Dive Master Ralph Evey cruises Raccoon Creek in his Carolina Skiff
While I was helping Capt. Dave tie up Hirondelle at the Oriental Yacht Club, Dive Master Ralph cruised alongside in his Carolina Skiff (full of diving equipment) to say hello and chat... from the looks of the cup-holder in his chair, he was coming from The Bean coffee shop next to Town Dock.-30-
Ralph runs the "Oriental Dive Company," a commercial diving enterprise here in Oriental. ODC can clean your bottom (your boat's bottom, that is) while it is still in the water, retrieve your heirloom necklace or stainless steel bow pulpit that fell in the drink, and perform any kind of diving service you may need.
He is also just about the friendliest guy in town, and in Oriental that is an extremely high standard to meet.
Ralph can often be seen cruising area marinas, harbors and creeks in a boat bearing diving flags, or driving around town in the "Big Unit," a former radio station promo-mobile (and probably an ambulance before that) which he has converted to carry his diving equipment. I will have to get a picture of that thing in a future post, for sure... it is a riot.
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I wanted to thank you for visiting my blog the other day! I have been reading your posts and profile (I didn't think anyone else ever hear of the Flashman series, let alone read them...) and love your photos, Especially the 12th and the 16th! I have tried casting those nets in Beaufort, S.C., and it isn't as easy as it looks!
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