I recently picked up a small piece of netting half way between two islands in the Azores, cleared the net in a marina using the traditional mask, snorkel and much gasping. But then saw a Danish boat with the same problem but he had a small "oil free" compressor a length of pressure hose and a SCUBA mouth piece so he could work easily on the prop. Can anyone help with the specification of the equipment to do this as I fancy having this as an emergency kit option.

John Weighell

S/V Sleipnir

We carry diving gear. BCD and tanks. Invaluable for all kinds of tasks including bottom cleaning, damage evaluation and repair as well as the sheer enjoyment of diving. Get trained - 350 euros or so. No need for a compressor - you can get your bottle filled at almost any dive shop worldwide on production of your diving qualification. $10