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Bene505 Hardcore or certifiable you decide.

Jan 9, 2011 Long Island Sound, No wetsuit. Diving on boat to check zinc.
Of course he wasn't completely alone.
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My dick is shrinking just looking at those pictures.
Come on bene, you have tweaked the wi-fi on your boat but still haven't figured out how to put a webcam in a plastic bag and duct tape it to the end of a boat hook to check your zincs by remote?
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It actually wasn't that cold. Oh, it was cold first getting in, but my legs heated the water going up before it got to any critical areas. Actually, I planned the clothing carefully and brought a couple towels and a complete change of clothes. Note the turtleneck and the wetsuit hood.

Interesting thing is that I couldn't dive as soon as I got into the water. There was a lot of trapped air in my clothing that I had to let excape first. (I got in slowly with the caveat that I could chicken-out if I wanted. I jumped back in so David could take a picture.)

Back at home I noticed a smudge of bottom paint on the back of the wetsuit hood.

And the zinc looked good. 80% of it is still there and it's not loose.

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Ok, seriously, Bene....... what was the point of wearing a jacket underwater? That's what's going to get you committed.
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My dick is shrinking just looking at those pictures.
Come on bene, you have tweaked the wi-fi on your boat but still haven't figured out how to put a webcam in a plastic bag and duct tape it to the end of a boat hook to check your zincs by remote?
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I thought you had some wet suit gear for surfing ?
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