast of Kona at Garden Eel Cove. I suggest this dive to anyone heading to that region.

Here are some images I took with my Sony W-7:

http://www.robuck.net/hawaii/Ray1.jpg

http://www.robuck.net/hawaii/Ray3.jpg

http://www.robuck.net/hawaii/Ray5.jpg

Nice! My family will be going to Maui in the middle of August to visit some relatives and hopefully I can do some diving to my favorite places. I can't wait to try my Nikon D100 w/ Ikelite #6710 underwater housing.

[jfrano]

Originally posted by fireflock
The recent threads on sleeping in your Pilot makes me think that the Pilot might be a good place to crash when you drive into the marina late friday night for an early morning departure.

Rich

Just bring one of those fans that plug into pilots plug, on a sweltering night you'll need the breeze!

[john802]

Originally posted by jfrano


Just bring one of those fans that plug into pilots plug, on a sweltering night you'll need the breeze!

Like this...

[piconut2]

Originally posted by jfrano


Just bring one of those fans that plug into pilots plug, on a sweltering night you'll need the breeze!

Yes, but how do you use the fan if the 12 volt plugs aren't hot when your pilot is not running?

[jfrano]

You dont have to have the Pilot running to draw off the battery. The little juice those fans draw will NOT drain the battery, over night. In any case I have one of those portable DELCO units, inflator with jumper to the internal battery, work GREAT!!

[john802]

Originally posted by piconut2


Yes, but how do you use the fan if the 12 volt plugs aren't hot when your pilot is not running?

I use my portable 12v air compressor/battery charger/12v outlet to power it. I also converted my 2 rear power outlets to hot at all times by bypassing the rear accessory power socket relay.