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Was talking to Alex Maclennan about how many people were looking at the local dive sites MOD reef site he thinks its cos of the photos here. So here r some pics from the kintyre.
A view showing the old pumphouse on the left and the exit from the sea on the right
PS reports of sharks bitting divers here is rubbish.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/The%20Kintyre/P8236551z.jpg
The dissused sewage pipe (The kintyre used to be called the jobby boat because of the stuff that came out the end of the pipe)
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/The%20Kintyre/sewagepipe.jpg
The deck now has a few holes giving access to the bow section. There is a lot of silt in there so line off if you go in.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/The%20Kintyre/Holeinthedeck.jpg
The bow which the top stands 3-4m from the seabed. The outside plates are not there anymore just like the Thiesis in the sound of mull.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/The%20Kintyre/P8236591z.jpg
Details of how to dive the Kintyre from the shore are on the Scotish divesites section
When did you last dive the Kintyre? There used to be a porthole... guess one of you techies will have been off with it :rolleyes:
When did you last dive the Kintyre? There used to be a porthole... guess one of you techies will have been off with it :rolleyes:
Wednesday when I took the photos, there is not a lot left now except the brass ubends on the toilets
cant see anybody taking them!!! :D
alexmaclennan
25-08-06, 18:16
Ding, I think the little shark was more worried about being bitten by you :eek:
Alex
bubblemaker
25-08-06, 18:27
i like the fosrt photo...looks like a bit of a lucky shot to me!!!:D
i like the fosrt photo...looks like a bit of a lucky shot to me!!!:D
camera must have went off accidentally, pretty sure he was trying to get a shot of the 'jobby' pump house! :D
but then i might be talking crap!!
I've just posted up John's guide to theKintyre. Excellent stuff!
camera must have went off accidentally, pretty sure he was trying to get a shot of the 'jobby' pump house! :D
but then i might be talking crap!!
The picture was ment to be like that. It was to show the exit from the dive.
It took about a dozen shots to get the water in the right place and get the
dry land exposed properly. But I was just lucky to get one of those pesky sharks ;)
If you look at the local divesites and the kintyre you will see why I was trying to get this picture.
There is plenty to see around the wreck there are shoals of fish
Note the old pipe at the bottom left...
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/The%20Kintyre/P8236568z.jpg
And some other things
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/The%20Kintyre/P8236552z.jpg
What is this?
Has anybody dived the Kintyre with the guide. We need feedback so we can update and Improve the guides....
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/johnnicolson/The%20Kintyre/P8236552z.jpg
What is this?
Does anybody know what this is...?
Does anybody know what this is
maybe a ragworm...
looks very similar to a rag worm, but they have tiny feather like legs. :confused:
they can also grow up to about 1 meter in length, how long was this one?
looks very similar to a rag worm, but they have tiny feather like legs. :confused:
they can also grow up to about 1 meter in length, how long was this one?
5 - 600mm and 10mm thick
stumbeled over this; perhaps this is your worm?
http://www.fishing-guernsey.co.uk/Baits/baits.asp?BaitType='King_Ragworm'
stumbeled over this; perhaps this is your worm?
http://www.fishing-guernsey.co.uk/Baits/baits.asp?BaitType='King_Ragworm'
Yep it looks like a king ragworm thanks stewart ;)
Has anybody dived the Kintyre with the guide. We need feedback so we can update and Improve the guides....
Plenty people looking at the site. Has anybody used the info to dive the kintyre yet...?
Has anybody dived the Kintyre with the guide. We need feedback so we can update and Improve the guides....;)
I've not done it yet, but definitely fancy it. Just have to persuade someone to buddy with me.
I'm also very tempted by Portencross, MOD Reef, Carrick Castle... basically them all! You've done a fantastic job, Dingster! ;)
Does anybody know what this is...?
I dont think its a ragworm or king ragworm.....
I think its this dude: Phyllodoce lamelligera "Paddle worm".
He's in my book (Oxford photographic guide to the sea and shore life of britain and NW europe - Gibson, Hextall and Rodgers page 146) But i cant seem to find many of him on the internet. Heres a link though http://www.unige.ch/sciences/biologie/biani/msg/teaching/photos%20liste/Phyllodoce%20laminosa.jpg
and
http://www.vetigastropoda.com/SNAP/groups/Errantia.html bottom left pic
Quite sure it aint a ragworm......
So far we have three candidates for the picture. Rag worm, king rag worm and paddle worm....
Do we have any other bids?
dive granny
05-10-06, 20:18
So far we have three candidates for the picture. Rag worm, king rag worm and paddle worm....
Do we have any other bids?
A big wiggly one :D
A big wiggly one :D
Big fat juicy one!.....
Or a wee skinny scooshy one possible?.....
Well.... it does look like its wriggling and squirming anyway......:eek:
Has anybody dived the Kintyre with the guide. We need feedback so we can update and Improve the guides....
