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Parahandy - 17 Jan 2004 12:45 GMT

I seem to remember reading about someone doing scuba from a kayak somewhere.
Anyone know if this goes on?
Any info appreciated.

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suds - 17 Jan 2004 15:34 GMT

> I seem to remember reading about someone doing scuba from a kayak somewhere.
> Anyone know if this goes on?
> Any info appreciated.

http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=

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Den73740 - 17 Jan 2004 17:55 GMT

>Subject: Kayak Diving
>From: "Parahandy"

>I seem to remember reading about someone doing scuba from a kayak somewhere.

Try

Kayakdiving.com
Kayakdiver.com

for starters

Dennis

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rnf2 - 17 Jan 2004 19:26 GMT

> I seem to remember reading about someone doing scuba from a kayak somewhere.
> Anyone know if this goes on?
> Any info appreciated.

It's easy enough to do, rig your gear, inflate the BCD and strap the lot to
the kayak and paddle out to the site, drop anchor, tip your BCD etc
overboard, jump in and put it on on the surface, then dive as normal.

reverse the process to return home.

rhys

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Lee Bell - 17 Jan 2004 22:27 GMT

> > I seem to remember reading about someone doing scuba from a kayak
> somewhere.
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> reverse the process to return home.

Make very sure your BCD has sufficient buoyancy to float your gear when it's
not attached to your body.

Lee

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rnf2 - 17 Jan 2004 23:16 GMT

> > > I seem to remember reading about someone doing scuba from a kayak
> > somewhere.
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> Lee

Note the "Inflate" included in the directions :)

When I go kayaking I keep my fins on in the kayak and my weightbelt on and
balanced so I am neutrally Bouyant with my wetsuit (no BCD) on the surface.
so I can hop into the water from on the kayak and swim straight away without
having to first put on fins.

Do NOT have a weightbelt that will drag you down and no fins on, if you fall
overboard you'll have to ditch the belt to reach the surface. any weights
needed to get under should be in the BCD, either integrated on in the
pockets.

If you have a wing/plate I suppose it would be so much easier.

rhys

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Alan Street - 17 Jan 2004 23:29 GMT

>> Make very sure your BCD has sufficient buoyancy to float your gear when
>it's
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>If you have a wing/plate I suppose it would be so much easier.

Not necessarily. In fact, a wing/plate combination where you choose the lift of
the wing is one instance where it's possible to have insufficient lift to float
the BC assembly, especially if you're using weight pockets.

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