Ugliest Doubles in Monterey

[Ben_ca]

I did my first doubles dive this weekend.

Double LP 72's
Highland bands
TLS 350
Apeks DS4's
SP G250/R380


First dive I was very much overweighted... the second dive I went from 12 to 10 lbs and am still just a bit heavy. I have a good idea on where I need to shift some of the weight to make it trim out well. On the second dive I was stable enough to do some drills and a valve drill... no problems reaching the valves at all.

On the asthetics side.... Boy they're ugly Smile and I don't blame you guys if you don't want to be seen walking down to the water with me.

Here's some pictures


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a little commentary from my LDS

BTW I found a weight belt Saturday 21 Jan 06 just off the Breakwater, PM me if you think it's yours

 

[paolov]

BTW I found a weight belt Saturday 21 Jan 06 just off the Breakwater, PM me if you think it's yours

so that's where they went. no wonder we could not find it during the Search and Recovery class....

 

[Ben_ca]

:lol:

 

[DiverBuoy]

I did my first doubles dive this weekend.

Double LP 72's
Highland bands
TLS 350
Apeks DS4's
SP G250/R380


First dive I was very much overweighted... the second dive I went from 12 to 10 lbs and am still just a bit heavy. I have a good idea on where I need to shift some of the weight to make it trim out well. On the second dive I was stable enough to do some drills and a valve drill... no problems reaching the valves at all.

On the asthetics side.... Boy they're ugly Smile and I don't blame you guys if you don't want to be seen walking down to the water with me.

Here's some pictures


View attachment 27961

View attachment 27960
a little commentary from my LDS

BTW I found a weight belt Saturday 21 Jan 06 just off the Breakwater, PM me if you think it's yours

Just keep in mind general rule of about a pound for every 13 cubic feet of air used. If you were down to 500psi (for example) how much weight do you still need to stay down.

 

[Ben_ca]

I was fine at the end of dive 2 with 300 lbs of gas.... 10 lbs... just a tad little heavy. I don't put too much faith in the math... because at the end of the day it what happens in teh water that counts

Thanks

 

[mech]

Good job Ben

 

[melfox26]

RULE #6, Ben!!!!

When are we going diving?


Mel