The Dive with Greg event was a smashing success.  An assortment of different
personalities, different styles and different equipment, but very handsome
divers got together to do multiple dives without a single casualty.  We were
very handsome.  We still are.

Thanks to Greg for starting all of this off by sharing his plans to visit S.
Florida.  Thanks to everybody that participated, whether they got to dive
with us or not.  Thanks even to Dan B who, although he could or would not
join us, at least didn't make planning any harder.  Thanks to Limey Dave for
helping with the planning.  Thanks to Jim Wyatt for taking Dave, Rick and Me
out to almost see the Busche and to spend a quality hour or so at Looe Key.
Thanks to Rob and Tim for taking us to see the Captain Dan.  Thanks to Lynn
and Kevin for taking us out to see the reefs of Boynton.  Thanks to Dan and
Sandra for suggesting the Horseshoe, which turned out to be the high point
of the dive schedule.  Thanks everybody.  I had a great time, well worth the
effort to plan and execute everything.  I hope everyone else enjoyed it as
much as I did.

Those of you that attended probably know that I planned to spend Columbus
Day weekend aboard my boat, the Island Girl.  Unfortunately, that was not to
happen.  When the engines were started in preparation for the trip, one was
clearly not right.  My mechanic arrived shortly thereafter and proclaimed
"this boat ain't goin' nowhere.  We pulled the motor monday afternoon and I
got the bad news this afternoon.  One of the brand new Crankshaft bearings
failed in a way that nobody I know has ever seen before.  The bearing
surface simply peeled off, taking the crankshaft, other bearings and most of
the lifters out with it.  Such things don't normally happen to motors with
only two hours of total running time since they were rebuilt.  In fact, no
mechanic I've talked to has ever seen this happen to any bearing, no matter
how old.  Just my luck.  The good news is that the part that failed was new
and my mechanic believes all parts and labor for the repair will be covered
by the manufacturer.  The even better news is that whether or not the
manufacturer picks up the tab, it's not my bill to pay.  The motors are
under warantee for at least another 51 weeks.

Lee