Wetsuit selection to dive Winni

Bluesman · 03-02-2010, 04:47 PM

It would be great to hook up with some folks at the lake. I have a boat on the laconia side.

I have done lots of warm water but the only New England ocean diving I did was for my Open water cert off off back beach in gloucester. I was wearing a one piece 7mm I think with hood and gloves in September and my face, hands and feet were numb after 45 minutes in less than 30 ft. I remember I could barely do a manual inflate of my BCD for the test my lips were so numb.

How do the lake temps compare to the ocean? Are they this cold below 30 feet?

I did a quick check of popular dives and these are the depths reported

Lady of the Lake - 30'
Belknap Steamboar 20'
Clark's Point - 45 - 100 (Wall)'
Diamond Island Navy Site 25+'
Goodhue and Hawkins Navy Yard - 45'
Horseboat Barge bear island 40'
Laker Wrecks - Located off Ship and Moose islands 10 and 37 feet. to 100'
Loon Cove - Echo Junior wreck 45'
Parker Island - Rock formations 15-60'
Rum Point - West Alton 40-60'
Steam Barge - Weirs Beach 50'

03-02-2010, 04:47 PM	#6
Bluesman Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It would be great to hook up with some folks at the lake. I have a boat on the laconia side. I have done lots of warm water but the only New England ocean diving I did was for my Open water cert off off back beach in gloucester. I was wearing a one piece 7mm I think with hood and gloves in September and my face, hands and feet were numb after 45 minutes in less than 30 ft. I remember I could barely do a manual inflate of my BCD for the test my lips were so numb. How do the lake temps compare to the ocean? Are they this cold below 30 feet? I did a quick check of popular dives and these are the depths reported Lady of the Lake - 30' Belknap Steamboar 20' Clark's Point - 45 - 100 (Wall)' Diamond Island Navy Site 25+' Goodhue and Hawkins Navy Yard - 45' Horseboat Barge bear island 40' Laker Wrecks - Located off Ship and Moose islands 10 and 37 feet. to 100' Loon Cove - Echo Junior wreck 45' Parker Island - Rock formations 15-60' Rum Point - West Alton 40-60' Steam Barge - Weirs Beach 50'