Diving doubles.... a trim issue

[Griffo]

What part of Melbourne are you in? Nick Schoeffler is a GUE instructor but I think he's taking a break.
Nick@gue.com

Rubens is also a local guru who can get you sorted.
Learn to Scuba Dive - Technical Diving - Rebreathers | Melbourne - Australia

Also curious what dive store sold you ankle weights as a fix

 

[eelnoraa]

.... Most people diving steel doubles with a steel plate and wet, can trim out without adding weight.

Really!!!! Not that I have seen regularly, in fact very rare with this combination

 

[Caveeagle]

Really!!!! Not that I have seen regularly, in fact very rare with this combination

Of course there are many variables. But have seen countless examples of people diving steel doubles in fresh water, with alum or kydex plates, even dry with no weight.

I get that salt water makes you more floaty, but a decent steel plate and wet ought to get most pretty close.

Now if ur diving lp72s. That’s gonna hurt you.

Heck, I’m a pretty floaty 275# and I can dive a LP104 w a steel plate and 3m wetsuit just fine. A 5/6m suit, and I have to kick down to 15’, But it’s divable.

 

[happy-diver]

You can also try ankleweights. Buddy of mine swears by them.

I bought a set of ankle weights on the recommendation of the owner of a dive shop.

yeah I have taken to carrying only fat people in my car so I can't speed

but, I would prefer to glue an elephant to my head than lead to my feet

 

[Magnus Lundstedt]

Really!!!! Not that I have seen regularly, in fact very rare with this combination

I dive wet 3mm with a steel plate and single alu80 with no additional weight.

If I go to a steel 12 I could drop the 4kg steel plate and still have same buoyancy.

With double steel 12 and a steel plate I would be about 7kg overweighted in my wetsuit.

Dry is another thing.