I keep getting a message asking me to introduce myself, so I guess I better...
I have been diving for a few years, I own a dive boat near Boston, not a charter, a
personal dive boat. My friends and I try to boat dive once a week but the weather doesn't always hold up.
I have not done a beach dive since my certification.
When I first started diving I thought "rebreathers? Not for this kid", which as a noob was probably the healthy way to go. This week we had a new guy on the boat with a rebreather, a megalodon, ZOWIE! Lighter weight, increased down time, decreased deco commitment, high tech. <sigh> So much to love! So now I am researching rebreathers and I found this excellent community!
I am a recreational diver and happy with it, I don't find myself below 100', I tend to dive around 60'-80' chasing lobsters and taking photo's. I am perfectly happy viewing a wreck from the exterior and caves hold no fascination for me. I have seen several threads on this forum that suggest that divers that fit my profile would be better served sticking with their OC gear. Might be true, and I might feel that way as well after a month of research, but right now I still want one.
So my plan is to continue to soak up information from this community, try to make an informed decision by next spring and get into a rebreather class. Who knows, maybe this will make me feel like doing deeper dives.
