David’s Scuba Diving Blog

Yesterday I went for a dive with my friend Brooke at Shaw’s Cove in Laguna Beach. We had a great dive with pristine conditions. We even ran into a Moray eel just before we hit our turn around point. After the dive we stopped by Laguna Sea Sports to get some fills and take advantage [...]

Tonight I sprung a leak.  I was diving Veterans Park at Redondo Beach when my DUI TLS350 left me with a foot full of water.  The good news is that I was able to test my new ScubaPro MK25/s600 regulator and my new Atomic Mouthpiece .  I bought the new regulator from Ocean Adventures Dive Co. last weekend.  [...]

I learned an important lesson about servicing my backup lights several months ago on a night dive at Veteran’s Park (Redondo Beach).  We were out of the canyon and just screwing around to at between 20 and 30 feet when my buddy Mark’s primary went out.  I was almost giddy at the thought of finally [...]

Wow, so much has been going on, and I haven’t posted any of it. I’m finally picking up my Divemaster Certification through Ocean Adventures Dive Co.  So far we’ve only completed the knowledge reviews and watched a cheesy PADI video.  We take the written tests on Thursday and then spend two full days in the pool [...]

New Toys Wahoo!! I’ve been dreaming of serious cave/wreck diving, and today I am one step closer to my goal.  This afternoon I picked up my first backplate complete with a new wing, and hogarthian harness.  Now I have something to strap doubles to.

Today I was sad to find out why my tank couldn’t be filled for the weekend.  It appears the DIN valve was damaged on my last trip to Catalina.  I had the tank strapped to the top of my dive trunk.  The trunk fell over and when the tank hit the concrete it bent the [...]

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