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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] First Seatest Sunday

Hi George.
 
Yep, you can't put in for diving at the headsprings. You either have to put in at KP hole and then motor up to the headsprings and then jump out to drift dive, or just put in
at KP hole and drift dive to the bridge. No problems putting in at KP hole. Lane is on the phone with me right now. He is another diver. Says he can bring underwater camera
along too. Call me as soon as you can, even tonight so we can coordinate.
Bill Akins.   (727) 819-8352
 
 
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Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] First Seatest Sunday

More than likely it's going to be this sunday, and I did not know that the regular park didn't let dive gear in... I swam the rainbow river last summer. (brought a float but didn't use it... wanted to see if I could do it, wasn't that hard with the current pushing me)
 
But yeah! that'd be great, I have a couple underwater still cams actually all of them 35mm film though. I'll call you sometime tommorow evening if that's cool to co-ordinate!
 
 
George H. Slaterpryce III
www.captovis.com
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From: Akins
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] First Seatest Sunday

Hi George.
 
I've been drift diving several times at Rainbow river springs. The headsprings section is a park where they will not allow swimminng past the swimmers rope bondaries. They also will not allow
any dive equipment to be taken into the water at the headsprings. So we always put in a little downriver at K.P. hole. K.P. hole is a park too, but one is a state park and the other a county park.
No problems at K.P. hole. You just pay your $3.00, get your wrist band and go. Last time we went there, we took two cars and parked one at the bridge's parking lot way south downriver. Then we
took the other car back north to K.P. hole and put in there to drift dive. We drifted 3 hours to the bridge, then got out, took one car from the bridge's parking lot and went back and picked up the other
car at K.P. hole. A dive buddy and I were thinking of doing a spring dive this weekend. Maybe K.P. hole. The temp is always 72 degrees and the viz is always very good. If you stay in the middle of the
river your draft should be ok. Some parts of the river do get very shallow, but if you stay right in the middle you should be ok. What time were you thinking
of going to K.P. hole George? It would be fun for us to dive alongside your ROV while you test it. I don't have an underwater camera, but if you have an underwater camera I could take some pictures of it for you underwater.
Also if you want to coordinate us meeting up here is my phone number. (727) 819-8352
 
Bill Akins.
 
 
 
 
 
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Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] First Seatest Sunday

There's loads of hotels in Ocala if you want to hit the springs, I'd take Magical Child to Rainbow River.. since they allow powered vehicles as well as swimers in that one... although there are points where there is only a couple feet of water, so if your draft is too deep you won't be able to make it all the way through (but you can always turn back to the KP hole)
 
George Slaterpryce