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[geodan]

Here is pic of BWMG MiniatureDivingSystem


http://www.browniesmarinegroup.com/introducing-nemo/#jp-carousel-472

Note the 4 battery charger in front of unit, everything you need to dive is in that pic. Gets across how tiny everything is.

The technology inside is amazing. John Colburn is quite the inventor, he has 9 patents.

It's called Nemo and the PR about it is at bottom of this post.

As a diver this is the most revolutionary thing have seen in years. The entire thing would take up 1/4th of a suitcase so you could take it with you and dive whenever you want to for 5 cents an hour, well take that back as hotels do not charge for electricity, so if you are in hotel, its for free per hour. A pocket full of those std batteries would allow you to dive all day long



here is PR on it https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/05/01/1494140/0/en/Brownie-s-Marine-Group-to-capture-an-entirely-new-market.html

Its a public stock, symbol BWMG

[TORPEDO]

[cenote]

Cave Diving Mexico 2006

[RJ Trotts]

In Cabo I would highly recc Manta Scuba, very proffessional guides.

And in Cancun there are several dive shops there and in Cozumel.

[Recognizer]

Anywhere in Mexico,was actually looking at Puerto Vallarta but want to find a out of the way place.

[RJ Trotts]

Cabo or Cancun area?

[Recognizer]

were going to mexico in a month or two but not sure where exactly,know any great out of the way spots to dive.

[RJ Trotts]

Trying to get the local lake to clear up, it is April and I have NOT been in the lake yet. But it is still about 50 degrees.

[RJ Trotts]

I will try that. I hope all is going great with you Rusty.

[Diver_Linda]

I'd love to see those pictures. Maybe you could get put onto a CD at walgreens or another pharmacy and they download to computer easier.

[RJ Trotts]

I was warm last month is Pattaya, Thailand. It was well over 100 degrees, and the water temp was about 87.

[RJ Trotts]

Pictures in Thailand did not turn out. I have some land shots, but they would not download for sharing. But it was amazing. Nice visibility once we got to the islands.

[Diver_Linda]

YUP!
But, spring is just around the corner.

[doorguy]

This time of year we call those skating rinks :(

[Diver_Linda]

Go ahead, rub it in! LOL
I'm in PA and that darn ground hog is never right.

[Gulfbreeze]

Was swimming in my pool yesterday and plan on going again today. Does that count?
Have a great day!

[doorguy]

Anybody been anywhere warm? Sixty feet from my door is a lake, unfortunately it currently has twenty inches of ice, with another ten to twenty inches of snow on top of that. This means even the cars and trucks aren't falling through. At least that would give me some salvage diving. I hope our groundhog was right. (not the one in Pennsylvania)

[Diver_Linda]

Don't forget your camera. I'd like to see some pictures too!!!
Good Luck and have fun. Sounds exciting.

[RJ Trotts]

I am still around, and getting ready to dive over in Thailand at the end of this month and February. I am hoping to have some new stories to share with that trip. I hope that 2008 is going great for everyone!

[Diver_Linda]

I hope this doesn't offend anyone. I'm just trying to get the word out. I am helping organize hurricane relief:

I am volunteering to help the people in the Dominican Republic. The "Cap'n Tracy" will be leaving for the D.R. on January 4th if all goes as planned. If you would like to help out, then please read:

This is about helping people less fortunate than us. Most of them had no insurance and have lost everything they owned. They have no other resources to help them. It isn't like here in the States where they can sign up for government help or welfare. They have NOTHING!!!!!

You can purchase items from the Key West Home depot. Information below.

The number to call is 305-293-1313 ask for customer service and let them know that you want to purchase something, you order it, then they fax you a receipt and a credit card form. you fill it out and fax it back and there you have it. if you want to save money on shipping that is definitely the way to go. If any of you do decide to do that you need to let me know so that we can update the list and coordinate our needs. also the price would be nice to know just in case customs wants to know the value of the donation. we will then go ahead and inform the crew down there when it was ordered so they can go get it.

