For you folks that may be heading toward New Zealand and will get to
Wellington you might look up Tim Walshe at Island Bay Divers
(www.ibdivers.co.nz).  He is great to work with and makes a fun dive.
Apparently there are not many folks that get there and ask to dive.

I am new to diving and looking to buy gear.  My question is is there a
market out there of used gear and where to find it.  Obviously, and used
gear purchase need to be checked out professionally, but are there other
down sides once the gear is checked out? any advice welcome.

what is a fill whip?
waht is a scbra tank?
googling not helpful
tia

Has anyone got working Smartrack + Smartcom on a Win XP Home SP2 system
?
On 2 systems, both loaded with XP Home, I get the same error when i
want to get the dives from the Smart Com.

I've always used glass lenses bonded to the inside of my mask. Its time to
replace my mask, and update my prescription. I the past, my LDS had this done
for me. But now, my LDS - both of the shops I do business with - don't offer
this service.  So I resorted to a web search ...