Posts by Alan

toledo, i made the decision based on how i felt. i have been closer to blackout and i know how it feels.i had not gotten any contractions or those hiccups yet but i was out of my comfort level. psychologically the event screwed up my diving the rest of the day. i could not relax and dive well.

yes thats right dan. cutting out any possibility does help.

I would of liked to of handled the situation more calmly than i did. but when something does go wrong you do not have to sit and think, your instinct and body just reacts to the situation not leaving time to analyze the situation calmly.

While on my last outing here is where my shooting line got tangled in between the grooves on the clips that hold the end of the tendon on the fins. In reality i think they do not serve any purpose except cover the 1/2 inch space.

I had shot a fish at the end of my air, the shaft got stuck on a rock as i made my shot pointing down. as i slowly ascend for air i notice something holding me to the bottom. i try to undo it from the clip, after a few seconds i realize it is not coming off. i take the fin off and ascend quickly, it was not easy finning up to the surface with one fin. it almost felt like having no fins. i thought of ditching my weight belt and decided not to.

i like a 28 inch 3/4 band on a 110cm gun(150cm shaft) , 7mm shaft, with double wrap mono

most important thing is to have gun unloaded.

thanks marco, i usually tuck my chin in and it does help.

in that dive i was suffering from ciguatera, what had happened earlier in the day had my adrenaline going and i could not control my heart rate to feel relaxed enough to get a decent dive.

the suit thickness is 1.5 mm, with a rashguard over it. the fins i was using were dan's new carbon fiber blades.

im not sure what stifness they were? as i was just trying them out. they are a definite noticeable improvement from the fiberglass blades i use.

thanks rolo, it sure looks like alot . 9lbs.

i will try 7lbs next time.

a ese punto en el dia ya estaba ciguato:)

i saw Che with del toro, i thought he did a good job on the performance, other than that the movie focuses in on mainly the cuban revolution and commie pigs

yea monster ill post another thread on it not to derail .

it was just a close call, no samba or blackout. had i thought it was really bad i would've dropped my weightbelt.

thanks for the UW pics Dan,

Thanks to pantoja for being a great dive buddy, and for recovering my fish and fin

My fin became entangled with my shooting mono at the bottom, it turned into a bad situation since I was already out of my air and I had to take my fin off and leave it under water. (Ill post on this in another thread).

Pantoja goes down 70 feet gets my fin, grabs my injured mutton, spears another fish and comes up

yes toledo thats the one with Liam neeson.

this gun has a ss line release i am not sure if the cartridge is plastic.

i saw "Taken" and liked it. it is worth checking out.

I also saw the wrestler and liked it, thanks.

bonito fusil anthnoy luego pongo una foto de mi rob allen 130 que es casi igual.

nice quality fish congrats

where in marathon were you diving? north or south of sombrero lighthouse?

i think the conclusion here is obvious, drilling carbon fiber weakens the entire surface area of the blade. that being coupled with the holes being at a high stress point in the blade= failure.

i dont know if they are the same model and type but here it says they sell separate

http://www.scubasworld.com/products.php?cat=108

it doesnt hurt to call and find out. good luck,

el pargito que me cruze manana es un pargito muerto, thats for sure.