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jdicediver · 19th December 2007, 20:03

Quote: (Originally Posted by scuba_phil)

Most of the replies so far seam to be on the light side - Am I doing somthing wrong?

Setup: 3L steel tanks, 5 lb SS back plate
Drysuit: TLS 350 with polartec 300 (5'6" 155 lbs, I sink in a pool)
Canister light: 2 lbs
Lead: 8 lbs on belt and 6 lbs up on the tanks (trim)
Total: 5 + 2 + 8 + 6 = 21 lbs
All air needs to be dumped out of the wing to submerge (min volume in dry suit)

My total weight is closer to the setup I use when diving with an single AL80

Comments?

Phil

Does it really matter? You will need to add weight until you are neutrally bouyant, somewhere between the surface and your planned depth of descent. Then, after you have managed to finally maintain your bouyancy throughout the dive without bouncing off the bottom like a yo-yo, and have done between 10 to 100 more dives on the unit, that will change. You will eventually use less weight than you are now...

The trick? ...Don't kill yourself in the meanwhile.

19th December 2007, 20:03	#13 (permalink)
jdicediver John Harcus Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 258	Re: how much lead? Quote: (Originally Posted by scuba_phil) Most of the replies so far seam to be on the light side - Am I doing somthing wrong? Setup: 3L steel tanks, 5 lb SS back plate Drysuit: TLS 350 with polartec 300 (5'6" 155 lbs, I sink in a pool) Canister light: 2 lbs Lead: 8 lbs on belt and 6 lbs up on the tanks (trim) Total: 5 + 2 + 8 + 6 = 21 lbs All air needs to be dumped out of the wing to submerge (min volume in dry suit) My total weight is closer to the setup I use when diving with an single AL80 Comments? Phil Does it really matter? You will need to add weight until you are neutrally bouyant, somewhere between the surface and your planned depth of descent. Then, after you have managed to finally maintain your bouyancy throughout the dive without bouncing off the bottom like a yo-yo, and have done between 10 to 100 more dives on the unit, that will change. You will eventually use less weight than you are now... The trick? ...Don't kill yourself in the meanwhile. __________________ Regards; "Some people shouldn't dive...others shouldn't even get wet".
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