Where is a good place to rent a Wetsuit in Sac?

[Undergrad]

My buddy is taking me abolone diving this weekend and was wondering if anyone knows of a good place to rent a cold water wetsuit for the weekend in the Sacramento area. Thanks!

Arlan

[sagitariuscbc]

i would say check out dolphin.

i also found this...
CALIFORNIA
Store Address City State Zip Phone Online
Aquanuts Dive Center 9965 D El Camino Real Atascadero CA 93422 805-462-3493 Web:
aquanuts.net
2 Dive 4 Scuba, LLC 5472 California Ave Bakersfield CA 93309 661-716-3483 Web:
2Dive4Scuba.com
Pacific Quest Dive Center 415 Hwy 101 S. #5 Crescent City CA 95531 707-464-8753
Captain Aqua's 6715 Dublin Blvd Dublin CA 94568 925-829-3843 Web:
captainaqua.com
Santa Barbara Aquatics 5822 Hollister Ave Goleta CA 93117 805-967-4456 *website under construction
American Diving 1901 Pacific Coast Hwy Lomita CA 90717 310-326-6663 Web:
AmericanDivingCA.com
Original Steele's Discount 5987 Telegraph Ave Oakland CA 94609 510-655-4344
Cameron Park Dive Ctr. PO Bx 927 Rancho Morieta CA 95683 916-676-3483
Empire Scuba 611 W. Redlands Blvd Redlands CA 92373 714-798-3483
Scuba World of Sacramento 5114 Madison Avenue Sacramento CA 95841 916-332-8294
Dolphin Scuba Center 1530 El Camino Ave Sacramento CA 95815 916-929-8188
California Dive Center 715 El Camino Real San Bruno CA 94066 650-588-4998
Aqua Tech Dive Center 1800 Logan Ave San Diego CA 92113 619-237-1800
Ocean Enterprises 7710 Balboa Avenue San Diego CA 92111 619-565-6054 Web:
oceanenterprises.com
Diver's Outlet 329 W. Bonita Ave. San Dimas CA 91773 909-394-2180
Stan's Skin & Scuba Diving 554 S Bascom Ave San Jose CA 95128 408-998-0767
Diver Dan's Wet Pleasure 2245 El Camino Real Santa Clara CA 95051 408-984-5819 Web:
diverdans.com
Scuba Haus 2501 Wilshire Santa Monica CA 90403 213-828-2916
Sunsports 1018 Herbert Ave #4 South Lake Tohoe CA 96150 530-541-6000
Scuba Plus+, Inc 3255 W-Hammer Ln #2 Stockton CA 95209 209-957-2822
Blue Water Divers 820 West El Comino Real Sunnyvale CA 94087 408-733-4369 Web:
BWDiver.com
Ocean Adventures Dive Co. 1915 Lincoln Blvd. Venice CA 90291 310-578-9391 Web:
oceanadventuresdiveco.com
Scuba Schools of America 22725 Ventura Boulevard Woodland Hills CA 91364 818-225-1616 Web:
dive-ssa.com

[Undergrad]

Hey thanks Shawn. You rock!!!

[sagitariuscbc]

good luck with those abalone arlan:thumbsup: !

[thereefgeek]

Try to get a one piece 7mm. The two piece suits are bulky and you'll need almost twice the lead on your weightbelt. Talk to Patrick at Dolphin Scuba on W. El Camino in Sac, he's a club member and fellow diver. Don't forget to have your fishing license and ab punch card with you when your diving. Game wardens police the ab divers pretty heavily. They sit on the cliffs with scopes looking for poachers, so don't pick more than 3, they have to be at least 7" across the widest point of the shell, and don't remove them from the shell untill you get home (all these rules are in the Salt water game regs booklet). Once you get 'em home, pop them out of the shell, cut out the gut, and trim away all the black meat and hard part of the foot to reveal your delicious steak. Beat the hell out of the steak with a meat tenderizer (in a heavy ziplock works great), but don't beat it so hard that you split the foot. This helps the muscle relax and makes it soft. Slice the steak vertically into 1/4" strips and marinate in your favorite sauce for a bit (something light like lemon or orange juice, or my personal fave, Basque Fish Sauce). Sear the strips on a really hot skillet for NO longer than 30 seconds each side (abs cook REALLY fast) until they just break with a slight pressure from a fork. ENJOY YOUR TASTY GASTROPOD! Try not to freeze it, and enjoy it fresh (within a week in the fridge). Frozen abs just don't taste as good. Oh yeah, look out for the Great Whites too! Actually the Sea Lions are worse than sharks. They'll beat you up and steal your abs if you let them. HAVE FUN!

[Undergrad]

Thanks for the info Rich! The Great White threat was in the back of my mind, but didn't know that the sea lions were that bold. I've had them steal salmon from me before, but never heard of them stealing abalone out of your hand!

Sadly my abalone trip has been postponed for a couple of weeks. My wife was rear ended yesterday. Found out that it costs more to fix the car than its worth so now we have to go car shopping this weekend[rolleyes].

Arlan

[wombat2]

:( That sucks. Sorry to hear that.