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*March 27, 2008: Large
shipment of soft and hard weights in this week. Knew knife line in stock. You
will have to see these beauties to believe them. You can never have enough
knives and sharp enough to shave with out of the box.
Rescue team is selling off their surface supply equipment, control center,
105' of hose, plus communications for only $2500.00, was $5000.00. They also
are selling off some buddy phones, for $250.00 each (2 systems with surface
head set as well). The money is going to be used to outfit another rescue diver.
So, if you need or know of a need, the units are on consignment at the store.
Boat is going back in the water
as soon as the air warms up a little. Bottom paint still need to go on and canvas and glass still needs to be fitted. New top looks great.
Have a super diving day, Chuck
*March
16, 2008: Where
is the party? Bonaire Post Party is at the Butler at 6 PM. All are welcome
to drop in and party.
Monster diving party in Cozumel May 13-20, 2008, yes you are invited. If you
want to go to Cozumel it is only $1299.95 pp/do. Payments are due now!
PhD Peter wanted sonar on the ROV and it is here and worked flawlessly in the
pool last night. Hopefully it will be worth more than its weight in gold. The
additions made to the ROV were needed but astronomical in cost. The back of
the boat will be an array of computers this summer. One computer for the ROV
camera, another for the ROV sonar and still another for the sidescan sonar.
The dive boat is going to look like the helm of the Starship Enterprise. New
blackout canvas is being custom made to darken operation areas to aid viewing
of the computer screens. The boat will be back in the water as soon as I can
put a coat of bottom paint on her. What is first on the list to investigate?
I am probably going to go after the 33' or so boat that we found between Saugatuck
and Chicago last summer. The fuselage of an unknown plane off the South Haven
that we located last summer (I just heard today that when it went down in the
50's and was rumored to have been shot down by a UFO), would be #2 on my list.
#3 the wreck that Kamila found off of South Haven last season and #4 the wreck
north of Holland the we initially came across scanning back from the Coast
Guard Festival. There is not enough summer to investigate them all. However,
with the new ROV sonar, maybe a couple can be explored. Over $10K of work was
done on the vehicle. We do appreciate your support, every dollar contributed
helps greatly.
Have a super diving day, Chuck
*March 14, 2008: Treasure
hunt goes wild! It was another fabulous diving day at Ocean Sands Scuba, Sunday.
Treasure hunters were out in all their glory finding treasure at every wave
of their magical metal detectors. The winner of the treasure hunt found, 2
Nextels, a jeweled butterfly, a new pair of sunglasses (stylin), new boat brush,
ashtray with cigarette lighter, bloody Mary glass, and a dozen beer cans, (they
really make your metal detector sing and are a nuisance). It was a super diving
day and plenty of treasure for all. This was our first day back at it and need
a little tuning up before we start finding the diamonds and necklaces again.
Stop the presses! The ROV has just arrived from her update and refurbishing.
The new sonar package has been integrated into the ROV. This will allow us
to find targets 100 meters away from the anchor point and zero in for the
kill. While she was away, she was flashed with the latest software, had
her lights, manipulator arm and compass rebuilt.
She is now ready to begin her sea trials. We need the wreck hunting team to
get together to put the little lady through her paces. It should be an interesting
experience.
Have a super diving day, Chuck
*March
8, 2008: The
most exciting Michigan summer ever is coming to a lake near you!
This Sunday: Monster blow out treasure hunt in Saugatuck.
We have been stymied in our attempts to dive the Kalamazoo River all season.
Vast treasures await the bold and beautiful that dare to go where only a few
treasure hunters have the guts to go.
Where: Bonaire Post Party will be at the world famous Butler Restaurant in Saugatuck.
When: March 19 at 6 PM
Who is invited: You and all your guests. Videos and photos
of the best filmmakers and photographers in the world will be
showing their latest masterpieces, while you enjoy the Butler's fine
cuisine.
New AED is in the house. AED training will now be part
of our CPR & First Aid Courses. CPR is just maintenance, AED is the
next evolution in life saving.
New Sonar is in the air as we speak. It should be arriving
any day. The new sonar is an integral part of the ROV. This will allow
the user to acquire targets up to 300' away. Why is this so exciting?
It will
allow us to find objects
in zero vis at depths up to 500' (need longer umbilical for greater
depths). The problem that we encountered last year with the ROV was
that we were limited by field of vision (also upgraded camera and manipulator
arm while ROV was in for sonar upgrade).
Vis was low, ten feet on a great day. If you did not land right on
top of the wreck, the wreck might be lost to the ROV, or even if found
lost
within a few feet due to low vis. Now I am very hopeful that
we have improved the capability of our ROV by 1000 %. It will allow
us to explore smaller harder to hook ship wrecks by just getting close
with an anchor drop and then let the ROV find its way with onboard
sonar in the last 100' or so. Remember that small approximately 33'
or so boat that we
found at the end of last season in slightly less than
400' of water that I thought would never be able to identify and explore?
Well guess what? We now have the capability to explore and even raise
her from her grave. What will we find? Stay tuned for the continuing
adventures of The Striking Viking, The Beauty Beast, PhD Peter, and
all of Chuck's Angles. Pray for some good weather and we will have
the adventure of a lifetime. Like to jump aboard? Just drop me a line
and we will
put you
on the list.
These site are all top secret and will never be revealed to the general
public.
Have a super diving day, Chuck
*March 7, 2008: Get
that scuba equipment dusted off and start thinking about going diving.
Lets get you back into the spirit with some advanced classes. Your
beginner class only taught you how to go up and down in the water column.
There is so much more for you to learn about diving and you will be
a better diver for it. I till all the classes I could just to make myself
a better diver. A good diver is always learning.
Advanced Classes are on Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 PM, and very flexible
for you. Click to see the advanced schedule.
If you haven't dived in six months, then let me do a refresher class
for you. It is only $35.00 to keep you safe. Diving is equipment intensive,
and is very safe, however when safety procedures are not followed (due
to
poor skills & equipment) it can be very dangerous. This class is very easy-going
and not intimidating at all. Re-learning your diving skills will make
for an enjoyable experience on your vacation. My students always have a great
time getting back into the water.
We just have a lot of fun.
Enhance those diving skills and take the next step in being a more knowledgeable and safer diver.
Remember Cozumel and other trips.
See you soon, Kamila
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