Hello from Rebreather friendly Charter Boat

Deep Relief Dive Charters · 6th July 2008, 18:44

Hi,
I am Captain Pete with the Charter Dive Boat "Deep Relief" (Home :: Deep Relief II Dive Charters) located in Pompano Beach, South Florida. One of your fellow members stopped by to ask about our boat. Our charter operation started in March 2007, and have grown every month since. We would love to have some input concerning the needs of the "rebreather community". I am open to suggestions to make your diving adventure the best it can be. We are a customer based charter.
We would love to have you dive with us.

Flat seas and warm water,

Capt. Pete

mempilot · 7th July 2008, 02:29

Are you equipped to run technical trips with decompression to the deeper wrecks?

Are you open to very long NDL runtimes on shallower dives? Say up to 3 hours.

How fast is your boat? Time to run to say the Hydro Atlantic, Miller Lite, etc?

What setup are your benches? Pictures please.

The biggest problem that we've seen with some boats is the ability to bench rebreathers due to tank racks that have round tubes or square recessed bins. The best benches seem to be just flat with bungee racks to tie in to.

Thanks,

Eric

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 7th July 2008, 03:35

Captain Pete, thanks for your inquiry. I suggest looking here for some of the criteria that interest our members.

Some things that come to mind are:

Wide, good ladder(s);
"Rebreather only" dedicated trips;
Good sun protection all around (since we often dive dry, and we hate baking in the sun while out of the water);
Good tank rack set-ups for rebreathers;
Limited number of divers required to run trips so that technical divers have room for things like bailout tanks, scooters, etc.
Clean, working head;
Rinse tanks for cameras;
Fresh water hoses/showers;
Special pricing for our S.C.R.U.B. divers especially on our selected group outings;
Long, single drop dives instead of two shorter drops for our group;
Support divers that can drop down to check on the group during decompression on technical dives
Very large float balls on shot lines that will not get pulled under during strong currents while supporting multiple divers.

There are probably some things I have not mentioned. Hopefully, other members will chime in.

Send us your information, and we will add your boat to the list. Then, we can schedule an official "rating" dive.

Welcome aboard!

Tienuts · 7th July 2008, 17:28

What is your knowledge of CCR diving? It seems many Captains/Operators are afraid of CCR if they are uninformed about them.

Also how accommodating are you on a mixed trip of OC divers and CCR divers?Often, a few of us will book a trip already loaded with new(er) open circuit divers, which is scheduled to dive something shallow.

Some area boats , if the dive sites allow it, will let us do one long runtime on the reef, and let us skip the surface interval, while the OC divers do 2 drops on the reef.

Other area boats seem to be nervous of CCR, and require we surface along with the OC divers, regardless if the site allows it.

I think you would find that, with the exception of Dsix,

all of the CCR divers in this area are safe and careful.

diverreb · 8th July 2008, 03:45

After reading all the above, the guy probably sold his boat and is seeking gainful employment in the real world!

Richie

**kevin stone** · 8th July 2008, 04:21

Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami)

Captain Pete, thanks for your inquiry. I suggest looking here for some of the criteria that interest our members.

Some things that come to mind are:

Wide, good ladder(s);
"Rebreather only" dedicated trips;
Good sun protection all around (since we often dive dry, and we hate baking in the sun while out of the water);
Good tank rack set-ups for rebreathers;
Limited number of divers required to run trips so that technical divers have room for things like bailout tanks, scooters, etc.
Clean, working head;
Rinse tanks for cameras;
Fresh water hoses/showers;
Special pricing for our S.C.R.U.B. divers especially on our selected group outings;
Long, single drop dives instead of two shorter drops for our group;
Support divers that can drop down to check on the group during decompression on technical dives
Very large float balls on shot lines that will not get pulled under during strong currents while supporting multiple divers.

There are probably some things I have not mentioned. Hopefully, other members will chime in.

Send us your information, and we will add your boat to the list. Then, we can schedule an official "rating" dive.

Welcome aboard!

Don't forget bacon and eggs and coffee too

***ScubaDadMiami*** · 8th July 2008, 06:29

Oh, and did we forget to mention the hydraulic platform hoist for the CCR divers?

