Bopper
Contributor
So I'm going to get to try my new Steel 119 soon and I've only dove w. aluminum 80's prior to that. I'm 5'9" 198lbs and I usually wear 28lbs w. a 7MM suit here in SoCal. I usually have a hard time sinking w. the 28lbs, but eventually I do but I'm usually the last one down.
I recently bought the 119 and have never used it. I'm concerned about how much weight I should drop to compensate for the steel tank. The steel tank is a Worthington X-Series 119 and a little digging around the internet shows that the buoyancy, in pounds, is -11.7 when full and -2.0 when empty. I guess you can assume that the AL80's I've used are just run of the mill Catalina 80s considering I've rented them every time.
Obviously I don't want to be overweighted, but I also want to make sure that I'm going to sink (it will be about a 200 yard kick out shore dive). Ppl have mentioned a swing of 5lbs is pretty safe. So I'm thinking 24lbs just to make sure.
Anybody have any input into this subject? What would be the max weight you would feel comfortable bringing?
Thanks in advance.
I recently bought the 119 and have never used it. I'm concerned about how much weight I should drop to compensate for the steel tank. The steel tank is a Worthington X-Series 119 and a little digging around the internet shows that the buoyancy, in pounds, is -11.7 when full and -2.0 when empty. I guess you can assume that the AL80's I've used are just run of the mill Catalina 80s considering I've rented them every time.
Obviously I don't want to be overweighted, but I also want to make sure that I'm going to sink (it will be about a 200 yard kick out shore dive). Ppl have mentioned a swing of 5lbs is pretty safe. So I'm thinking 24lbs just to make sure.
Anybody have any input into this subject? What would be the max weight you would feel comfortable bringing?
Thanks in advance.