Tuesday, December 18, 2007

West Street Boat Ramp


It was a nice winter day so we decided to go to the West Street boat ramp for a dive. The nice thing about having everything snow covered is that there is no bare ice, consequently the traction is good. Mike did a great job navigating but I have forgotten the bearings already. The waters were calm, 36 deg F and visibility was about 35 feet. There wasn’t any surface ice in the area. Those of us with leaky suits were cold by the end of the 35 min dive.

There wasn’t much underwater life, some bass and minnows; but there were about 100 duck’s that we chased off the boat ramp as we entered. There is a lot of stuff down there to see now that the visibility is better. In low visibility there just seems to be less. If it is not visible it doesn’t exist. Now I know that there are two underwater-cars in the area. How long have they been there?

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  1. KingstondiveproDecember 21, 2007 at 5:31 PM

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  2. KingstondiveproDecember 21, 2007 at 5:34 PM

    As a reminder for Steve - and for anyone else who may be interested - the bearing to the barge from the area just to the left of the ramp slope (by the right-angled plate) is 120. A gentle swim should cross the pipeline in 4 minutes and reach the barge about 4-5 minutes later. En route landmarks include the remnants of a boat boarding ladder and an upright rudder post (looking like an upside-down golf club).

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