By jenny (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #134) on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 8:53 am: |
Are there any dive shops/resorts that offer a discount to locals for tanks or air fills?
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By Jerry Gauron (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #610) on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 11:21 am: |
Hi Jenny,
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By jenny (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #135) on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 11:40 am: |
Thanks for the link Jerry.
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By herman mowery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #584) on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 2:40 pm: |
Jenny,
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By jenny (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #137) on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 3:57 pm: |
Perhaps I need to clarify....
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By jenny (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #138) on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 3:59 pm: |
oh and my deco bottle is for Nitrox, right now it has 80%, so I definitely want to bring that.
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By Ron Gould (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #514) on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 7:24 pm: |
Jenny,
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By Marcus L. Barnes (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #630) on Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 11:03 pm: |
Ron: How does a refill card work? Just curious.
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By Ron Gould (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #516) on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 9:20 am: |
Marcus,
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By pat murphy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #853) on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 9:39 am: |
we bought our tanks (2 each) from bruce at carib inn. i paid as much thru him as i would have paid here in the states and then didn't have to worry about having them shipped there. he has great prices. i'd suggest you email him and see if he'd be willing to order some for you. also, i've heard some dive shops will sell their used tanks when they are due for hydro. maybe you could buy a used tank and have it hydro tested there.
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By jenny (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #145) on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 10:07 am: |
Where is the closest hydro facility to Bonaire?
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2800) on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 11:11 am: |
Jenny, e mail Bruce at Carib Inn and he can probably order you whatever you like. Bringing a filled tank down is probably not an option in this day and age, as I believe all shipped tanks have to have their valves removed. Walt at Rec Tec Divers could probably help with special mixtures.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1528) on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 12:12 pm: |
I didn't even know there were aluminum tanks available for rent on Bonaire... I thought most places only provided steel.
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By jenny (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #146) on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 1:53 pm: |
Ideally, I wouldn't buy a tank at all. A lot of the dive shops i have experience with (mostly in FL) charge maybe an extra dollar or two to rent the tank vs. getting your own tank filled. Not having to wait around while they fill it would be nice too.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1529) on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 2:55 pm: |
D'oh! You're right - I had it the other way around.
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By jenny (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #148) on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 5:15 pm: |
Susan,
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1530) on Friday, May 12, 2006 - 5:25 pm: |
Thanks, Jenny - me too! It doesn't help that one year ago these last 2 weeks I WAS on Bonaire. I'm going through major withdrawal!
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By pat murphy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #861) on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 11:55 am: |
you can get a tank hydro tested at bonaire scuba services...it's on the road to rincon just past antriol i think. my thinking would be that if the price was right and the tank passed hydro it would be a good deal. it depends on the tank...some will fail hyrdro after only 100 dives while others keep passing each time they are tested.
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By Marcus L. Barnes (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #635) on Thursday, May 18, 2006 - 1:07 pm: |
Thanks Ron. The fill card info may come in handy for some of the longer retirement trips we'll be taking to Bonaire someday.
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