Diving Your Bottom
Written by Tom NealeDiving Your Bottom
Story By TOM NEALE
Having the ability and the gear to dive can save huge amounts of money, substantially increase your safety margin, and give you and your crew a dimension of pleasure that you may have never dreamed could exist with cruising.
I’m not talking about deep diving. I’m not even necessarily talking about scuba diving. I’m talking about diving just deep enough to spend time underwater inspecting and working on the bottom of your boat——and safely exploring surrounding areas in relatively shallow water.
This is one of those delicious stories that takes on life from many perspectives. It is my favorite type of project, appealing from many angles. It began last fall when a birthday put me on the backside of my 50s, and I acknowledged the need for a more personal focus on fitness. With no alarming medical issues beyond bad knees and the general aches and pains of middle age, I knew it was time to incorporate a more formal program of staying in shape into daily life.