Items needed:
50 hammers, regular old hammers (no wooden handles)
500 lbs nails (16 and 8 pennies)
300 sheets corrugated roofing tin; 2.5 by 8 feet
40 rolls chicken wire, 3 ft
linens (sheets, pillow cases, towels, washcloths etc) as much as possible
100 cot mattresses
10 shovels (spade point)
soap
cleaning products
utensils, unbreakable forks, knives, plates, spoons, dishes, cups, Tupperware, etc. (non disposable)
string, spools of twine, fish string, hemp, etc. as much as we can get
buckets; 5 gallon
basic sewing supplies, scissors, needles, thread
bolts of fabric, all kinds; canvas, etc
diapers; all sizes, disposable
clothing
men:
heavy working jeans, cotton work shirts, undershirts
women:
dresses, jeans, nice shirts
children:
regular kids clothing
shoes
enough baseball equipment to outfit two whole teams: gloves, balls, bats, hats, uniforms, etc.
100 basic first aid kits: band aids, Neosporin, alcohol wipes, etc. already assembled is best
generic medicines
fever reducers
cold relievers

[Diver_Linda]

Thanks for sharing that. I honestly love hearing diving stories. Now, I'd like to get into the open water and see a big grouper for myself. But, the way you tell the story, I'd probably never eat grouper again. It would be like eating Rover. lol.

[doorguy]

Okay Rustys Mate, I'll share a few, over time. You mentioned you have never seen a Grouper in the "wild". My second day of diving on the reef in Belize was my first encounter with one. Six of us were enjoying 84 degree water and virtually unlimited visability. I was pulling up the rear of the group when I thought I saw something close, just to my right, I looked over and there was nothing there. I no more looked forward and back to my right and there he was, what the local dive leader thought to be 350+ lbs of black grouper. He was side by side with me, within arm's reach. Unknown to me the leader had a bag of bait fish tucked in his BC, but the grouper must have thought it was my turn to feed him. He actually blocked me off from the rest of the group and started swimming in circles around me. It was all I could do to spin as fast as he was going. (I knew they weren't supposed to be dangerous,but something that size I'm not turning my back on) I checked on the rest of the group, and by the squinty eyes and the massive amount of bubbles, I could tell they were laughing their butts off. The leader finally came over with some treats and let me make a new friend. Even pet him a few times. Later, I was told they call them the Labradors of the sea, because they are like big ol' dogs that want to play. I've seen some big fish before, but, you just don't find them like that in the Great Lakes. They may be there, but you just can't see them. Most of my diving is in lakes, quarrys, and the Great Lakes in and around Wisconsin. That's where "doorguy" comes from,,, Door County,, for those who don't know that's the thumb of Wisconsin. There is an abundance of wrecks at the tip of the penninsula, an area known as The Devils Door, or Deaths Doorway. I have some other stories to share on later dates.

[Diver_Linda]

Well, share the story and let us picture it in our minds. I'd like that.

[doorguy]

Where did everybody go? Is it bad luck to have the 100th post? I'd love to post some of what I thought were fantastic pics of a trip to The Blue Hole and reef diving in Belize,but the photo processor "LOST" them. Seven rolls worth. (I used my old SLR camera because I didn't have an enclosure compatible with any of my digital cameras) The lesson? Use a digital camera and buy a housing for it if you don't have one.

[Diver_Linda]

Holy Crap!
I used to catch a lot of shark near the Sunshine Skyway. Mostly Nurse and Hammer Heads. Nothing bigger than 5 feet and when I saw what I had caught, I cut the line.
I am in Philadelphia. I have never been on an open water dive. Just snorkeling.

[wolfatthedoor]

Same story as my first only more interesting......

The first one happened.

WOLF

[wolfatthedoor]

Thanks Rusty.... I grew up on a Florida beach and swimming, snorkling, diving, chicks, skinny dipping etc.... was a way of life.......

Here is a short one, but action packed.....

I had a chance to dive with my guru instructor that tought me to dive on a late May trip, 1983.....
We ventured out to around 50' +/- on a new reef he had located a week before..... He had an open water dive (graduation) for a recent class of 8 he tought eariler that month..... The closest thing these people had ever seen to "open water" was Crystal River LOL.....

He orginized 2 groups, 4 and 4..... Group 1 w/ him & group 2 w/me...... We all hit the water and parted ways at the anchor and off we went in different directions..... I, as always, had my trusty seahornet speargun with me, locked and loaded..... and so did my instructor w/ group 1......

I showed the "kids" a few cool boyancy moves and breathing techniques that I learned from the Bahamas trip, eariler post mentioned...... It was going great.... many happy moments.....

I shot a 10# or so red Grouper and strapped him to my stringer that was hooked to my weight belt....... I was taking aim at another, with the "kids" directly behind me...... when something felt---- not right! I turned just in time to see a large cloud of bottom sand 30' away along w/ large thumps...... Kato Kalin/O.J. Simpson thumps..... bam, bam, bam..... then nothing..... dust settled and we finished our dive---- and back up the anchor line to the boat......

