Its tough to call what I did this weekend at Haigh Quarry a "warm up dive", since I froze my tookus off. S-drills, manifold valve shutdowns, shooting a liftbag......all worth practicing as often as possible. I plan on using stage bottles on a trip up to Presque Isle, Michigan in May, so I spent a little time working on dealing with an 80cuft stage in addition to two 40cuft deco bottles. I'm not planning any extended bottom times, but just want to avoid having to blend any trimix doubles while up there. I still need to practice more.
If anyone is wondering "whatever happened to the propeller from the Straits of Mackinac?"........Tina's got it at the quarry and they plan on sinking it later this year.
They also plan on sinking this thing!............
You probably can't tell from the picture, but its the size of a car. Can you imagine the first time an open water student comes face-to-face with this beast underwater!
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