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Lake Phalen
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04-11-2010, 04:32 PM,
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Lake Phalen
We made a quick dive at Lake Phalen today. We didn't go much below 20 feet or so. Bottom temps were around 47 degrees. You'd have to be a lot tougher than me to do it in a wetsuit. Viz was pretty poor, but Kristi did find a 1920's orange crush bottle and a kids telescope of some kind. We're still trying to get all the water out of the telescope to make it work. Pics will come later.
It was a short dive, so I'm thinking I may try to get one in some night this week or next weekend to polish off the tank. If anyone has ideas, let me know. |
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04-11-2010, 04:36 PM,
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Re: Lake Phalen
47 degrees? Would've have been a good drysuit dive guys.
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04-11-2010, 04:53 PM,
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yeah, im guessing there might be some bad vis right now on all the city lakes. i havent looked at harriet or calhoun, but with all the melting and drainage and warm temps i don't think they will be much better.
maybe something outta the metro might fare better for vis. oh yeah vis was like 5 feet 
"The lake is running low on leeches. Dump a few more barrels in."
-John Calhoun |
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04-11-2010, 05:45 PM,
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Harriet was awful this week ago, Isles was even worse. Minnetonka is your best bet. Wayzata Bay was around 10' today.
"Weaseling out of things is important to learn. Itâs what separates us from the animalsâ¦except the weasel. "<br /> Homer J. Simpson
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04-11-2010, 08:28 PM,
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Short dive was right. First time out with the dry suit to find out how many leaks I have to fix later, and test buoyancy skills. Let's just say I have to work on that part.
Sorry Joe, Could have gone a little longer if I had put enough weight in the BC. Next time will be better. |
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04-11-2010, 08:46 PM,
(This post was last modified: 04-11-2010, 08:49 PM by mermaid.)
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Re: Lake Phalen
Almost sounds like TRINITY'S story with the barbed wire
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04-12-2010, 06:27 AM,
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Just ask Matt how many times to shore I had to go the first time with my new suit and heavier undergarment..... too much weight and you can always take some out and stick it in the float- not enough and you make several trips into shore......I'm glad those first crazy dives are now behind me!
The only thing I take seriously when it comes to diving is safety.
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04-18-2010, 08:52 AM,
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Ahhh Finally some pics! After a few hours of cleaning out all the lake water in the telescope and having the leather mix with some coffee beans for a few days to get rid of the stench... I can report that it does in fact work!!!!
The only thing I take seriously when it comes to diving is safety.
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04-18-2010, 08:57 AM,
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Nice Find and the scope looks like it cleaned up really good.
I'm a Mog, Half man half dog - I'm my own best friend.<br />Alcohol doesn't make you fat... it makes you Lean... on tables, chairs & random people.
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04-18-2010, 09:00 AM,
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Yes it did- This was my best lake find yet! I can't believe that telescope was in the box just sitting at the bottom. It sure was stinky though.....
The only thing I take seriously when it comes to diving is safety.
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