fltekdiver

Hi,

I'm was wondering, what are the options for bail-out, B/C , drysuit, on a Dolphin ?

I'm diving mostley 60' reefs here in Florida, and usalley carry a 13cf tank, slung under my arm, for bail-out.

I then use the other 13cf on the right side of my Dolphin, in the bag, and I connected my B/C , and drysuit hose to that one.

I do have a Air2 on my inflator , so I can bail off my primary gas as well, considering the tank mix, and MOD.

So I would really like to run just my alum 27cf tank, and one 13cf tank, the 27cf tank having the Air2 also.

Then I would like to run the B/C off of the main breathing tank also?

I would like to run my drysuit off the one 13cf tank, and also use it for bail out. That would elimate one 13cf tank.

Problem is, would I have enough gas to do a 1 hour dive, on a 60' reef, with a tank mix of 50% on a 60 orfice? 60 orfice is 5.8 LPM, Im not sure if I would drain the tank down using it for B/C inflation also? Also I do use the 50 orifce and 40 orfice, so that needs to be taken into consideration.

Or, do I keep my current configuration, which is 27cf tank for breathing gas, and Air2. One 14cf tank for B/C and Drysuit only. One 13cf tank for bail-out only. I'm trying to elimate the two 13cf tanks, and goto one, but I want to make sure I always have enough bail out, and enough B/C inflation.

I all ready made a mistake, and did 4 dives on the 13cf for B/C, and ran outta air for my B/C on the 4th dive , and had to shoot a lift bag, so now I carry a extra 13cf tank, and after 2 dives, I switch out for a fresh one for the next 2 dives that day.

what is everyone doing...... ?

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