jephre
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Hi All-
So, here I am 15 or so dives in to my diving life (and what a life it is), but yesterday in my bubblings at the Avalon UWP in Catalina I twice found myself losing control of my buoyancy in the last few moments of the dive.
Thankfully, neither occurrence happened from an exceptionally deep depth-- maybe 15 feet, as I was attempting a safety stop in both instances-- but no matter what-- dumping air from BC, kicking down, holding on to kelp for dear life-- I seemed to be floating to the surface.
Here are my stats, in case it might help you better evaluate my predicament:
-Male, 180 lbs, 6;3"-- not much fat on my bones
-Exposure protection: 7mm Pinnacle Elite with a 3mm hooded vest
-BC: Scubapro Knighthawk
-Weights: 3 lbs in each of the BC's non-ditchable pockets, 18 in the ditchable pouches
-Cylinder: I believe I was using a Steel 80, although I may be wrong. If anyone here regularly dives the Avalon UWP, I used the tanks they rent on-site.
Maybe I just need to add another couple pounds in the pockets (supposedly the BC can handle 20 in the ditchable pockets), but it seems to me as though 26 pounds of lead is an awful lot for a guy like me.
At any rate, I know I am opening myself to harsh critique by posting this here, but I have found this board to be exceedingly useful in getting me straight on some other issues, so I would appreciate any constructive feedback, advice, or techniques that I perhaps didn't get in my OW class.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts you might offer.
Jeffrey in Los Angeles
So, here I am 15 or so dives in to my diving life (and what a life it is), but yesterday in my bubblings at the Avalon UWP in Catalina I twice found myself losing control of my buoyancy in the last few moments of the dive.
Thankfully, neither occurrence happened from an exceptionally deep depth-- maybe 15 feet, as I was attempting a safety stop in both instances-- but no matter what-- dumping air from BC, kicking down, holding on to kelp for dear life-- I seemed to be floating to the surface.
Here are my stats, in case it might help you better evaluate my predicament:
-Male, 180 lbs, 6;3"-- not much fat on my bones
-Exposure protection: 7mm Pinnacle Elite with a 3mm hooded vest
-BC: Scubapro Knighthawk
-Weights: 3 lbs in each of the BC's non-ditchable pockets, 18 in the ditchable pouches
-Cylinder: I believe I was using a Steel 80, although I may be wrong. If anyone here regularly dives the Avalon UWP, I used the tanks they rent on-site.
Maybe I just need to add another couple pounds in the pockets (supposedly the BC can handle 20 in the ditchable pockets), but it seems to me as though 26 pounds of lead is an awful lot for a guy like me.
At any rate, I know I am opening myself to harsh critique by posting this here, but I have found this board to be exceedingly useful in getting me straight on some other issues, so I would appreciate any constructive feedback, advice, or techniques that I perhaps didn't get in my OW class.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts you might offer.
Jeffrey in Los Angeles