SITE MAP & UPDATE HISTORY


The following is an update history of this site going from newest to oldest. If I have revised or updated an earlier item it will move up in the list. Some pages are not moved as they are major catagory pages revised when an item is added under that catagory even if a link is added to their section. Within each major catagory page, I usually add new links to the top, but sometimes put them with others because of my semi logical grouping. I have left out a number of pages that are hyperlinked from important pages. The most important page in the website is the Table of Contents Page




PAGE NAME

DATE

CATAGORY

DESCRIPTION

Table of Contents

Today

Main

Lists the main sections of my page. Each of the sections has links to items that fit in that catagory.

Going back to Paradise

Feb 2004

Dive Trips

More great diving in Honduras.

October 2003 Sharks and Fun at Walkers Cay

Oct 2003

Dive Trips

Walkers Cay for great shark diving after DEMA 2003

Two sensors one display

September 2003

Rebreather Projects

Using tilt switches to switch between oxygen sensors allowing the use of one display

RGU Manual in German

August 2003

Rebreather Info

PDF scann of the RGU manual.

Improving WOB on the RGU

August 2003

Rebreather Projects

Improving the WOB of the RGU by building a larger mouthpiece and replacing the small RGU hoses with US Divers double hoses.

SCUBA tank powered booster.

July 2003

Equipment

Setting up Gordon Smiths Nanobooster nicknamed Hans and Franz. This little jewel weighs just over 6 pounds and can pump to 200 bar in the field using the leftover air from OC dives.

Playing with a shallow water diving helmet.

April 2003

Pool Tests

After buying a "space helmet" we try it out in the pool at Gypsy Divers.

Cheap and quick Slave Flash Housing

March 2003

Projects

Housing a slave flash for under 15 dollars in less than an hour.

Digital Video Housing

March 2003

Projects

Housing a Digital Video Camera for less than 100 dollars

RGU REGULATOR BREAKDOWN

Jan 2003

Rebreathers

Ken Swain showes us how to take the RGU apart and make adjustments.

Hippocampus Celti Details

DEC 9

Rebreathers

An explanation of the Hippocampus Celti Operation

Utila Lodge, Utila Honduras

NOV 2002

REVIEW

Whale shark diving with good folks in the winter of '98.

Grand Slam

Nov 2002

Dive Trip

Whale Sharks, Mantas, and Dolphins on one dive in Utila. 1998

Control Glands

Nov 2002

Projects

Types, construction, and sources of control glands for underwater camera housings.

Scuba Camp 2002

Nov 2002

Dive Trips

Summer At CoCo View on Roatan Bay Islands With Great Diving. Four pages of photos.

Rebreathers in Paradise

Nov 2002

Dive Trips

The forth page of Scuba Camp 2000 dedicated to the rebreather crowd who do not like to see bubbles. FEOR and MOD RGUs. Photo intensive.

Booster Pump

Nov 2002

Product Review

I join the list of those who use booster pumps for their rebreathers by buying a RIX at DEMA

Snowstorm in Grand Cayman

Nov 2002

Stories

In the summer of 92 my son Patrick and I get hit with snow and sleet on a dive in Grand Cayman.

Spare Air Show

Oct 2002

Stories

Spare air saves a dive and destroys my reputation.

Hippocampus Celti

Oct 2002

Rebreather

Home built kiss type closed circuit rebreather with sensors.

Walkers Cay

Oct 2002

Resort Review

Diving with the Sharks at Walkers Cay.

Olympus Dive Center

Oct 2002

Charter Review

North Carolina offshore diving

Diving Key West

Oct 2002

Dive Site Review

Sad commentary on Key West Diving

U Boats and Targets

Oct 2002

Dive Trip

Great dives on German Sub and sunken tanker NC Coast

Thermo molding

Oct 2002

Rebreathers

Molding a case for a rebreather

Surfy

Oct 2002

Dive Stories

A Sea Lion joins me for a summer of fun.

2001 Human Sub Races

Oct 2002

Dive Stories

VPI human sub team in Big Pine Key Florida and races in Maryland.

Shut Off

Oct 2002

Rebreather

Adding a shut off valve to a RGU mouthpiece

Frozen Hands & Harp Seals

Sept 2002

Dive Stories

Adventure on the ice with baby harp seals.

LED Display

Sept 2002

Rebreather

Using a microprocessor in a PPO display system. Theory, circuits, source code

CoCo View Bay Islands

Aug 2002

Resort Review

My favorite dive resort is CoCo View on Roatan Honduras, I explain why.

100 dollar rebreather

Aug 2002

Rebreather

Challenged by Dr Bob, I recreate a rebreather I built in the 60s

Panic and Sand Pebbles

Aug 2002

Stories

I panic in less than 5 feet of water as I inhale a pebble underwater

Cybershot Digital Housing

Aug 2002

Projects

Building a reliable Cybershot DS70 housing for under a 100 bucks.

Craig Olesen Photographs

Aug 2002

DIVE TRIP

Craig Olesen dove with us at CoCo View in August 2002. Here are some of his pictures.

Freezing Dr. Bob

Aug 2002

Stories

Dr. Bob & I dive La Jolla Shores August 2002

Oxygen Sensor Simulator

Aug 2002

Rebreather

Building an millivolt source to simulate the output of oxygen sensors.

Diving Autobiography

Aug 2002

Main

General history of my diving and the dive buddies that made it fun

Mavica Camera Housing

July 2002

Projects

How I built my first digital camera housing for the Sony Mavica Housing

Rejected By The Ocean

June 2002

Stories

We watched in horror as the Marines lose a battle with King Neptune.

Hawaii Jewel of the Pacific

June 2002

Story/Review

The entire family goes to Hawaii for some sight seeing, diving, and fun.

Molding Gaskets

June 2002

Rebreather

How I molded a missing gasket or rubber seal

10 BUCK FLOWMETER

June 2002

Rebreather

Making accurate low level air flow measurement devices

RGU Oxygen Tank Adaptor

June 2002

Rebreather

I fabricate a RGU Tank Adaptor for transfilling

GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE

June 2002

Dive Stories

I take my son shark diving at Walkers Cay and Patti sees the pictures

Das Boot

June 2002

Rebreather

Simple modification making the RGU scrubber refillable.

Blenni Heroes

May 2002

Stories

Diving for Science off Nags Head North Carolina and a shallow water rescue. '60s

BEST DIVE EVER

April 2002

STORIES

A spectacular view from the depths of Walkers Cay

Rebreather Friendly Roatan

March 2002

Dive Report

I take my baby RGU to CoCo View for the first time. Oxygen available on the dock.

CoCo View February 2002

March 2002

Dive Trip

Tony Eggleston & I make our annual winter trip to the Bay Islands and have a ball as usual. Lots of photographs.

FREEDIVING

March 2002

MAIN

20 years of freediving and spearfishing

Diving with Dad

March 2002

Stories

My one experience spearfishing with my angler dad.

Ice Diving in the '60s

March 2002

Stories

Poking a stick into fates eye under the ice and getting poked back

Outfitting a Little Guy

March 2002

Projects

Sizing scuba gear for a 9 year old.

FAQs

March 2002

Main

Frequently asked questions

AHAB AND THE SHARK

July 2001

Stories

I gain and lose a "dive buddy" in one day when he sees a big fish.

MUD AND MANATEES

June 2001

Stories

We dive with sea cows in the silt in Crystal River June of 2001



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