Books screws necessary or not

[lowwall]

I've never bothered with them. The wing ends up where it needs to go automatically when you slip the tank bands over the tank. At most you'll need to give it a little tug to line it up exactly.

Not having the wing screwed on makes the post dive rinse a bit easier and more thorough as well.

 

[happy-diver]

Every second counts for me first on board finish fiddling then off to the marina cafe to take in the morning
Whilst the cacophony of other dribbling in fiddlers, suck oxygen and drown out the birds for the next hour

 

[Diver Stan]

This is an interesting discussion.

I use plastic book screws with a heavy SS backplate for cold water and flatish SS book screws with my travel primitive (piranha dive shop) plastic backplate. Both rigs use different sized HOG wings with the raised ridges to hold singles. Neither setup conflicts with aluminum or steel tanks, however the book screws are fairly flat AND both rigs have hard plates.

Never though about eliminating this attachment. Worth a look.

Question: how much does your HOG Total Control Buoyancy System with the soft backplate weigh?

 

[Unaware6905]

This is an interesting discussion.

I use plastic book screws with a heavy SS backplate for cold water and flatish SS book screws with my travel primitive (piranha dive shop) plastic backplate. Both rigs use different sized HOG wings with the raised ridges to hold singles. Neither setup conflicts with aluminum or steel tanks, however the book screws are fairly flat AND both rigs have hard plates.

Never though about eliminating this attachment. Worth a look.

Question: how much does your HOG Total Control Buoyancy System with the soft backplate weigh?

It's right at 9 lb.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Book screws. So glad there is a better name for them, that what I learned them as all those years ago, long before scuba diving when I worked with horses... sex screws. LOL

Back on the subject, there are SS ones out there with the bolt part nice and wide and easy to use, not too long either.
My DSS BP/W came with rubber thingys (highly technical term) instead of the book screws. Never thought of not using either.

 

[happy-diver]

Yeah and those unhappy not being able to giggle about sex bolts can still giggle but just a bit less about screws

 

[SM Dexter]

Book screws. So glad there is a better name for them, that what I learned them as all those years ago, long before scuba diving when I worked with horses... sex screws. LOL

Back on the subject, there are SS ones out there with the bolt part nice and wide and easy to use, not too long either.
My DSS BP/W came with rubber thingys (highly technical term) instead of the book screws. Never thought of not using either.

My first BP/W was a DDS and had those rubber thingys too. I have since had many BPs and have used metal book screw and Stainless Steel 3/8 bolts and wing nuts to “hold” my wings on to my plates, squally with a STA. Never felt any difference between the DDS rubber thingys, book screws, or SS bolts & wing nuts. I’m in the opinion that the tank straps play a larger role securing the wing to the back plates than the hardware.

Note: I have never tried a non-metal back plate…so no comment on those.

D.