March 21, 2016, 12:06 pm
| Place: | Mukilteo
| Buddy: | Doug |
| Weather: | Overcast, some rain |
Type: | Shore |
| Max. depth (m): | 29.0 |
Visibility (m): | 8 |
| Time down: | 10:11 |
Dive time (mins): | 46 |
| Average depth (m): | 18.9 |
Water temp. (C): | 9.4 |
Notes: Nice and easy at Mukilteo. Surfaced a bit closer to the ferry terminal than we would have liked but not dangerously close. The ferry got quite loud underwater at times. Hands very cold again, particularly the right one. Gloves may be too large.
Equipment: Same as #169. Need to: lengthen necklace bungee, loosen harness straps, remove left pocket and replace with D-ring.
Accumulated time underwater: 4 days, 18 hours and 35 minutes.
March 12, 2016, 8:24 pm
| | Dive 1 | Dive 2 |
| Dive 1 | Dive 2 |
| Place: | Cove 2 | Cove 2 |
Buddy: | Doug |
| Weather: | Cool, clear |
Type: | Shore |
| Max. depth (m): | 29.3 | 24.1 |
Visibility (m): | 5 | 5 |
| Time down: | 12:18 | 14:24 |
Dive time (mins): | 42 | 38 |
| Average depth (m): | 15.2 | 14.6 |
Water temp. (C): | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Notes: First dive of 2016. Pottered around waking crabs on the first dive. On the second we tried S-drills (pretty rusty) and a free ascent with me shooting the bag and reeling it in, and Doug managing depth. Need to re-watch some GUE videos to revise those procedures. Buoyancy was generally ok, still improving with drysuit. Got the back-kick going once or twice but I need to be able to engage it better when doing drills.
Equipment: Tried using Doug’s spare doubles. Went pretty well. Weight: backplate + doubles with 8-lb v-weight + 1 3-lb weight. Used my 40-lb Halcyon wing. Seemed ok. Might not even need the 3-lb weight (if I did need it, a 10-lb v-weight would be much more convenient). Need to remove unused pocket from harness and replace it with SPG D-ring.
Accumulated time underwater: 4 days, 17 hours and 49 minutes.
16-Mar-2016 20:43, Apple iPhone 6 Plus, 2.2, 4.15mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 125
16-Mar-2016 20:43, Apple iPhone 6 Plus, 2.2, 4.15mm, 0.067 sec, ISO 125
