On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:26:37 +1100, David Strike <[log in to unmask]> wrote: <snip> >An Ozzie invention that was taken up by Uwatec and marketed as the >"Neverlost", it's a neat little unit consisting of a small sonar buoy and a >hand-held receiver that guides the diver back to a vessel. Now THAT sounds like no fun at all! <bwg> > Supposed to have >a range of 300-metres it's been loaned to me to run a test on this week- end. If anyone can break it, you can! :-) >The manufacturer wondered why I fell over laughing when he asked me to try >it. "Me? Need a device to navigate my way back to a boat? That's an >insult." I nearly said - with an image of me trying to board the wrong dive >boat still fresh in my mind! :-) Verrrrry teeny question - what happens if two boats both have one of these doo-dahs attached to them? :-) >I'll let you know how it goes next week - assuming that I find my way back >OK! :-) I'm worried about you now I'm not there to lead you in the right direction! <vvvbwg> Cheers, Huw -- "A wise diver will refrain from written descriptions of his experiences" - William Beebe