Has anybody dived the Kintyre with the guide.
http://www.congeralley.com/sites/Kintyre.htm
No, but was trying to convince my buddy this evening that it's a good idea :)
Remember if there is any down current abort the dive or dive the pipe...;) Ding
Remember if there is any down current abort the dive or dive the pipe...;) DingROGER WILCO! :eek:
alexmaclennan
19-10-06, 19:40
Not yet. I was looking around Wemyss Bay a couple of weeks ago scouting out the parking and entry point.
Alan and I plan to dive Ashton Slip in Gourock on Saturday, as my brother comes off the Dunoon ferry around lunchtime, after the Mod in Dunoon.
alex
Lizardland
19-10-06, 23:20
Alan and I plan to dive Ashton Slip in Gourock on Saturday, as my brother comes off the Dunoon ferry around lunchtime, after the Mod in Dunoon.
There's a nice rocky area at the yacht club that makes a good dive too. There's a tiny car park, maybe enough for four cars, on the sea front. Enter the water there and swim out. It's only about 15m or so.
Not yet. I was looking around Wemyss Bay a couple of weeks ago scouting out the parking and entry point.
Alan and I plan to dive Ashton Slip in Gourock on Saturday, as my brother comes off the Dunoon ferry around lunchtime, after the Mod in Dunoon.
alex
You cold write up a description for Ashton slip....
alexmaclennan
20-10-06, 12:13
Ding, Have to dive the place first. Stuart, thanks for the tip about the yacht club - the slip is just beside the club so I'll look at that, topside as well.
alex
atlantic-diver
06-11-06, 18:12
So far we have three candidates for the picture. Rag worm, king rag worm and paddle worm....
Do we have any other bids?
what size was it ?
wrong colur for king rag , looks like a paddle worm
atlantic-diver
06-11-06, 18:19
http://www.atlantic-divers.co.uk/gallery/d/896-2/common+cuttlefish.jpg
so this on the pipe , anyone else seen one this far north , normal habitat is
english channel
kenny
atlantic-diver
06-11-06, 18:23
http://www.atlantic-divers.co.uk/gallery/v/wymess+bay+for+web/common+cuttlefish.jpg.html
and again
Lizardland
07-11-06, 00:19
http://www.atlantic-divers.co.uk/gallery/v/wymess+bay+for+web/common+cuttlefish.jpg.html
so this on the pipe , anyone else seen one this far north , normal habitat is
english channel
kenny
I've seen cuttlefish even further north, up around Loch Linnhe and Loch Leven.
The only place I'v seen cuttle fish is at Finnart :D
ive seen small ones at little cumbrae on a night dive
atlantic-diver
10-03-07, 22:53
hi everyone .
this is still someway off but i thought i'd get in early.
the actual date is 18 september .
why don't we get as many as possible to dive this on sunday 16th sept.
would be a blast...
cheers
kenny
:D
hi everyone .
this is still someway off but i thought i'd get in early.
the actual date is 18 september .
why don't we get as many as possible to dive this on sunday 16th sept.
would be a blast...
cheers
kenny
:D
good idea, :)
although safety is priority, this dive is not for everyone.
from the shore or a boat?
if from the shore & large numbers were present it would be a good idea to log divers in & out no matter what affiliation they are from.
You would need to make sure you did not P--s of the residents. If to many arrived at the same time they might try to stop us diving there...:(
Mr Flibble
15-03-07, 21:55
Yeah, alot of folk showing up at once with a fleet of cars will pee off the residents, this could make further diving here awkward. A couple of boats acting as taxis could ferry divers from the wee sandy bay at the entrance to the private road and act as surface cover. Cars could be parked at the hotel. A good idea to dive it on the 100th anniversary, none of us will get a chance of that again.
Yeah, alot of folk showing up at once with a fleet of cars will pee off the residents, this could make further diving here awkward. A couple of boats acting as taxis could ferry divers from the wee sandy bay at the entrance to the private road and act as surface cover. Cars could be parked at the hotel. A good idea to dive it on the 100th anniversary, none of us will get a chance of that again.
HI,
I DIVED IT LAST NIGHT AND HAD A GREAT TIME ... BOUT FIVE MTS VIS. I'M UP FOR A 100 ANNIVERSARY DIVE. THAT'LL BE ON 18TH OF SEPTEMBER SO PLENTY OF TIME TO ORGANSE SOMETHING. I COULD ASK ELAINE IF SHE'D BE INTERESTED IN TAKING CLUTHA OUT THAT NIGHT. WOULD LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF DIVERS TO TWELVE BUT WOULD SAVE ANY POTENTIAL HASSLE WITH THE RESIDENTS
alexmaclennan
15-03-07, 23:06
I fancy that, but not on the evening of 18th as we fly out from Manchester to go to S Red Sea at midday on the 19th
alex
I fancy that, but not on the evening of 18th as we fly out from Manchester to go to S Red Sea at midday on the 19th
alexname-dropper :eek:
name-dropper :eek:
bloody tourist ;)
bloody tourist ;)
bloody name dropping tourist...
you choose the red sea over the Kintyre, are you mad Alex? :D