What I saw when I got to the surface, I could never describe w/ words, but here she goes..... Of the four w/ the instructor, 2 women were hanging from the transom in total shock trying to get into the boat, dive gear and all..... the other 2 from that group were reaching from inside the boat for the 2 women trying to get them on deck ASAP!!! The instructor was still in the water and is in a total and complete defense mode- looking straight down- seahornet aimed down as well...... One glance at that train wreck told me to get my group on deck NOW!

All was safely on the boat and I did a "finger and toes check" with all of em---- not one LOL from anyone!!!.... Then my instructor, white as a sheet, took me aside and told me what had happened.......;
"Wolf," he said, "I shot 3 10# grouper and stringered them to me.... out of no where I feel a tug on my stringer and hear "underwater screamming" (group 1), when I looked back, all I saw was teeth, than a grey nose, and the teeth were snapping away at the tethered grouper inches from my side......
I punched that shark (Dusky or Bull he guessed) on the nose and released my stringer just in a nick of time- I watched him eat all 3 grouper and my stainless steel stringer in one bite- 5 feet from my eyes!" I asked him how big was the shark? "Wolf, it was 10 to 12'"........

Out of the 8 student divers that attended that trip, 6 never went open water diving again..... 1 moved to Colorado and only 1 ever hit saltwater again.... My instructor friend, still to this day contacts all 8 of them at least once a year.......

WOLF

ps where are you these days????

[Diver_Linda]

awesome story. I've never seen a grouper live and in person like that. Just blackend and on my plate. mmmmmmmmmm good.

I lived in St. Petersburg for 6 years. Used to go snorkeling near shell island and near the sunshine skyway. There are a few un-named islands around there. We used to pull the pontoon boat right up on the sand and we would spend the day fishing, snorkeling, and skinny dipping. I miss living there.

[wolfatthedoor]

I like the thought of a personal EKG machine...... Keep me informed..... TIA

It was flat calm that day back in 1982 of the Clearwater Beach, FL. coast line..... My girlfriend and I got in the 16' Bonita bowrider and made the short hop to the tri-angle reef about 2.5 miles or so, 35', straight off the beach- spearguns in hand- we were looking for supper!
Hooked up and we were off...... cocked the seahornet (all 3 bands) and went in search of black Grouper.... We ran a simple grid pattern looking under each and every ledge, rock tire and culvert pipe (60" or so, 6-8' in length) for, oooohhh, ssssaaaayyyy 10 minutes or so..... then we came across one lone culvert pipe.....
Me at one end and she at the other..... we looked into it together at opposite ends and low and behold.... a Golith Grouper (aka., Jewfish) some 400ish lbs!!!! I looked back up over the culvert pipe and my lady and I locked into a "holy chit" stare..... The fish was resting nicely so I motioned a back to the top signal...... At the surface I instructed my girlfriend to get the boat (50 or so feet away) and bring it over to where I was waiting directly above the great fish...... When she returned with the boat I said hang tight, i'm goin' fishin'......
The visibility was real good and I knew exactly where he was..... When I got there, he was rocking side to side breathing through massive gill plates.... the biggest i've ever seen in my life- say 2.5'+ across.....
I raised the seahornet and let him have right between the eyes......... It slowly began to roll to one side as if stunned and was my heart racing...... The spear gun had no tether line so he was free to go at any time...... I raced back to the surface and asked for the anchor line, said hold on if it starts to pull like a fish (lol) and back down I went.....
When I got back to the fish he was sitting sideways in the culvert still stunned and in I went face to face with that thing with a spear sticking straight out of it's head.... Now at this point I must say the fish and I took up every inch of the pipe..... That said, I proceeded to stick my hand w/ the anchor line through the gill plate from the back through the open mouth and started to tie a simple over hand knot (a big mistake).... Well, at that very moment, he came to and I was half way down the fishes body length between him and the culvert..... I grabbed the anchor line tied to his mouth and he took off with me basicly slapping along side out of the pipe into open H2O for about 15'..... going at a 400lb fishes speed and at that very moment I remembered my girl holding the rope from the boat....... I let go and headed for the surface forgeting all the rules of diving.... I went up 10' and watched the line go tought-------- and the knot slips- and the great Golith Grouper swims off happy as I guess he could be.......

Some time went by, 2 months or so.......
I have a very good friend that is a spearfisherman as well..... Cought up with him after a local dive on a reef about 2 miles away by Duniden, FL.... These are his words exactly.... "I saw something freeky off Duniden today, a 400 or so lb Grouper with an antenna..... He took one look at me and went ripping the other way as fast as he possibly could."

He was sighted many times after that for 2 years or so......

