Dive Review of Prodiver Maui/N/A in
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Prodiver Maui/N/A, May, 2005, by Chris Behan, MI, USA . Report 1905.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	Though they seem to have some good reviews, I had a VERY bad experience w/ these folks. Not just a "cookies are stale" issue but a real SAFETY issue... They miscalculated a weight adjustment on me and accidentally sent me into the water carrying 42 pounds (NOT a typo) of lead versus the 28-30 I needed and thought I was wearing. Though I felt heavy on deck, the boat captain (who seemed to be in a rush to get me into the water) had assured me that the adjustment he made was correct and that I was "good to go"... Even with my BC partially inflated, this added up to a very fast, barely controllable descent. According to my computer, I managed to go from the surface to 25 feet in @ 3-4 seconds - not very good for inner ears. Though I finished the dive with the group, my ears were messed up and I didn't feel like taking the next dive with these folks. Upon discussing the issue w/ the boat captain (after I discovered the mistake), he stated that 42 pounds was probably close to the right amount of weight since I was wearing a 7mm wetsuit (!!!). As it turns out, he had gotten his OW certification a few months prior to his job on the dive boat (!!!). Least to say, I will NOT be seeing the folks from ProDiver on my next Maui visit... And from now on NOBODY touches my stuff but me - lesson learned the hard way... The cookies were fine though...
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	26-50 dives
Where else diving	Great Lakes, Midwest, Southern California
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	68-72°F / 20-22°C	Wetsuit Thickness	7
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive made within recreational dive limits
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	No UW photography done...

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Dive Review of Prodiver Maui/N/A in Hawaii/Maui

Prodiver Maui/N/A, May, 2005,

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Dive Review of Prodiver Maui/N/A in
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