Don McAlhany

MUD Club – Don McAlhany (Mac):  AKA: Tortuga Viejo (Old Moss Back) or more recently “The Old Walrus”. Started into diving in the early 60’s by building helmets made of 5 gallon food tins with air supplied via large bore bike tire pump and aircraft accumulators. Graduated to scuba diving in 1967, and “officially” certified in 1972 YMCA in order to get tanks filled. Obtained PADI & NAUI certs along the way, and picked up a commercial rating (Hard Hat) in 1978 from the Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving and worked commercial until 1987 doing NBC shallow (less than 250′) water diving. Mostly interested in shallow water “Grubbing”,  and wreck diving. Anybody out there selling an ”inexpensive” mini-sub let me know :)

Latest Posts

Diving the Muskegon - Michigan City by dwmack on June 25th, 2011
[caption id="attachment_2233" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Dive the Muskegon - Michigan City (2011-06-25)"][/caption] Two boats and 4 divers made for easy boating & diving this morning out of Michigan City, Indiana.

Ice Dive #2 Singer Lake by admin on January 23rd, 2010
This was a revisit to Singer Lake for a second dive.

Flat Lake Dive Day by dwmack on July 17th, 2011
  [caption id="attachment_2344" align="aligncenter" width="516" caption="Boat in Trail - Scarlett Fever"][/caption]   If you’re a boater or diver, Sunday was the day to be on the lake in SW Michigan.

Lake 16 - Martin, Mi by dwmack on November 9th, 2010
lake 16 - Layout Saturday, November 6, Lake 16 Ah.

Attempt on the Ann Arbor #5 by dwmack on June 12th, 2011
Though we got out on the big lake Mother Nature did not cooperate sufficiently to get a dive in but we did GET WET!   Dramamine anyone?.

Latest Comments

On Saint Joseph River Dive - Niles by Scuba Obsessed Episode 89 – Did I really just see a snow flake? Oh and that was’t a safe. – Scuba Obsessed on November 12th, 2011
[...] http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2747 - Mac’s dive on the square object…. not a safe [...]...

On Discussions by dwmack on December 17th, 2011
December pre new years eve dive and area check out - I'am available - tell me when & where.

On New Years Eve Night Dive 12-31-10 by Scuba Obsessed Episode 50 – Has it been a year of talking about Scuba diving already? – Scuba Obsessed on January 9th, 2011
[...] talked about last week’s New Year’s day dive and Mac talked about the MUD club’s New Year’s eve dive. Next week we are scheduled to be on the Talking Scuba show so watch twitter and facebook for more [...]...

On Paw Paw Lake Ice Dive by Larry Steelman on January 16th, 2012
I bet Darrin really likes that dry suit.

On South Haven Maritime Museum - Wreck Release Information by Scuba Obsessed Episode 92 – Ship Wreck Found, Turkey Dive and Darrin’s First Dry Suit Dive – Scuba Obsessed on December 3rd, 2011
[...] http://mudclub.scubaobsessed.com/archives/2880 [...]...