Hawaii Skin Diver The Breath of Freedivers

Well my dad got a really good deal on a zodiac and thought Id have fun with it so I now have a 14 ft zodiac w/ 40 hp nissan motor which I can take out whenever I want problem is the last zodiac I had I wasnt the one who did anything on it so I was wondering if anyone would like to go dive off south shore sometime this weekend and show me the basics on it like how to properly drop anchor how to get boat from trailer to water and back anyway PM or something

Now someone might want to dive with me! haha

edit:Im 17 for those of you that don't know

Alright Chewy you got my interest. Can't let a greenhorn like yourself go buzzing around getting yourself in trouble......for the benefit of others on this forum and yourself take a hard look at the boat & Motor and tell me a bit more about it.

I'm not sure what else to say about it umm 2000 nissan 40 hp P.L.U.S motor and 2000 grayish Zodiac going to get all the saftey equipment tomorrow it is the soft bottom zodiac

Grrrrr. Take some time to look it over again tomorrow and get back with what you see......Not what is printed on it.

OR BETTER YET POST PICTURES OF THE BOAT(from all angles), THE MOTOR, THE TRAILER, THE VEHICLE THAT TAKES IT TO THE RAMP, AND WHAT EVER ACCESSORIES/FREEBIES THAT CAME WITH THE BOAT.

I believe cheweymilk is under 18, maybe those who want to help him need him to say how old he is for liability reasons.

Will be following this thread, I think I will be able to learn a lot from it as well. I can count the number of times I've been on a boat to dive on one hand, and the last time was when I was 9...but it seems like getting a boat will soon be the way to go.

Chewy, don't feel bad, I am more than twice your age and I probably would have described it the same way as you. Though I'm sure I wouldn't want to take a boat out knowing what I know.

Maybe might be helpful to help explain what kind of information to look for and why?

Well was actually hoping a boat owner would go out with me sometime and I could just observe what they did and what not also just got all the saftey equipment today cost like 250$!

4 life jackets
flare gun
the throwing thing
horn
fire extinguisher
got da anchor and 75 ft of line + 4 feet of chain

throwing thing?

well it wasnt the ring it was the square floating thing you can throw to people

Chewymilk,
75' of anchor line is kinda short, depends on where and how you anchor, a good rule of thumb is 3 times depth to the length of line. Thats what I use over sand or mud, over rock you could probably double the line. So 75' would be good for 25' depth, also, always good to have a quick release method to the boat. Another thing I do when diving off my kayak is let my float and 100' of line go with the current. Swim against the current and pay close attention to where my float is. That way if I get fatigued, I can pull myself back to my kayak. If a current starts rippin, you'll be in for one hell of a swim.

Congrats on gettin a boat to utilize, take your time and practice patience when learning, dont rush to learn and dont let your boat give you a baptism by fire. Lookin forward to reading about your progress. You'll soon find too that shore dives are so much more less complicated and easy compared to all the responsibility of having a boat. Listen to Fins if he helps you. Your in for alot of work as well as fun. JTF

I want to go for a dive tomorrow morning if anyone is down

Where you planing on going? I might be down for a dive.

Don't put the cart before the horse young Jedi. Your first task (after registration of the boat and trailer and all the required safety equipment) is to inspect the boat and motor for obvious problems on dry land. Run the motor on a water hose for a bit and listen to it. Get a feel for how it starts and how it idles.

My rule of thumb is "one is none two is one" on most everything on a boat.

That means two fule lines, two gass tanks, two foot pumps ect. I even have a back up 35hp tied to the floorboards in case my 55hp goes down. Now obviously you don't have all that so you need to stay within your limits and only go as far as you can paddle (I assume you have paddles?)

You need to do a check ride with your parents or an experienced adult before anyone here will likely get on your boat. And that check ride does not mean spearfishing.

More to follow if you want to listen.