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[H2Oaddict]

This morning a group of friends and local divers boarded RJ Diving Ventures for a double dip on the Ophelia Brian, a wreck in 110’ of water off Miami Beach. As we loaded we realized we were in for a treat. A very special diver was joining us with some of his local friends. John Chatterton is one of the worlds most well known wreck divers. He hosted the Histroy Channel's Deep Sea Detectives, his passion lead him to the discovery and identification of the German sub U-869 in 1991, which was the subject of "Shadow Divers" and various other projects.

I'm sure most of you have heard about John so I won't go on and on, I'll just tell you after meeting him a few times at DEMA's and dive shows, it was a real pleasure to dive with him and find out he's just a regular guy with a wicked sense of humor . . . like most of the diving community LOL!

An AWESOME day! I love this place, you NEVER know who you're going to run into!

[peterbj7]

I did some dives with him here a while back. Was he still using his Ouroboros?

[H2Oaddict]

I did some dives with him here a while back. Was he still using his Ouroboros?

Hi,
Sorry, all I noticed was him using doubles. . . .
Lisa

[uwfan]

I did some dives with him here a while back. Was he still using his Ouroboros?

I have to ask... What is a Ouroboros?

[Scubatooth]

I did some dives with him here a while back. Was he still using his Ouroboros?

I have to ask... What is a Ouroboros?

Its a rebreather http://www.ouroboros...troduction.html .

Its highly engineered (some would say over engineered) that costs in excess of $15K. Its a nice design but over kill for 99.9% of most ccr divers

[Jerrymxz]

I had the opportunity to dive with John here in North Carolina. It was a good time. We all enjoyed talking to him and asking questions. But of course that had to be the day I forgot to bungy my rig in after I got back to my station from the first dive and it crashed to the deck across the boat from him. Smooth Jerry very smooth.

[H2Oaddict]

I had the opportunity to dive with John here in North Carolina. It was a good time. We all enjoyed talking to him and asking questions. But of course that had to be the day I forgot to bungy my rig in after I got back to my station from the first dive and it crashed to the deck across the boat from him. Smooth Jerry very smooth.

Ouch! That hurts the pride and gear . . . but we've all had our moments LOL!

[uwfan]

Thanks Dan! It even LOOKS expensive! ...and makes thinking about a drysuit SO much more economical.

[Scubatooth]

I had the opportunity to dive with John here in North Carolina. It was a good time. We all enjoyed talking to him and asking questions. But of course that had to be the day I forgot to bungy my rig in after I got back to my station from the first dive and it crashed to the deck across the boat from him. Smooth Jerry very smooth.

Ouch, and how many first stages destroyed.

Thanks Dan! It even LOOKS expensive! ...and makes thinking about a drysuit SO much more economical.

understatement of the century. even high end drysuits are a drop in the bucket compared to the boros.

[Jerrymxz]

Ouch, and how many first stages destroyed.

One Scuba-pro first stage Din fitting and a right hand manifold valve

[uwfan]

understatement of the century. even high end drysuits are a drop in the bucket compared to the boros.

I have been known to be understated.

[Scubatooth]

Jerry - Ouch

uwfan - well rebreathers in general arent cheap as the upfront costs are significant (its not unheard of for the unit it self and inital training to run 15K), but long term if your doing alot of deep dives it can save you a lot ( 300' dive with 20 min bottom time and 2 hours of deco can cost $400+, which on the rebreather the same dive is around $50). It wouldnt take to many of those dives to save more then the cost of the unit.

In any case Chatterton is a wealth of knowledge and a very personable person. I got to sit next to him on my Chicago to Seattle flight last year for the PNW show, needsless to say one very class act.

[peterbj7]

The Ouroboros is an "expedition" CCR, well beyond what most recreational divers would ever want. It's physically enormous and takes a vast amount of sorb, and if all you're doing are short recreational dives (say a couple of hours) you'll end up throwing most of it away. It's beautifully built though, especially when compared alongside any product from AP Valves.

[uwfan]

Thanks for the info Peter and Dan! I doubt I'll ever get into CCR diving but I'll never say never... learned that too long ago! As for tech diving, who knows... I can name about three people who keep dangling the dark side in front of me!! LOL!

[Scubatooth]

The Ouroboros is an "expedition" CCR, well beyond what most recreational divers would ever want. It's physically enormous and takes a vast amount of sorb, and if all you're doing are short recreational dives (say a couple of hours) you'll end up throwing most of it away. It's beautifully built though, especially when compared alongside any product from AP Valves.

Oh I will give you that

as for AP those machines arent bad(Just way to much plastic for my taste) but there are CCRs that i would consider before getting one a inspiration or evolution. The megladon falls into the same category as the boros as it can have a scrubber just as big so it has the same duration. Then also the rEvo just did a 212m dive in Eygpt.


Uwfan - you wouldnt be talking about jerry or I would you