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Can someone confirm that the Halcyon stainless steel backplate is negative 6 pounds? For some reason I thought it was 5...
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The "heavy" stainless steel (SST) plate is manufactured of 3/16" (.188) stainless steel with negative
buoyancy of about 9 pounds in the full size plate, or about 8 pounds in the short format. The "normal" SST
plate is manufactured of 11 gauge (~ 0.119" nominal) thickness with a negative buoyancy of about -6 pounds in
the full pattern and -5.5 pounds in the "short" pattern.
Backplate
Specially designed for mating with Pioneer wing on a single tank- no adaptor required!
Backplate is available in six lbs. stainless steel and aluminum
Utility holes allow mating with MC Storage Pak to stow a variety of lift devices
Military-grade hardcoat protects the Halcyon aluminum backplate from corrosion and scratching
How about the AL backplate?