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DWAYNE MONTGOMERY
OS SYSTEMS TEST DIVER
Emerald City Diving, Inc.
Seattle WA
In 1982, Dwayne founded Emerald City Diving, Inc., a commercial diving company serving the central
Seattle and surrounding community, focusing primarily on Lake Union, Lake
Washington, and Edmonds. Emerald City specializes in underwater yacht maintenance,
salvage, and recovery.
Emerald City Diving offers
propeller removal and installation, in the water thru-hull replacement
and installation, in the water max-prop factory approved installations
and repairs, boat bottom cleaning, changing zincs, salvaging boats up to
50' in length, lost item recovery, and treasure hunting for fun and profit.
Dwayne first worked solo,
but quickly has expanded his clientele and developed his business. He currently
employs four commercial divers, all wearing only OS SYSTEMS drysuits.
Dwayne started personally
wearing OS SYSTEMS drysuits in May, 1984. By 1986, Dwayne had become the
primary OS SYSTEMS' test diver. He personally dives between 500 to 1205
dives per year. The test drysuits are shared among all of his commercial
divers, substantially accelerating the wear and tear potential. Dwayne's
job is to "use and abuse 'em."
Dwayne has some strong feeling
about OS SYSTEMS drysuits:
"Because we wear OS, we do
not spend all of our time in the shop, repairing and fixing our drysuits.
This means we have the time to HAVE A LIFE."
"Rubber seals do get torn
and do wear out. NO PROBLEM!!! We can easily replace a neck seal and two
wrist seals, on location, and in 1/2 hour, be back in the water, using
the same drysuit. THIS IS JUST F...ING MAGIC!!"
"We make money in the water,
not in the shop fixing drysuits. As a commercial diver the dollars-to-dive
costs are critical. Usually the drysuit costs are the highest. Using OS
SYSTEMS drysuits brings the costs down to less than $.50/dive. I am making
money now."
"These photos show me wearing
one of our test drysuits. We logged 4693 dives on this drysuit, from October,
1995 to September, 1999, before we had to retire it with a hero's burial."
"Customers do not care if
I am dry, but I do."
"Knives, bullets, and spear
guns punch holes in drysuits, even OS SYSTEMS drysuits. I use duct tape
for emergency, instant patches. I have personally worn my drysuit with
duct tape covering a 1" gash for 3 months, just to see how long it would
hold. I got tired of waiting and finally removed the duct tape and patched
the hole, which by the way takes about 2 minutes."
OS SYSTEMS drysuits are suits
for all seasons. We use OS shell drysuits and change the thickness of our
undergarments to fit the water temperature."
We can easily don our drysuits,
from street clothes to water entry, w/full scuba gear in 4 minutes."
"We also do want to look
professional, clean and sharp, because we are working on expensive yachts.
OS SYSTEMS drysuits look good."
"I don't see why anyone would
be diving in anything else."
DWAYNE MONTGOMERY
Emerald City Diving, Inc.
May 8, 2000
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