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| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
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| Xanadu | T. Wings Stocks | Santa Cruz | 28' long X 8' beam | none | none | none | 1 / 0 | tech diving charters & instruction | 831-464-3600 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Beach Hopper II | Brian Nelson | Monterey | 32' long X 14' beam | none | none | 2 single | 1 / 1 | 408-463-0585 | |
| Cypress Sea | Phil Sammet / Dave Minard | Monterey | 47' long X 14.5' beam | 3500 psi | seats 20 | none | 1 / 2 | air tanks included, Nitrox extra | 800-408-DIVE |
| Escapade | Jim Capwell | Monterey | 38' long X 12' beam | none | beverages & snacks included | none | 1 / 1 | air tanks included | 831-465.1185 |
| Monterey Express | Tim Doreck / Brian Nelson | Monterey | 42' long X 16' beam | none | beverages & snacks included | none | 1 / 3 | steel 80 tanks, Nitrox | 888-422-2999 |
| Sanctuary | Michael Jones | Monterey | 35' long X 13.5' beam | none | beverages & snacks included | none | 1 / 1 | 6 pack, tanks included | 888-372-3483 |
| Silver Prince | Mark Jones | Monterey | 36' long X 12' beam | none | none | none | 1 / 0 | tanks included | 800-60-SCUBA |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Conception | Jerry Boylan | Santa Barbara | 78' long X 25' beam | 3000 psi | seats 40 | 13 double, 20 single | 3 / 4 | E6 photo processing | 805-962-1127 |
| Miss Devin | Ron Fairbanks | Santa Barbara | 42' long X 14' beam | 2850 psi | seats 4 + 6 in wheel house | 4 singles | 1 / 1 | 6 pack, can provide any gear | 805-736-3272 |
| Truth | Chris Callahan | Santa Barbara | 65' long X 22' beam | 3000 psi | seats 32 | 12 double, 19 single | 2 / 4 | 805-962-1127 | |
| Vision | James Hrabak | Santa Barbara | 80' long X 26' beam | 3000 psi | seats 40 | 13 double, 20 single | 3 / 4 | E6 photo processing | 805-962-1127 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Explorer | Tony Volaski | Ventura | 65' long X 22' beam | 3000 psi | seats 20 | 8 double, 26 single, 2 staterooms | 2 / 3 | Sit down tank racks | 805-646-0836 |
| Peace | Eric Bowman | Ventura | 65' long X 22' beam | 3700 psi | seats 32 | 11 double, 12 single | 2 / 3 | 32% Nitrox, hot tub, fast air fills | 866-984-2025 |
| Raptor | Joe Cochran | Ventura | 46' long X 16.2' beam | none | seats 15 (20 max) | none | 2 / 2 | steel 85 & 72 tanks, & food incl. | 805-650-7700 |
| Spectre | Ted Cumming | Ventura | 85' long X 19' beam | 3000 psi | seats 32 | 9 double, 23 single | 4 / 4 | hot tub, BBQ | 805-483-6612 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Covenant | Bob Beylik | Oxnard | 26' long X 9' beam | none | none | 2 single | 1 / 0 | tanks provided, rebreather friendly | 805-732-0597 |
| No Respect | Captain Lou Ciarimboli | Oxnard | 45' long X 15' beam | 4500 | seats 6 | 3 dbls | 2 / 2 | pp nitrox | 805-443-8058 |
| Sunfish | Andy Volaski | Oxnard | 53' long X 20' beam | 4000 | self serve | none | 1 / 1 | sitdown tank racks, one step dive back to boat | 805-644-1499 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Santa Monica Baykeeper | Tom Ford/Laura Bodensteiner | Marina Del Rey | 24' long X 8' beam | free | none | none | 0 / 0 | 2-3 free dives for kelp restoration volunteers | 310-305-9645 x3 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Island Diver | Alec Taylor | Redondo Beach | 36' long X 13' beam | none | none | none | 1 / 1 | 20+ knots | 800-642-0785 |
| Pacific Star | Redondo Beach | 65' long X 22' beam | 3000 psi | seats 24 | 18 single, 8 double | 2 / 2 | sit down tank racks, pp Nitrox | 626-716-1796 | |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Magician | Jerry Lewis | San Pedro | 62' long X 18' beam | 3000 psi | seats 24 | 12 single, 8 double | 2 / 1 | sit down tank racks, Nitrox | 818-499-7101 |
| Mr. C | Tom Rossin | San Pedro | 55' long X 15' beam | 3000 psi | seats 8 | sleeps 26, 12 dbls, 2 singles | 1 / 2 | 310-521-9737 | |
| Psalty V | Gary Jackson | San Pedro | 50' long X 15' beam | 3000 psi | seats 8 on bridge | 7 singles | 2 / 2 | shark cage, fast liveaboard 6 pack | 310-714-0548 |
| Ranger | Tyler Fenton | San Pedro | 40' long X 14' beam | none | seats 5 | 4 | 0 / 0 | A-Frame w/hydrullic winches | 562-537-4639 |
| Sand Dollar | Ken Peters | San Pedro | 65' long X 22' beam | 2400 psi | seats 24 | 9 double, 13 single | 2 / 3 | 32% Nitrox, tanks & weights supplied | 877-444-BOAT |
| Sea Bass | Richard Gayou | San Pedro | 40' long X 14' beam | 3500 psi | seats 4 inside | none | 1 / 1 | fast, sit down tank racks, nitrox | 818-652.5859 |
| Second Stage | Jeff Gove | San Pedro | 48' long X 14.75' beam | 3500 psi | yes | 6 singles | 1 / 2 | air fill whips & tank benches | 951-206-6687 |
| Sonar Queen | Wm. Alan Pezzuto | San Pedro | 63' long X 19' beam | 3000 psi | seats 8, beverages & snack inc. | 6 single, 2 double | 2 / 1 | 6 pack, 3 Al tanks/dvr. inc. | 909-279-7800 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Aquatica | Manfred (Manny) Koch | LA Harbor (Wilmington) | 64' long X 18' beam | 3500 psi | seats 16 inside, 6 outside | 15 double | 2 / 2 | shark cage, guided shark dives | 818-400-7439 |
| Julius N | Alan Spears | LA Harbor (Wilmington) | 14¼' long X 7½' beam | none | none | none | 1 / 0 | extremely stable | 619-227-1802 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Garabaldi | Dave Long | Two Harbors | 46' long X 14' beam | none | hot & cold drinks | none | 1 / 0 | catamaran jet boat, tanks & weights inc. | 310-510-4272 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Bottom Scratcher | Greg Elliot | Long Beach | 63' long X 21' beam | 3000 psi | seats 22 | 6 double, 15 single | 2 / 1 | tanks & weights supplied | 714-963-4378 |
| Cee Ray | Arnold | Long Beach | 3000 psi | seats 22 | 4 double, 27 single | 1 / 3 | 562-867-9738 | ||
| Great Escape | Tim Burke | Long Beach | 80' long X 25' beam | 3200 psi | seats 30 | 14 double, 21 single, 6 staterooms | 2 / 4 | air conditioned bunk rooms, camera station | 866-348-3262 |
| Island Time | Chris Carter | Long Beach | 48' long X 16' beam | 3000 psi | cont' bkfst, snacks, soda | none | 1 / 1 | Al 80s provided | 866-488-DIVE |
| Mambo | Lou | Long Beach | 38' long X 14.5' beam | none | seats 6 | 4 single in 2 cabins, 2 double | 1 / 2 | 6 pack | 562-438-0062 |
| Sundiver | Ray Arntz | Long Beach | 54' long X 17' beam | 3000 psi | seats 16 | 11 double | 2 / 2 | tanks provided | 800-555-9446 |
| Sundiver II | Ray Arntz | Long Beach | 33' long X 9.5' beam | none | seats 4 inside, 6 under cover | 1 V, 2 dbls, 1 sngl | 1 / 1 | tanks available | 800-555-9446 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| King Neptune | Bob Kennedy | Avalon | 65' long X 20' beam | 3500 psi | seats 20 | none | 2 / 1 | tanks & weights included | 800-262-DIVE |
| Scuba Cat | Rick Lawson | Avalon | 46' long X 16' beam | none | snacks, lunch, & refreshments | none | 1 / 3 | Al 80 & Al 63 tanks & weights included | 800-353-0330 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| SunSea Adveturer | Ken Wright | Dana Point | 32' long X 12' beam | none | seats 4 | 1 single, 1 double | 1 / 1 | {949-661-9199 | |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
| Dive Bliss | Robin Kedward | San Diego | 32' long X 12.7' beam | none | seats 6 | 2 doubles | 1 / 1 | 619-200-5852 | |
| Dn'DII | various | San Diego | 32' long X 12.5' beam | none | hot soup | none | 1 / 1 | tanks & weights, shark dives | 888-420-3047 |
| Horizon | Chris Thompson | San Diego | 80' long X 25' beam | 3300 psi | seats 30 | 10 double, 22 single, 8 cabins | 2 / 3 | great white shark dives, air cond., Nitrox | 858-277-7823 |
| Hydro Diver | Bill Moss | San Diego | 35' long | none | snacks, hot & cold drinks | none | 1 / 1 | Al 80s & DUI or soft weights included | 800-881-7121 |
| Marissa | Carl and Anita Gardner | San Diego | 38' long | 3500 psi | Food and Beverages incl. | none | 1 / 2 | tanks included | 619-757-3280 |
| M/V Islander | Shane Slaughter & John Conniff | San Diego | 88' long X 24' beam | 3500 psi | 11 staterooms | 2 / 2 | GW shark dives, Baja long range | 619-224-4388 | |
| M/V Phoenix | Capt. Mark Hamilton | San Diego | 50' long X 16' beam | 3000 psi | seats 8 | 1 stateroom. 6 passenger bunks | 2 / 2 | luxry 6-pack, tanks & weights, wshr/dryr | 619-823-8902 |
| Lois Ann | Captain Carl Mayhugh & | San Diego | 47' long X 15' beam | 4000 psi | hot lunch | none | 1 / 2 | Nitrox, steel 80s & weights supplied | 800-201-4381 |
| Ocean Express | various | San Diego | 38' long X 12' beam | none | hot soup | none | 1 / 3 | tanks & weights, guides available | 888-420-3047 |
| Ocean Odyssey | Rick Scott & Gregory Grivetto | San Diego | 85' long X 25' beam | 3300 psi | seats 28 | 35 single | 2 / 3 | clothes dryer; males, tank & weight included | 858-277-7823 |
| Name | Captain | Location | Size | Air Fills | Galley | Bunks | Heads / Showers | Special Features | Phone |
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