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

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

fish hotel deco

Change of plans yesterday due to wind warnings and compressed time frame  saw Wayne, Andi, Rob D. Bruce and I go to fish hotel for a splash. Rana the deckhand divemaster dog watched us from shore rather than from the deck of the Gradient.Vis was good at plus 60 ft . lots of life . water temp 46F.
Wayne and i took it easy with a 65 min dive based deepest /longest of 160 ft for 30 for our first deco dive in awhile. I took camera along continuing the integration of the camera with the rEvo.
ill soon have to add the dome port but am sticking with the macro for now as its a bit smaller, less fragile scratch and bump wise with bail outs and im having a lot of fun with it.
heres what i saw!













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