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RE: first finds of the season - 4/16/2006 8:45:41 PM   
Mainepontil


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Status: offline 		Nice finds Taz....Can't wait the see what else you pull out of there. PONTILS ??????

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/16/2006 8:49:37 PM   
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ORIGINAL: southern Maine diver
That's exactly what Pam tells me after a day of diving in the mud... she says I "STINNNK" ...


You ain't one of those people who "warms up" his wetsuit are ya?? One guy I dive with insists he can't help that and he stinks to all getout. We won't let his rubber ride in the truck, it has to blow around back in the boat on the trailer and if it blows out all the better

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/17/2006 7:14:01 AM   
southern Maine diver


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Status: offline 		No Sean...

It's not the "human interior coolant/antifreeze suit warming method" I have a bucket on board for that... It really is because of the mud and muck I dive in sometimes!

You know... that dead fish, smelly rotting type of black muck that you find at low tide!! That kind of muck. You probably don't see that in the fresh, clean, pristine places you dive. I'll bring you down to do some mooring work with me in Rye Harbor, NH and then we'll see who has to ride home in the back of the truck!!! Ha Ha Ha

Wayne

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/17/2006 9:23:22 AM   
amblypygi


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Status: offline 		Hey Wayne, just say when!

I'm pretty much of a bum (I think the term is house-husband) so I'm always able to fit in a dive or two. I do very little salt-water diving actually, once or twice a year in the Caribbean. Went bug-hunting off Rockport once too, that 2-pound bug cost me $20/lb, more if you count the gas and air, but it was fun.

You need to get out here to Western Mass too; I'll show you a dump 1000 yards long that spits up new stuff every year and has been there since the 1650s. It's way picked over of course (you should see some of the stuff that's come out of there!) but new stuff keeps on showing up so I hit it once or twice every year.

Sean

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/17/2006 4:22:24 PM   
bearswede


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I'll show you a dump 1000 yards long


I wouldn't mind knowin' where that dump is, Sean...



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RE: first finds of the season - 4/17/2006 6:52:15 PM   
southern Maine diver


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Hey Ron, I think he's talking about it being "underwater" I know you just got back into diggin, but I didn't know that you throw on the tanks and climb around, claw around in the river bottoms as well...???

Does Margaret know about this???

Wayne

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/17/2006 10:20:42 PM   
JOETHECROW

 

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Status: offline 		Man....Beautiful bottles.....That's what we all long to see emerge from their grave...WAY TO GO!...inspiration for the rest of us....actually just at dusk tonight on a whim...my diggin buddy Tom, and I hit the jackpot.....followed the old ravine up the rise from ancient cellar hole....bingo....1890's stuff on top....decent right underneath and the goods about a foot down...vulnerable spot tho...gotta get in and digger out quick....snoopy neighbors...four wheeler trail in spittin distance and a crazy old drunk guy right next house.... Adios and keep em comin!..Joe

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/17/2006 11:01:07 PM   
amblypygi


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ORIGINAL: bearswede

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I'll show you a dump 1000 yards long


I wouldn't mind knowin' where that dump is, Sean...

Ron


Hi Ron,

No problem: it's the old Northampton town dump. Only problem (or not a problem depending on your point of view ) is that it's almost all underwater in the river now. There's still some stuff eroding from the bank, but mostly junk and the environmental cops will come down on you hard if they find you digging in the riverbank. Some people just don't have a good opinion of "erosion's little helpers"

Some places you can get away with it, but not the NoHo dump; the river is like a superhighway there because it's right next to the bridge across from the Marina. I know a bunch of the Env. cops and they actively look for diggers on the banks.

Now if you are willing to strap on a tank....

Sean

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/18/2006 6:51:02 AM   
bearswede


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Status: offline 		Hey Sean...

Been thinking about where the old Noho dump might be lately... Now I know... What the river cuts away, it usually deposits down around the next bend... Have you ever checked out any sandbars downstream?


Ron

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/18/2006 8:19:16 AM   
amblypygi


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Status: offline 		Hi Ron,

The dump is on a long straight stretch of the river and the bottom is sand and gravel; perfect for keeping bottles safe and sound. I've found stuff pretty far downstream of where the junk is concentrated on the bank, but it's tough because the sand shifts around a lot, so everything is buried. I often wish there was such a thing as a glass detector, but I'll bet I'm not alone in that wish

I found a WW Boynton hutch way downstream, almost near Rainbow Beach, a few years ago. Every spring my friend Steve and I usually do a couple tanks there and always find a few things. Always some heartbreaking fragments too.

I'll post a few pics of the dump and some stuff I've found there




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RE: first finds of the season - 4/18/2006 8:19:48 AM   
amblypygi


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RE: first finds of the season - 4/18/2006 8:20:32 AM   
amblypygi


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RE: first finds of the season - 4/18/2006 8:23:38 AM   
amblypygi


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Status: offline 		There are HUGE areas that look just like that. Even though it's been sniffed over by divers for years, this dump still has more to offer. Here are a few of many things I've pulled out of there:




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RE: first finds of the season - 4/18/2006 8:24:26 AM   
amblypygi


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RE: first finds of the season - 4/18/2006 8:27:02 AM   
amblypygi


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RE: first finds of the season - 4/18/2006 11:11:40 PM   
southern Maine diver


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Status: offline 		Hey Sean:

Great pics of your underwater finds!!!! Thanks for posting them. I like the underwater photos of the bottles as found... I am looking at a new underwater digital camera and I will be taking... posting... saving... producing... a lot of U/W pics, so I can't wait...

Look forward to chatting with you

Wayne

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/19/2006 10:46:55 PM   
amblypygi


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Status: offline 		Hey Wayne,

Thanks. Those were actually scanned from slides taken with an old Nikonos, digital has made things a whole lot better. A friend of mine has a housiing for his digital camera, and the pics he gets are awesome. I've looked into a housing for my Canon G3, but the housing is more expensive than the camera, so I think I'll wait.

On another subject, I saw something today that will definitely pique your interest, I'll get some pics and post them in the next few days as a new thread. Veeeeerrrryyyyy interesting possible dive site.....

Sean

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/21/2006 10:34:42 AM   
southern Maine diver


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Hey Sean, you have already peaked my interest... what did you find? C'mon, get those photos up on the forum so I can check them out...!

I'm saving up for a new underwater digital camera as well... I have my eyes on a nice compact, 5.5mega pixels camera with flash system and wide angle lense for about $1200.00 Big piece of cha-ching, but I really want to start documenting these underwater treasures and tecniques. They make for cool stories...

Wayne

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/21/2006 11:57:48 AM   
bttlmark

 

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Should be a fun one. Makes me wish I was coming up this summer.

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RE: first finds of the season - 4/21/2006 12:42:05 PM   
southern Maine diver


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Status: offline 		Hey Taz...

"Thumb Dude" found a shirt just like the one you wore to the Bottle Show!

He didn't think the Forum T-shirts were "manly" enough for him to wear either...

Wayne




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