Nice Rack!

SO we got sick of the crappy steel tank rack that rusted and left rust stains all over the transom. I've wanted these aluminum and plastic modular tank racks for a long time, but they are special order and also expensive. So I walk in to the local dive shop to see how much it would set me back to order some, and they said, well, hey, someone just dropped off a few of those the other day. I made an offer and it was accepted, and presto (after a few hours labor and a new drill) we have swanky new racks!

They fold down when not in use to save space, and hold eight full sets of gear even with BCs attached!

I attached the racks without modifying the boat, so they can be easily moved or re-installed elsewhere. Check out the finished look complete with acorn nuts!

Capt. Sasha has a nice rack!

Algal Bloom!

So here in the BVI the water temp has gone up about 5 degrees and the algae is everywhere! I've never been diving in water this murky (one reason I don't dive in NYC), but we took the plunge and much to my delight there was a thermocline at about 60' depth and the temp dropped at least 5 or 6 degrees, and the water cleared up! The colors were still very green because the light had to filter through all that algae, but at least we could see the wrecks as an overcast cloud of greenish brown algae hung above us. Oh, and there was this 7' reef shark checking us out: