Demise of a beautiful lady.

Hello...Gary A. Cresswell here (President of Critical Aspect Inc.). I am writing this time to pay tribute to a great dive boat...The Seeker. On May 6th. 2006 I first set eyes on this vessel at 0600 as she laid tied-up to the refueling dock on Goat Island, off Newport, Rhode Island. I had read so much about this boat in numerous books on diving over the past several years. I was thrilled to be boarding her with my dive gear for a weekend of diving! We dove the wreck of the Neptune II(fishing trawler at 85') that day and returned to port around 1800. I then unexpectedly spent the next two hours in the cramped, hot engine compartment replacing the fuel line to the starboard Detroit Desiel that had developed a leak. Had I not made this repair, the next day's diving on the U-853 with celebrities John Chatterton, Richie Kohler, John Yurga and a full boat of divers would have to be cancelled...Captain Mike Jensen couldn't find a marine mechanic on a Saturday evening and didn't want to run the boat on one engine. Filling the bilge with fuel wasn't an option either. Fortunately, I am an experienced Master Plumber (self-employed) and had driven my work truck complete with tools and supplies to Goat Island that weekend (my truck is great for hauling dive gear). Mike offered several times to pay me but I declined...I was honored to contribute something to this great dive boat. Unfortunately, The Seeker has now fallen into financial trouble and is out of business. It may be lost to the sport of diving forever. Someone with a "bag of money" needs to step-in and save her! When I learn more of her fate, I will publish the news here at Planet Pterodactyl. Take care for now, Gary A. Cresswell, President, Critical Aspect Inc.

Happy Pterodactyl Owner

Recently, I sold a Pterodactyl Backplate/Harness System to a diver in Texas...Greg Voyles. Upon opening the box, Greg wrote, "The eagle has landed...just received the Pterodactyl today. THIS IS ONE NICE BACKPLATE! The workmanship you put into it is top hotch, very easy to don and tighten the harness and the positioning of the two backplate "D" rings is perfect. Blows my Zeagle backplate out of the water (which is what I had been using). The Pterodactyl is worth everything I paid for it and more. Miles ahead of the other guys, so you definately have a customer for life." Isn't that a great e-mail? It certainly made my day! I have noticed that the only divers who voice negative comments about the Pterodactyl are divers who have not even tried the Pterodactyl. Conversely, all the divers who have tried the Pterodactyl only have positive comments. I was very interested in hearing Greg's comments after he dove with the product so I asked him to write me after his first dive with the Pterodactyl. Greg wrote, "It was great! It is so easy to put on and adjust the harness. No more fighting the harness and trying to get it snug like I used to with my Zeagle backplate. Those rollers you designed into the Pterodactyl is the best idea ever...it puts the rest of the backplates out there to shame. Everyone I dove with on Saturday were all pretty impressed with the Pterodacyl. They all thought the Pterodactyl was definately a first class tech backplate." Other divers who own a Pterodactyl keep in touch occassionally and relate the same positive comments. Hey, I know I'm onto a good thing with this design...buy one and blow-away the hastle of gearing-up with a backplate that does so much more for you than the one your're using now. Talk to you later!

Cheers from Planet Pterodactyl,
Gary A. Cresswell
President, Critical Aspect Inc.

Awesome Dive Weekend

Hi...I'm Gary A. Cresswell, President of Critical Aspect Incorporated. I am also the inventor of the innovative Pterodactyl Backplate/Harness System. This product is endorsed by John Chatterton. On May 7, 2006 I dove with John aboard The Seeker out of Newport, R.I. on the wreck of the U-853 (130 feet). It was an awesome dive...warm, sunny weather and a relatively calm sea. There was excellent visability and no current on the bottom. Bottom Temp. was 45 Degs. It was a real treat to dive from such a famous dive boat and in the company of John Chatterton and Richie Kohler. What more would one want? The U-853 is an awesome wreck to see. I am currently only basic Nitrox certified and I have recently added a second stage bottle. On this dive, I dove with air in my twin back tanks, Nitrox 28 in my left stage bottle and Nitrox 40 in my right stage bottle. While on the wreck, I switched to my left stage bottle once my back tanks were down to 1,500 PSI and headed-back to the anchor line and "hung-around" until I had achieved a 20 foot ceiling on my air computer (28 minutes). Then I began my ascent. At 80 feet I switched to my right stage bottle and continued to 20 feet for Deco. Can't wait to return!