Dave DeBarger
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>Kind of a long drive for an air fill from where we stay near Penn Yan!
My boat was made in Penn Yann!

>Maybe I'll visit the Auburn or Trumansburg shops when I get up there in
July.  I have >relatives in Ithaca, so I usually drive over there for at
least a day during the week.  >Trumansburg would not be much of a detour.
I would recommend the Uburn shop as they have better hours, a better shop,
are more active in diving and is easier to find.  I can give you the
number/hours to either or both shops if you would like.


>>  Seneca has several nice wrecks.  Most seem to be old wooden barges at
the southern >>end.  I have heard of several wrecks on the west shore and
north end but can't confirm >>them personally.

>Do any of the shops you mentioned run dive trips or guided dives in
Seneca?  I would >need local knowledge to locate the wrecks in 15' viz!
Afraid not although the Auburn shop does have a boat on Skaneatelas.  The
viz is generally alot better than that though, say 30 ft.  Those zebra
mussels!  All the wrecks in Seneca are right off shore but access is a
problem so you still need a boat.  If you interested in diving Seneca
contact me off the list when you have a date and maybe we can arrange
something.

>> Viz for Seneca is 15-60 and the warmest I have dove there is probably
65.

>Sounds like the very bottom limit for a 7mm suit and a hood.  Do you use a
dry suit?
65?! That's warm water diving!  At depth your talkin more like 45-50 in the
summer!  While I have been known to dive in water as cold as 35 in a 6mm I
have since come to my senses and bought a dry suit.  Several of the shops
even rent them up this way.