6th July 2008, 18:44	#1 (permalink)
Deep Relief Dive Charters New Member Current Rebreather/s: Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Home Build Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Florida USA Posts: 1	Hello from Rebreather friendly Charter Boat Hi, I am Captain Pete with the Charter Dive Boat "Deep Relief" (Home :: Deep Relief II Dive Charters) located in Pompano Beach, South Florida. One of your fellow members stopped by to ask about our boat. Our charter operation started in March 2007, and have grown every month since. We would love to have some input concerning the needs of the "rebreather community". I am open to suggestions to make your diving adventure the best it can be. We are a customer based charter. We would love to have you dive with us. Flat seas and warm water, Capt. Pete
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7th July 2008, 02:29	#2 (permalink)
mempilot Eric Stadtmueller Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Megalodon Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 1,701	Re: Hello from Rebreather friendly Charter Boat Are you equipped to run technical trips with decompression to the deeper wrecks? Are you open to very long NDL runtimes on shallower dives? Say up to 3 hours. How fast is your boat? Time to run to say the Hydro Atlantic, Miller Lite, etc? What setup are your benches? Pictures please. The biggest problem that we've seen with some boats is the ability to bench rebreathers due to tank racks that have round tubes or square recessed bins. The best benches seem to be just flat with bungee racks to tie in to. Thanks, Eric __________________ Eric Stadtmueller, otherwise known as, MEM "Da Pilot"
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7th July 2008, 03:35	#3 (permalink)
*ScubaDadMiami* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,213	Re: Hello from Rebreather friendly Charter Boat Captain Pete, thanks for your inquiry. I suggest looking here for some of the criteria that interest our members. Some things that come to mind are: Wide, good ladder(s); "Rebreather only" dedicated trips; Good sun protection all around (since we often dive dry, and we hate baking in the sun while out of the water); Good tank rack set-ups for rebreathers; Limited number of divers required to run trips so that technical divers have room for things like bailout tanks, scooters, etc. Clean, working head; Rinse tanks for cameras; Fresh water hoses/showers; Special pricing for our S.C.R.U.B. divers especially on our selected group outings; Long, single drop dives instead of two shorter drops for our group; Support divers that can drop down to check on the group during decompression on technical dives Very large float balls on shot lines that will not get pulled under during strong currents while supporting multiple divers. There are probably some things I have not mentioned. Hopefully, other members will chime in. Send us your information, and we will add your boat to the list. Then, we can schedule an official "rating" dive. Welcome aboard! __________________ Howard Packer IANTD CCR Instructor Miami Beach, Florida CCRDiveTraining.com
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7th July 2008, 17:28	#4 (permalink)
Tienuts Chief Prankster Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 284	Re: Hello from Rebreather friendly Charter Boat What is your knowledge of CCR diving? It seems many Captains/Operators are afraid of CCR if they are uninformed about them. Also how accommodating are you on a mixed trip of OC divers and CCR divers?Often, a few of us will book a trip already loaded with new(er) open circuit divers, which is scheduled to dive something shallow. Some area boats , if the dive sites allow it, will let us do one long runtime on the reef, and let us skip the surface interval, while the OC divers do 2 drops on the reef. Other area boats seem to be nervous of CCR, and require we surface along with the OC divers, regardless if the site allows it. I think you would find that, with the exception of Dsix, all of the CCR divers in this area are safe and careful.
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8th July 2008, 03:45	#5 (permalink)
diverreb DE/MD/NJ Wreck Diver Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 665	Re: Hello from Rebreather friendly Charter Boat After reading all the above, the guy probably sold his boat and is seeking gainful employment in the real world! Richie
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8th July 2008, 04:21	#6 (permalink)
kevin stone Supporting Member Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: us ct. Posts: 228	Re: Hello from Rebreather friendly Charter Boat Quote: (Originally Posted by ScubaDadMiami) Captain Pete, thanks for your inquiry. I suggest looking here for some of the criteria that interest our members. Some things that come to mind are: Wide, good ladder(s); "Rebreather only" dedicated trips; Good sun protection all around (since we often dive dry, and we hate baking in the sun while out of the water); Good tank rack set-ups for rebreathers; Limited number of divers required to run trips so that technical divers have room for things like bailout tanks, scooters, etc. Clean, working head; Rinse tanks for cameras; Fresh water hoses/showers; Special pricing for our S.C.R.U.B. divers especially on our selected group outings; Long, single drop dives instead of two shorter drops for our group; Support divers that can drop down to check on the group during decompression on technical dives Very large float balls on shot lines that will not get pulled under during strong currents while supporting multiple divers. There are probably some things I have not mentioned. Hopefully, other members will chime in. Send us your information, and we will add your boat to the list. Then, we can schedule an official "rating" dive. Welcome aboard! Don't forget bacon and eggs and coffee too
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8th July 2008, 06:29	#7 (permalink)
*ScubaDadMiami* Moderator Current Rebreather/s: Optima Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,213	Re: Hello from Rebreather friendly Charter Boat Oh, and did we forget to mention the hydraulic platform hoist for the CCR divers? __________________ Howard Packer IANTD CCR Instructor Miami Beach, Florida CCRDiveTraining.com
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