WOLF

[Diver_Linda]

hhea just purchased the rights to what I believe is going to flood the market in medical care. It's a home EKG machine. It will tell you if you are having a heart attack or not. I think it will become very popular.

I am mesmerized by dive stories. So, keep them coming.

[wolfatthedoor]

Thank you Rustys mate.... I have had a full life of "adventure diving".... That is for sure....

I'll post another shortly...

Your bud,
WOLF

ps..... any stock tips?????

[Diver_Linda]

I love the stories. Keep them coming. I'm glad I found this board.

[Diver_Linda]

Like this one:
[chaart]www.fotothing.com/photos/us/3758.gif[/chaart] I added an a to the word chart above just to show you what you are copying to paste in the email.

[Diver_Linda]

Ed, click on this link. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/image_upload.asp

This is I Hubs site. Click on browse and it will show you the pics saved on your computer. Click the photo you want, then click upload. It will give you a link to copy and paste into your post which will show your picture.

[RJ Trotts]

Use the [ ] and put chart in the one before the properties, then close it out with a /chart
And then you will have a photo or two...
if you need anything else, there is a TEST board here on I-hub, and Matt will assist you further...

[capted]

Great site, I'm not computer literate. How do I post pictures of a gold bar, coin and emeralds.

[RJ Trotts]

You are welcome...we try and keep one another up to date with the latest. I hope that your week is off to a nice start.

[Diver_Linda]

Hey, thanks for that link, greatly appreciated.

[doorguy]

RJ, I went to the website on one of your posts for Paradise Dive Adventures to check it out, and was surprised that there isn't an e-mail address posted anywhere on the site. Would you happen to know if they have one? I live on a lake in Wisconsin that we are trying to get the Corps of Engineers to take a look at doing some work on and am curious how they went about it on Beaver Lake. Oddly enough, my lake is Beaver Dam Lake. Thanks for any info you can provide for me. Doorguy

[gorbec1]

great glad to hear too
well lets eat some turkey and enjoy the week

[RJ Trotts]

Have a happy Thanksgiving all. And I am sure that in due time, we will all be able to dive alot more, with the funds we will find with our treasure XMDC.

OT...Just a matter of time. I know that Monday came and went, but from the sounds of it, some paperwork was holding things up. But once that is all completed, and we know this week is NOT a good one to PR that Blockbuster news anyway.

I am hoping we hear and see a PR on Monday that sets the tone for ALL that are invested in XMDC. It is only a matter of time for sure!

Heck as you have mentioned we are ALL used to waiting. That is for sure!

[gorbec1]

great to hear wells all that end wells lets get errr done

[RJ Trotts]

Lots of great diving in Cabo. That is for sure. I am looking forward to our upcoming trip to Thailand in January! That is supposed to be some great diving also!

Have a great weekend all...

PS...about our investments. I am thinking Monday should be a great day for sure. It appears very promsing. And I am looking forward to some REAL ASSETS being added to our XMDC. Also the revenues that Castle Hill has, should be a nice addition too! Revenues and Book Value! What a winning combo for sure!

[RJ Trotts]

You may can ask Matt some questions, he should be able to guide you through it. I am looking forward to some photos when you get some time.

[Recognizer]

Just got back from Kona last month but have'nt figured out how to post pics on ihub??

[RJ Trotts]

It was great Rich. The fish down there were amazing. Marlins are the big thing. SeaLions in the water with you. And an Octipus down there floating around. And the StringRays until they see you just hang out. Then they run from you. Beautiful water, and visibility of about 60-80 ft. in many places!

[Cajunrich]

RJ...xbigshot and I dive off the coast of Louisiana. We are rig divers and rocks! We like to go off about 40-80 miles off and go down and do some spear fishing. Mikey likes to use the old bang stick! I like the spear. My buddie just got a new 26 glacier bay cat and that sucka is awesome!!! We can go way deep on that boat. You wouldn't believe the waves those Cats can take!...anyway....looking for some stories from CABO!

[Cajunrich]

ummmmm jealous! Have a fun safe trip RJ Spear a nice TUNA!

[RJ Trotts]

Cabo Diving Info...
http://www.caboscuba.com/local_diving.htm

[wolfatthedoor]

Dude... That's sweet!!!! No doubt!
Spending time in CA. "gittin er done" on our home that just became a "flip"...... for me......
Also looking to sell off NY and GA properties and reside in FL FOR GOOD..........
The wife is the big sell here...... Give me some time...... We will dive daily if I get my way!!!!!!

Cabo is dynomite shore/beach dives..... look for the guided tour from the hotel....... they will not do you wrong!

WOLF

ps all is good here, just endless travel...... ON FREEKIN BUSINESS!