It was picture perfect weather and I had the opportunity to dive the Tiller wreck with a new friend. The previous day's dive on the wreck was a bit of a mess but this one made up for the problems.
The boat was a personal sport boat unlike the commercial dive boats I am used to. I switched from doubles to a single tank which helped out getting in and out of the water.
The photos are from a Canon PowerShot camera in video mode with an Ikelite housing.
Here is the view on the way down. Makes you wonder who would want to even attempt this?
And then all of a sudden the bow appears out of the gloom and you are looking at a boat built in the 1700's.
That's me swimming along side of the wreck. It gives some scale to the size of the ship. At 110 feet long she isn't big but still a good size.
The tiller on the back of the boat. She doesn't have a name as of yet but the tiller is a sign of a lake boat from the 1700's.
Original planking and open hatches at 110 feet, who could resist?
This is the world's largest museum and open to everyone, Just be sure to leave the rust and the artifacts on the wreck. They have no meaning outside of where they are, and this could be someone's final resting place.
Under the deck on the Tiller.
The worst thing you can do as a diver is kick up the silt for everyone else. Thankfully I kept the water clear. Clear back to the last deck hatch.
On a very good day you will find me somewhere deep under water.
I am a fish out of water. In my next life I want to be born with gills.
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