Small Boat Diving: A Guide to Buying, Outfitting, and Using Small Boats for Diving (Diversification Series) [Paperback]

Steven M. Barsky (Author)

Book Description

Series: Diversification Series | Publication Date: September 1995

A book from the diver’s perspective on owning, maintaining, transporting, operating, and diving from their own boat. The book includes detailed information on selecting and outfitting a boat, trailering, and diving operations. Special sections were included for recreational diving, scientific diving, and search and rescue operations. An excellent guide to buying and outfitting a small diving boat.

Product Details

• Paperback: 194 pages
• Publisher: Best Pub Co (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941332438
• ISBN-13: 978-0941332439
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,966,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Before you buy a boat for diving you need to read this book!, August 21, 1999

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Wayne Sundmacher ([e-mail]) (P.R.I. Rescue Training Specialists, Hamilton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Small Boat Diving: A Guide to Buying, Outfitting, and Using Small Boats for Diving (Diversification Series) (Paperback)

Absolutely EXCELLENT! A well organized reference any SCUBA diver should read before purchasing a boat. It points out the numerous pit-falls to avoid, the expenses and maintenance necessary, and what to look for based upon where and what type of diving you do. This book provides details on many issues the average diver would not consider prior to purchasing a boat, including whether it would be worthwhile to own a boat or consider rentals instead. Anyone planning to purchase a boat for diving should buy this book first!

Wayne Sundmacher Co-Author "Whitewater Rescue Manual"

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, especially for the beginning boat owner, December 21, 2008

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John Cain (Mesa, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Small Boat Diving: A Guide to Buying, Outfitting, and Using Small Boats for Diving (Diversification Series) (Paperback)

I bought this book to give me some tips about diving from a small boat. Specifically, I was interested in diving from a kayak, which is the boat that I dive from.

The book doesn't get into diving from kayaks, but I am going to keep it just in case I ever decide to buy a powered boat. This is because the book covers so much about what to look for in buying, maintaining, and, to a smaller extent, diving from a powered boat.

By the way, diving from a kayak is great, but it does take a lot of effort. You have to put it on your car, take it off the car at the dive site, load it, and haul it to the water.

When you are done diving, at the time when you shouldn't be doing a lot of exercise because of the possibility of bringing on decompression illness, you will now have to haul the loaded kayak (either that or make multiple trips with the gear) to the car, unload it, and then put the kayak on top of the car.

Then, when you get home, in addition of rinsing/soaking your gear and wetsuit, you will have to take the kayak off the car. This whole process adds at least two to three hours to my dive day.

I just bought a dive scooter and that make it a lot easier to get the my favorite dive sites than using the kayak. I'll still use the kayak on days I'm not going to dive or when I feel like making the extra effort.