I did 11 single tank sidemount boat dives earlier this month in cayman Brac with an xdeep Stealth TEC.
I found that I was unable to maintain even left - right trim without a compensating weight on my opposite (right side) for most of the dive. This was curious as I have have backmounted with 2 al80s and both an al80 and an al40 on the left and did not have the same trim issue. This was with a dive rite rec bladder.
The Stealth air cell is in one section versus the rec which is doughnut shaped. I am curious as to whether the different shaped bladders might be responsible for the differences my buoyancy experiences.
The only modification that I did regulator wise was removing the long hose on the right regulator set and put it leading down on the left first stage.
I found that I was unable to maintain even left - right trim without a compensating weight on my opposite (right side) for most of the dive. This was curious as I have have backmounted with 2 al80s and both an al80 and an al40 on the left and did not have the same trim issue. This was with a dive rite rec bladder.
The Stealth air cell is in one section versus the rec which is doughnut shaped. I am curious as to whether the different shaped bladders might be responsible for the differences my buoyancy experiences.
The only modification that I did regulator wise was removing the long hose on the right regulator set and put it leading down on the left first stage.
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