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MCB - 20 Jan 2005 08:14 GMT

anyone got any suggestions on good dive sites to visit off the coast of NJ.

movin there soon, pre-scopin out the area as best i can.

thanks

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Barry - 20 Jan 2005 14:16 GMT

Where in NJ are you moving to? There is a lot of good diving off of NJ.
It does depend on what you are looking for. Artifacts, spear fishing,
crustacean... There are no boats from the north but if you are from up
here, you can go to either central Jersey or Brooklyn/Long Island to get
a boat. There are several good boats that operate out of the Belmar,
Point Pleasant area. Then there is a boat out of Long Beach Island and a
couple out of the Atlantic City area. Check out this site, it might
answer some more of your questions or feel free to contact me.

http://www.njscuba.com/index.html

> anyone got any suggestions on good dive sites to visit off the coast of NJ.
>
> movin there soon, pre-scopin out the area as best i can.
>
> thanks

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K - 22 Jan 2005 00:42 GMT

If you are moving to the Southern New Jersey area, check out
www.planetoceandiveclub.com and come join us-we run charters from May
through October to many of the popular wrecks and some of the not-well-known
ones.

> Where in NJ are you moving to? There is a lot of good diving off of NJ. It
> does depend on what you are looking for. Artifacts, spear fishing,
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>> thanks

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MCB - 23 Jan 2005 09:18 GMT

im in the air force, so i will be in the surrounding area of McGuire AFB.
id like to meddle in all i can, expand on what i like most. just seeing if
anyone was willing to divulge any good lobster spots ;-). or any wreck
dives that would be good for a first timer to explore.. that wont be all
eroded away or somehting.

thanks for all the info

> Where in NJ are you moving to? There is a lot of good diving off of NJ.
> It does depend on what you are looking for. Artifacts, spear fishing,
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H. Huntzinger - 23 Jan 2005 12:31 GMT

> im in the air force, so i will be in the surrounding area of McGuire AFB.

Figure an hour's drive from some of the areas mentioned, unless you're
going to live off base.

BTW, be aware that some of the local police in that area have had a bad
reputation for being real sticklers on local speed limits.

> id like to meddle in all i can, expand on what i like most. just seeing if
> anyone was willing to divulge any good lobster spots ;-). or any wreck
> dives that would be good for a first timer to explore.. that wont be all
> eroded away or somehting.

If you don't already have a dry suit, then you're probably going to wait
until the waters off NJ get pretty warm, which means you have plenty of
time to get regional info sorted out. FYI, there's also a couple of
freshwater quarries that are good for warmup dives that are also not too
far away either: Dutch Springs & Willow Springs in PA:

www.dutchsprings.com
www.willowspringspark.com

There's also Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton, NJ, but I'd say its
probably not worth the drive from Southern NJ.

-hh

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MCB - 24 Jan 2005 06:09 GMT

i am planning to live off base. not really worried about drives... up here
in AK i drive 400 miles one way to go to a mall on the weekend. (fairbanks
to anchorage)
the speeding thing will take some getting used to... i do have a small 400lb
lead foot.
im looking to buy a wet suit sometime soon, i will need it to dive up here
this summer, and the way i understand it it will greatly expand diving
opportunities down there.
thanks for the info about the quarries. ill definitly look into that.

MCB

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nj_diver - 24 Jan 2005 11:09 GMT

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marc - 24 Jan 2005 19:59 GMT

try
http://www.wreckvalley.com/
or
www.scubaboard.com

Do U need a buddy near belmar NJ - Staten Island NY

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