Look Ma no bubbles

This was my second set of dives using a rebreather at CoCo View. Six months earlier in the winter of 2002 I had brought a rebreather down on my dives with Tony Eggleston. The helpful dive masters at the resort set up an oxygen tank on the dock making it about as easy as it could have been. On this trip, Dr. Bob Iannello and I both had rebreathers so the stares were divided between us. I understand the facination of open circuit divers when they see a rebreather. It is even more intense when they look a little closer and see that the units are home built. The interest is understandable as I know I check out every rebreather I see and at this point I have seen a number of rebreathers in my quest to design a rebreather that fits my diving style and needs. Of course the ability to dive on pure oxygen the last day without having to worry about nitrogen accumulation is a real plus.

Dr Bob was diving his FEOR with built in sensors and I was diving my latest modified unit. We also had open circuit gear for most of our diving. Pages one through three are dedicated to the open circuit diving.

Bob was conducting more tests of his oxygen sensor and display systems as he took his FEOR to new depths.

As usual, the folks at CoCo View made us completly welcome diving our rebreathers.

Preliminary tests in the shallows go ok.	Jane takes a picture of Dr. Bob on the deck of the Prince Albert in about 35 feet of water.
Bubble free diving at the bow and above the hatch line on the main deck.
Bubble free diving may be old hat to us but the moray eel has never seen a diver without bubbles and noise so he comes out to see.
Photo by Dr. Bob	Photo by Dr. Bob
	In this photo by Dr. Bob I try the FEOR, an easy breathing easy to use rebreather that Bob has made famous. As I close in on my optimum design, the changes in the system between tests become smaller and smaller. One of my goals this trip was to dive the RGU oxygen injection to 85 or more feet. During these tests I able to take it to 85 feet.

A few months later in the Fall of 2002 Ken Swain took one to 140 feet of fresh water.