{"id":215,"date":"2004-05-31T22:23:01","date_gmt":"2004-06-01T05:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=215"},"modified":"2008-01-13T15:15:31","modified_gmt":"2008-01-13T22:15:31","slug":"logged-dive-52","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=215","title":{"rendered":"Logged Dive #52 Indian Rocks, Catalina, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian Rocks, Catalina, CA<\/p>\n

\"Indian<\/p>\n

This is dive #3 off of “The Bottom Scratcher”<\/p>\n

Dove with Nick<\/p>\n

Nick had to repair the strap latch on one of his fins with tie wraps.<\/p>\n

Close to 2 PM we had to enter the water — probably closer to 2:30 PM.<\/p>\n

My regulator started free flowing.<\/p>\n

I banged on it – it stopped (I actually had been using Instructor Ed’s rig this trip.).<\/p>\n

I noticed that the exhaust vent on Ed’s secondary was loose; I took my knife out and tightened it while I waited for Nick.<\/p>\n

Dive Master Sean yelled, “Are you using your knife to work on your rig?”<\/p>\n

“Yes,” I replied.<\/p>\n

“I thought so,” he replied.<\/p>\n

Nick jumped in shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n

My primary second stage was OK, but my secondary second stage was free flowing slightly.<\/p>\n

I used my secondary second stage for this dive.<\/p>\n

I thought it might conserve air since my primary secondary didn’t leak.<\/p>\n

\"Nick<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

This is pretty much a shallow dive with lots of kelp and an interesting assortment of reefs and rocks.<\/p>\n

\"Fish<\/p>\n

\"Fish<\/p>\n

One turn you may be over grass, and then fall down into a reef covered with kelp.<\/p>\n

It’s like an underwater maze.<\/p>\n

Quite interesting scenery.<\/p>\n

We surfaced beyond the front of the boat, went back under and swam to the back.<\/p>\n

I was a little concerned about the depth of this dive.<\/p>\n

The tables said that I was good on this dive at 35 feet for 35 minutes.<\/p>\n

I ended up at 45 feet for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

In with: 3100 psi
\nOut with: 800 psi
\nMax depth: 45 feet
\nWaves: 0 – not a factor
\nVisibility: 45 feet
\nWater Temperature: Warm
\nTotal bottom time was about 45 minutes<\/p>\n

The Bottom Scratcher is a great boat – we partied all the way home.<\/p>\n

I made it a point to drink lots of beer — I thought it would displace the residual Nitrogen in my blood with Carbon Dioxide.<\/p>\n

\"Captain<\/p>\n

Captain Rick of The Bottom Scratcher<\/p>\n

“Rick” was the Captain, “Sean” the Divemaster, “Bobby” the deckhand who filled the tanks and “Debbie” was the cook.<\/p>\n

\"Hot<\/p>\n

Hot chicks sun themselves on the bow of the Bottom Scratcher.<\/p>\n

\"Hot<\/p>\n

Hot chicks rest on the second level of the Bottom Scratcher.<\/p>\n

I also met Karen – a hot chick who’s been diving for two weeks AND has a boyfriend.<\/p>\n

Sonya – from the Netherlands – is a blonde hottie that parties with the Captain.<\/p>\n

Basically, this is a cool boat with cool people.<\/p>\n

The Divemaster wasn’t a babysitter; there was no problem with people solo diving.<\/p>\n

I will be back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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