ouichef
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Hi guys! I'm not sure, but I think that I'm not wearing enough weight. I've only been a couple times and starting to "feel" things better and have no problems with most things (so far) but I think better weighting will really help me. I do understand that buoyancy comes with practice and can be difficult but I'm spending a lot of time and effort just trying to stay neutral. I'm 6'6" and 263 (at the times of diving) now after a little work I'm 253 yeah! I've been weighted about 16-18# (7-8k) I descend, most of it is 30-60ft, and when I start if I get within 3ft of the bottom I sink like a rock OR I start ascending. The dive master told me, each time, to let air out of the BCD, guess what? there isn't any, that's right I start floating with a deflated BCD. If I give it shot I going up fast. I would think you always need at a little air in your BCD and that helps compensate for the weights, not the other way around. I don't know, I could be totally off but that's why I'm asking the question.