Dive board

Got this boogie board on CL for $15 and decided why not. I see a lot of guys diving off of these. Made the float line 35'. Im not comfortable with going over 15' so will see if it gets tangled everywhere. I plan on putting a mesh slug bag in the middle and a fish clip somewhere else. Will take picks when finished but here it is so far.
Anthony

DID it already have the handles?

No I took them off an old ski-do board

Looking great Anthony!

May want to consider removable backpack straps....really makes a difference carrying all your gear down and back up...

For me...I clip the board off to kelp and then let the float line run free behind my speargun or ab iron while I dive...I found that if I left the line attached to the board it got tangled in the kelp too easy....

Joe Bloodbath sells cool dive flag mounts that you can put on your board to keep it visible...

Here is a quick clip that has some decent shots of my board in action.



And some pics of the rigging:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150288013915192.557644.677140191&type=3&l=2bbc88581e

Kayakjack made my board and I got it at a silent auction two years ago at Albion...

 

Sincerely,

Jim

That board is sick! Man that looked like some awesome water. How deep was that, 20-25? Thanks for the compliments and after seeing yours I have a 100 new ideas.

Anthony

That board is sick! Man that looked like some awesome water. How deep was that, 20-25? Thanks for the compliments and after seeing yours I have a 100 new ideas.

Anthony

Thanks Anyhony!
Yeah, 25 feet or so...come down to Monterey and we'll get you out there!
Let me know if you have any questions about the rigging set up on my board.
 
Sincerely,
Jim

Already have the wife looking for campgrounds for our travel trailer. Want to make a weekend of it. I think my kids will dig the beaches down there. I know you can't ab dive down there but when I watch your videos I never see any. Are they wiped out from the otters?

Anthony

Veterans park in Monterey...for the trailer come on down foo I will show you around.. Can maybe even score you tickets for the aquarium.. We will be diving this weekend weather permitting!

Already have the wife looking for campgrounds for our travel trailer. Want to make a weekend of it. I think my kids will dig the beaches down there. I know you can't ab dive down there but when I watch your videos I never see any. Are they wiped out from the otters?

Anthony

There are plenty of awesome beaches and coves for the kiddos to explore.

Abs in Monterey County in my experience are mostly found back in cracks where the otters have not found them...I see very, very few out in the open, but have found some cracks with some decent sized ones here and there...NOTHING like the densities you see up in Sonoma/mendo though IMO.

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Nice job. You saved yourself a lot of $$$ by making one!

Veterans park in Monterey...for the trailer come on down foo I will show you around.. Can maybe even score you tickets for the aquarium.. We will be diving this weekend weather permitting!

the warden is out of town this weekend so I have my JRs ages 4 and 7. Will get down soon!!!! What's with vets park only allowing 20' trailers? I gotta call em. I'm already pumped to get down there and dive with you guys!

Anthony

So the fam and I are planning a trip down to veterans park campground for friday March 2nd......Wx permitting. Hopefully I will be able to see you guys then! Maybe we can make it a big hookup?

Anthony