one hell of a deep dive

seanmclemore · 10-26-2008, 03:49 PM

well afteralmost a year of having the dive plan hanging in my office if finally got the opportunity to do it.

I HIT THE SAND AT THE ORISKANY ON AIR!!!!!

i rolled of the boat with double LP 95's topped to 3200 of regular ol' 21% air and a 40cuft of 100% O2. my plan was

150' for 5,

220 for 5,

150 for 10,

120 for 10,

100 for 10

then deco out at 70 for 3, 60 for 3, 50 for 4, 40 for 6, 30 for 8, 20' on O2 for 12

i got down to 150, grew some balls and down i went, getting more and more hammered every foot past 190 i got. at about 210' it tookboth hands to turn my flash light on, but i had no problem checking my air/bottom time/elapsed time. i did however have issues figuring out my bouancy once down at 224' due to the rediculous amount of gas that it takes at that depth to make youneutral. after 3 minutes at 224'i had seen a large shark, some giant snapper and grouper and some pretty colors it was time to go. had to use the sideof the ship to get myself past the 200 mark where i finally got possitive bouancy and started making my way back up.

the"O" is definatelya different wreck now with the deck at 150'. what an experience...i have over 1000logged dives and theone where i didn't even carry my gun is now my most memorable.

TIME FOR HELIUM!!!!!

Tex@OIP · 10-26-2008, 03:56 PM

dang man...cool dive

Clay-Doh · 10-26-2008, 04:05 PM

Dang Sean! tHAT IS BADASS/SLIGHTLY CRAZY!! yOU GOT STONES BIG AS CHURCHBELLS AMN! bUT YOU DID IT! :toast

Telum Pisces · 10-26-2008, 05:29 PM

Thats a good ways down on air. I would have been narced out of my mind.

Sig · 10-26-2008, 07:15 PM

Did you s_ _ tB.B.'s when you got home?

sniper · 10-26-2008, 09:42 PM

That is LOCO man!!! Glad you survived to tell the tale.

Orion45 · 10-27-2008, 12:29 AM

Sean,

I'll second your "time for helium" remark. I hope you don't have any more such dive plans hanging in your office.

FenderBender · 10-27-2008, 12:40 AM

Sean, glad you were able to do it and do it safe. Sounds like you planned it alright, and had enough redundancy to make it safer.I bet it was a quite an experience, helium and staged 02 bottles should be in your future! You won't catch me going past 135 anymorerecreationally unless its an emergency. I'm already on about life 5 or 6 and I'm tryin to save some for when I really need them the next few years. Cool post, hope to dive with you again sometime.

Orion45 · 10-27-2008, 01:52 PM

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FenderBender (10/26/2008)Sean, glad you were able to do it and do it safe. Sounds like you planned it alright, and had enough redundancy to make it safer.I bet it was a quite an experience, helium and staged 02 bottles should be in your future! You won't catch me going past 135 anymorerecreationally unless its an emergency. I'm already on about life 5 or 6 and I'm tryin to save some for when I really need them the next few years. Cool post, hope to dive with you again sometime.

You won't go past 135 until you see that prize grouper hovering around 150'

oke

seanmclemore · 10-27-2008, 04:26 PM

narced out of my mind does not even cover the experience. it was closer to not eating for 3 weeks then doing a shot of jack daniels every 5 minutes for 12 hours.:hoppingmad

fenderbender, i don't care what you say...the next dive we do together will be deaper that 130 and i gaurandamntee you that you want to go shoot some fish...you need a speargun with a welding lead for a trigger handle. hope school is going well

i don't know about sh*tting BB's but i am still verticle not pretzel shaped.

cheers guys

10-26-2008, 03:49 PM	#1
seanmclemore Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 345	one hell of a deep dive well afteralmost a year of having the dive plan hanging in my office if finally got the opportunity to do it. I HIT THE SAND AT THE ORISKANY ON AIR!!!!! i rolled of the boat with double LP 95's topped to 3200 of regular ol' 21% air and a 40cuft of 100% O2. my plan was 150' for 5, 220 for 5, 150 for 10, 120 for 10, 100 for 10 then deco out at 70 for 3, 60 for 3, 50 for 4, 40 for 6, 30 for 8, 20' on O2 for 12 i got down to 150, grew some balls and down i went, getting more and more hammered every foot past 190 i got. at about 210' it tookboth hands to turn my flash light on, but i had no problem checking my air/bottom time/elapsed time. i did however have issues figuring out my bouancy once down at 224' due to the rediculous amount of gas that it takes at that depth to make youneutral. after 3 minutes at 224'i had seen a large shark, some giant snapper and grouper and some pretty colors it was time to go. had to use the sideof the ship to get myself past the 200 mark where i finally got possitive bouancy and started making my way back up. the"O" is definatelya different wreck now with the deck at 150'. what an experience...i have over 1000logged dives and theone where i didn't even carry my gun is now my most memorable. TIME FOR HELIUM!!!!!

10-26-2008, 03:56 PM	#2
Tex@OIP Senior Member Grouper $Tex@OIP's Avatar$ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Destin/ Miami Posts: 1,060	RE: one hell of a deep dive dang man...cool dive __________________ http://www.oceanepics.com/tex/

10-26-2008, 04:05 PM	#3
Clay-Doh Senior Member Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gulf Breeze, or 100' Deep on a Wreck With a Gun! Posts: 4,761	RE: one hell of a deep dive Dang Sean! tHAT IS BADASS/SLIGHTLY CRAZY!! yOU GOT STONES BIG AS CHURCHBELLS AMN! bUT YOU DID IT! :toast __________________ SO EASY A CAVEMAN CAN DO IT. MY UNDERWATER SPEARFISHING VIDEOS

10-26-2008, 05:29 PM	#4
Telum Pisces Senior Member Blue Marlin Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,608	RE: one hell of a deep dive Thats a good ways down on air. I would have been narced out of my mind.

10-26-2008, 07:15 PM	#5
Sig Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 231	RE: one hell of a deep dive Did you s_ _ tB.B.'s when you got home?

10-26-2008, 09:42 PM	#6
sniper Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: P-Cola, FL Posts: 2,254	RE: one hell of a deep dive That is LOCO man!!! Glad you survived to tell the tale. __________________

10-27-2008, 12:29 AM	#7
Orion45 Senior Member Blue Marlin Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Navarre, FL Posts: 4,193	RE: one hell of a deep dive Sean, I'll second your "time for helium" remark. I hope you don't have any more such dive plans hanging in your office.

10-27-2008, 12:40 AM	#8
FenderBender Still haven't caught a Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pcola Posts: 1,587	RE: one hell of a deep dive Sean, glad you were able to do it and do it safe. Sounds like you planned it alright, and had enough redundancy to make it safer.I bet it was a quite an experience, helium and staged 02 bottles should be in your future! You won't catch me going past 135 anymorerecreationally unless its an emergency. I'm already on about life 5 or 6 and I'm tryin to save some for when I really need them the next few years. Cool post, hope to dive with you again sometime.

10-27-2008, 04:26 PM	#10
seanmclemore Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 345	RE: one hell of a deep dive narced out of my mind does not even cover the experience. it was closer to not eating for 3 weeks then doing a shot of jack daniels every 5 minutes for 12 hours.:hoppingmad fenderbender, i don't care what you say...the next dive we do together will be deaper that 130 and i gaurandamntee you that you want to go shoot some fish...you need a speargun with a welding lead for a trigger handle. hope school is going well i don't know about sh*tting BB's but i am still verticle not pretzel shaped. cheers guys

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