Poll - Custom Dive Boat

[Line Squirrel]

You don't need much more than a 16ft Jon boat with a 25hp Merc to access most of the caves on the Suwannee and Santa Fe for two divers. Two SM divers is pretty much enough for most caves along the Suwannee and the Santa Fe.

There are obviously exceptions (Ginnie and Telford for instance) are accessible by boat and can handle more then two divers but I wouldn't want to dive with more than two in places like Suwannee Blue, Hidden, Big Suck, Little Suck, etc., etc.

But to address a couple of your other questions....

1). Lockable storage for a hand held GPS, cameras, cell phones, wallets, car keys and yes even a hand gun for those of us that choose to.
2). Personally I like a tiller, IMO it makes sit easier to see what I'm looking for (siphons or boils).
3). Ladder completely unnecessary. You can gear up in waist deep water near the shoreline.

[John Ploegert]

2). Personally I like a tiller, IMO it makes sit easier to see what I'm looking for (siphons or boils).

Would a depth sounder and/or a water temperature sensor readout help?
John Ploegert