My venture into Sidemount.

[Jax]

Easy way to shorten to bungees is to just tie knots in them... damned things eventually stretch so you they keep getting longer.

:shocked2: Rob's going to tie knots in my brand new bungees?









:joke:

 

[Jax]

I haven't heard Dive-aholic chime in, so I'm leaving my bungees alone.

I weighed my "1-lb" ankle weights . . . they are 1.4 lbs apiece . . .

I have them wrapped tightly around the top D-ring, and am going to give it another try.

The flashlights weigh 6.9 oz and 7.4 oz, for Docc!

 

[Jax]

Ugh. I'm still listing (yawing?) to the left. And I forgot the camera.

The ankle weights were wrapped tightly on the upper D-ring, so it wasn't them.

I took off the bungees, and it seemed I was straight . . . not sure I gave it enough time, though, because I didn't return to the deep end of the pool.

I took off everything and examined the bungees. They are equal length and seem equally strong. I switched them. I still list left.

I took off everything again. I checked all the straps, etc, to ensure everything is equal. It is. I took off everything extraneous. Back in, and I still list left.

BTW - I test the list by hanging 'dead' in the water.

Finally, I took the tanks off and switched them. I still list left.

The only thing left is I screwed something up with the rig. The only thing I've done lately is lengthen the shoulder straps. Grrrr-r-r-r-r-r-r.

 

[noreastDIVER84]

Ugh. I'm still listing (yawing?) to the left. And I forgot the camera.

The ankle weights were wrapped tightly on the upper D-ring, so it wasn't them.

I took off the bungees, and it seemed I was straight . . . not sure I gave it enough time, though, because I didn't return to the deep end of the pool.

I took off everything and examined the bungees. They are equal length and seem equally strong. I switched them. I still list left.

I took off everything again. I checked all the straps, etc, to ensure everything is equal. It is. I took off everything extraneous. Back in, and I still list left.

BTW - I test the list by hanging 'dead' in the water.

Finally, I took the tanks off and switched them. I still list left.

The only thing left is I screwed something up with the rig. The only thing I've done lately is lengthen the shoulder straps. Grrrr-r-r-r-r-r-r.

The left shoulder strap isn't by any chance slightly longer than the right? If you put the rig on a hanger and stand back to look at it you may see a difference. The other thought which is may be a stretch but is your long hose on your right side? If so is it possible that there is enough of a difference that the long hose is causing your right side to float up? I think it is highly unlikely, but I figured I would ask.

I am thinking that you may have one shoulder strap just slightly longer and that may be the culprit.

 

[Jax]

The left shoulder strap isn't by any chance slightly longer than the right? If you put the rig on a hanger and stand back to look at it you may see a difference. The other thought which is may be a stretch but is your long hose on your right side? If so is it possible that there is enough of a difference that the long hose is causing your right side to float up? I think it is highly unlikely, but I figured I would ask.

I am thinking that you may have one shoulder strap just slightly longer and that may be the culprit.

That's why I swapped the two tanks, hoses and all. I still listed left, so it has to be the rig.

I'll be taking another look at all the straps and such tomorrow . . . had to celebrate a friend's birthday tonight!

 

[ucfdiver]

Just curious here...why add weight before getting the tanks right...especially wet with steels without a source of redundant buoyancy?

 

[Jax]

Just curious here...why add weight before getting the tanks right...especially wet with steels without a source of redundant buoyancy?

Before I lengthened the straps, the tanks were right. I'm not too worried about the redundant buoyancy in the pool, but I do have a 50lb lift bag for the ocean.

 

[Jax]

Would it matter if one strap were half an inch longer than the other? I don't know why it is, and the chest strap is level, but I measured and the straps are different.

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[mrmccoy]

Just curious here...why add weight before getting the tanks right...especially wet with steels without a source of redundant buoyancy?

With my limited SM experience I have yet to so someone diving wet that did not have trim weight on thier shoulders but diving with no redundant bouyancy is a big issue too.

Rob is diving the USS Oriskany off a liveaboard but he should be back tonight.

 

[Jax]

The left shoulder strap isn't by any chance slightly longer than the right? If you put the rig on a hanger and stand back to look at it you may see a difference. The other thought which is may be a stretch but is your long hose on your right side? If so is it possible that there is enough of a difference that the long hose is causing your right side to float up? I think it is highly unlikely, but I figured I would ask.

I am thinking that you may have one shoulder strap just slightly longer and that may be the culprit.

You may be right . . . is 1/2" enough? I don't know how it happened.