Powell River, B.C., Canada
Is a 38 ft. diesel powered, 8 knot heavily laid up fiberglass displacement hull vessel built in 1980 to an Edwin Monk design as a west coast troller. Converted to a personal west coast exploration vehicle and day tour dive charter vessel in 2008-2009. GRADIENT operates on the North Sunshine Coast from her home port of Powell River. She moves between being based out of Powell River, Lund, Saltery Bay, Okeover Inlet and sometimes Pender Harbour. Gradient is a good stable dive platform with an easy to use custom dive ladder, large swim grid for cameras and gear, boom and lifting gear for 500 lb. and under ROV's and tech gear, that carries up to eight divers comfortably. Contact by email at bmckinn@telus.net for more information regarding rates and charter availability. We can also be found on Facebook as Bill McKinnon

Thursday, October 13, 2011

back looking for Octo's on Mermaid wall

Wayne, Andy and I went back Wed late afternoon to try for some better shots at the octo's living around the Mermaid wall but did not see them.  There was however the strongest current I have ever encountered at the Mermaid wall heading in a WSWest outflow from Jervis ,Skookumchuck allowing us a serious Jan Fonda dive swim workout if not an opportunity to photograph the local octopi.I did get a few other photo's including one of a very fall feeling but out of place in 40 feet of seawater maple leaf on the bottom.
Fall is here and winter just around the bend












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