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What are you guys doing?

Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:52 pm

Sitting here in Laguna Beach watching the sunset over Catalina and contemplating a night dive. What are you guys doing? :)

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Re: What are you guys doing?

Sun Nov 24, 2019 12:47 am

I dove Fortune Pond today. Probably the last open water dive of the year up there. We swam all the way around the pond reaching depths of 150 feet. 65 minute dive time, 41 degree water temp top to bottom. Even with a dry suit and full under garments, pretty darn cold. Even by my standards! At least the sun was out. 35 degree air temp and a 15 mph Northeast wind didn't help. Especially after the dive. The good news though was the viz was spectacular! It was only fuzzy about 145 and deeper. Awesome dive!

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Re: What are you guys doing?

Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:30 am

assessing gear... headed to Curacao in a couple weeks. Hope I have the pesky leak in my PRAM resolved...
Bob

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Re: What are you guys doing?

Sun Nov 24, 2019 2:07 pm

ScubaLawyer wrote:
Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:52 pm
Sitting here in Laguna Beach watching the sunset over Catalina and contemplating a night dive. What are you guys doing? :)

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Looks like your feet are on the wrong sides, but the background is alluring.
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Re: What are you guys doing?

Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:48 pm

You all are getting the wrong impression. California sucks: we're all crazy lib-tards and are all practically communists. And worse. DON'T move here. The traffic is bad enough, and you really won't like it.

Trust me. Stay home. You have sunsets in Texas and Michigan and Wisconsin, too, don't you?

Sincerely,
Vance

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Re: What are you guys doing?

Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:53 am

I'm engaged on my winter project of researching traditional underwater gear manufactured in the Far East. A recent eBay acquisition was a Korean-made diving mask that came in an old-fashioned cardboard box displaying the manufacturer's products on one side:
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I've already conducted several online searches resulting in many sightings of the Daihan diving masks pictured centre in the second and third rows above. These masks are currently on sale on a number of Korean online marketing sites.

The other products illustrated have proved elusive, however, in particular the fins top left and centre. I've noticed nevertheless from various websites that they are used by Haenyeo divers on Jeju Island, e.g.
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I am puzzled by the dearth of information online about the company and its products. I can't even find any addresses or contact details for the manufacturer. Here's the firm's logo:
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The mask itself is embossed with the English words:

DAI HAN SKIN DIVING MASK
MADE IN KOREA
MARINE SPORTS GORAE OVER THE SEA.

The top of the mask box is overprinted with the words "DAIHAN DIVING MASK" in English and "대한황대수경" in Korean. Although my knowledge of the Korean language is virtually nil, I was able to figure out that "GORAE" was a transliteration of the Korean "고래", meaning "whale" and presumably a reference to the firm's logo.

I'm currently posting messages on a variety of online forums, hoping that somebody located in South Korea might be able to help.

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Re: What are you guys doing?

Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:47 am

Vancetp wrote:
Sun Nov 24, 2019 10:48 pm
You all are getting the wrong impression. California sucks: we're all crazy lib-tards and are all practically communists. And worse. DON'T move here. The traffic is bad enough, and you really won't like it.

Trust me. Stay home. You have sunsets in Texas and Michigan and Wisconsin, too, don't you?

Sincerely,
Vance
Spent some time in California more than a few squares back. Nice sunsets for sure. Here in Wisconsin we get awesome sun rises. Here's a video I made a few years ago. Most of the pictures in it were taken from my living room.

https://vimeo.com/56047436

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Re: What are you guys doing?

Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:07 pm

I Think I was Deer Hunting...
- I'm pretty sure this is what I was doing on the same afternoon you took your photo of Catalina Island.
Sorry for the frown... I was sucking on a cough drop.
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Re: What are you guys doing?

Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:16 pm

A bunch of us went diving over the weekend recently in Clear Lake, Oregon. Chris (TrippleC) and I were there, along with some of our friends.

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Also just recently picked up a 16600 Seadweller. Other than that, alle ist gut.
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Re: What are you guys doing?

Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:52 pm

Ron wrote:
Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:16 pm


Also just recently picked up a 16600 Seadweller. Other than that, alle ist gut.

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Ron, that's a "Superlative Chronometer", and it says so on the face. And good to 666 fathoms for you deep diving guys! Nice find. :D
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Re: What are you guys doing?

Tue Nov 26, 2019 7:00 pm

antique diver wrote:
Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:52 pm
Ron wrote:
Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:16 pm


Also just recently picked up a 16600 Seadweller. Other than that, alle ist gut.

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Ron, that's a "Superlative Chronometer", and it says so on the face. And good to 666 fathoms for you deep diving guys! Nice find. :D
Thanks Bill. I hope you and Francie are doing well :)
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