Buoyancy problem solved -- for now.

I lightened my load by two lbs and that seemed to do the trick. I could
swim up and down without much trouble and use breath control to fine tune
myself at the bottom of the pool, all with an empty bc. However, I let the
tank get down to 300 lbs and did a check at the surface and with an empty bc
I sank ever so slowly, even with a lung full of air. I guess it's whatever
you are comfortable with.

A diver friend was at the pool, too, and he surmises, as someone else said
in the other thread, that the minerals in the crater I dove in made 8 lbs
perfect. So, I need to learn that each body of water is going to be
different, even if it's labeled "fresh water."

He told me one day he went down to the Bahamas and forgot to weight for salt
water -- just wasn't thinking. Jumped in and just bobbed around like a
cork.

--

Sheldon
sheldon@sopris.net

"Sheldon" <sheldon@REMOVEsopris.net> wrote in message
news:QfmdnfKOhM_VNWjbnZ2dnUVZ_s3inZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> I lightened my load by two lbs and that seemed to do the trick. I could
> swim up and down without much trouble and use breath control to fine tune
> myself at the bottom of the pool, all with an empty bc. However, I let
the
> tank get down to 300 lbs and did a check at the surface and with an empty
bc
> I sank ever so slowly, even with a lung full of air. I guess it's
whatever
> you are comfortable with.
>
> A diver friend was at the pool, too, and he surmises, as someone else said
> in the other thread, that the minerals in the crater I dove in made 8 lbs
> perfect. So, I need to learn that each body of water is going to be
> different, even if it's labeled "fresh water."
>
> He told me one day he went down to the Bahamas and forgot to weight for
salt
> water -- just wasn't thinking. Jumped in and just bobbed around like a
> cork.

It's only happened to me once, but I've jumped off the boat without my
weightbelt (back in the weightbelt days). I bobbed around for a few seconds
before I figured out what was up with that. Had to put my belt on in the
water. I was sure glad that I'd been taking pool refreshers before any of
my dive trips.

By the way, there aren't too many divers that haven't had that happen to
them at least once.

"Dan Bracuk" <NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
news:spibf3doukna1db0v279v4hco7f3kk9117@4ax.com...
> "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
> in:
>
> :By the way, there aren't too many divers that haven't had that happen to
> :them at least once.
>
> My normal oopsie is to forget to turn on my computer.

Use the OEM one and you have no more oopsies.

On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:22:18 GMT, "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada>
wrote:

>
>"Sheldon" <sheldon@REMOVEsopris.net> wrote in message
>news:QfmdnfKOhM_VNWjbnZ2dnUVZ_s3inZ2d@comcast.com ...
>> I lightened my load by two lbs and that seemed to do the trick. I could
>> swim up and down without much trouble and use breath control to fine tune
>> myself at the bottom of the pool, all with an empty bc. However, I let
>the
>> tank get down to 300 lbs and did a check at the surface and with an empty
>bc
>> I sank ever so slowly, even with a lung full of air. I guess it's
>whatever
>> you are comfortable with.
>>
>> A diver friend was at the pool, too, and he surmises, as someone else said
>> in the other thread, that the minerals in the crater I dove in made 8 lbs
>> perfect. So, I need to learn that each body of water is going to be
>> different, even if it's labeled "fresh water."
>>
>> He told me one day he went down to the Bahamas and forgot to weight for
>salt
>> water -- just wasn't thinking. Jumped in and just bobbed around like a
>> cork.
>
>It's only happened to me once, but I've jumped off the boat without my
>weightbelt (back in the weightbelt days). I bobbed around for a few seconds
>before I figured out what was up with that. Had to put my belt on in the
>water. I was sure glad that I'd been taking pool refreshers before any of
>my dive trips.
>
>By the way, there aren't too many divers that haven't had that happen to
>them at least once.

I actually got down to 35' off Key Largo in a 3/2 suit without my
belt. I was struggling to get level and finally realized what was
missing. I was glad I discovered it before I'd emptied the al80 on my
back.

JF

On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:32:06 -0700, "Scott"
<pugetsounddiver@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>"Dan Bracuk" <NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
>news:spibf3doukna1db0v279v4hco7f3kk9117@4ax.com.. .
>> "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> pounded away at his keyboard resulting
>> in:
>>
>> :By the way, there aren't too many divers that haven't had that happen to
>> :them at least once.
>>
>> My normal oopsie is to forget to turn on my computer.
>
>Use the OEM one and you have no more oopsies.

Speak for yerself. There's been many the time I've forgotten to turn
that one on too.

JF

"Dan Bracuk" <NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
news:tmkbf3l212v2arvdjj76ral2e10fh7heqv@4ax.com...

> "Scott" <pugetsounddiver@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard
> resulting in:
>
> :Use the OEM one and you have no more oopsies.
>
> I use the OEM one to realize what wonderful things dive computers are
> and how they make diving so much more enjoyable.

You should learn to know the freedom of not needing a dive computer.

"Scott" <pugetsounddiver@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:dIadnZfT8N5Ub2jbnZ2dnUVZ_tuonZ2d@whidbeytel.c om...
> "Dan Bracuk" <NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
> news:tmkbf3l212v2arvdjj76ral2e10fh7heqv@4ax.com...
>
>> "Scott" <pugetsounddiver@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard
>> resulting in:
>>
>> :Use the OEM one and you have no more oopsies.
>>
>> I use the OEM one to realize what wonderful things dive computers are
>> and how they make diving so much more enjoyable.
>
> You should learn to know the freedom of not needing a dive computer.
>

My NAUI instructor won't use one. Doesn't trust them. Claims he went down
with two different computers and they were miles apart in their readings.

"Dan Bracuk" <NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
news:vnibf39d0hij608a8ptv4otvd3nqmko5ia@4ax.com...
> "Sheldon" <sheldon@REMOVEsopris.net> pounded away at his keyboard
> resulting in:
>
> :I lightened my load by two lbs and that seemed to do the trick. I could
> :swim up and down without much trouble and use breath control to fine tune
> :myself at the bottom of the pool, all with an empty bc. However, I let
> the
> :tank get down to 300 lbs and did a check at the surface and with an empty
> bc
> :I sank ever so slowly, even with a lung full of air. I guess it's
> whatever
> :you are comfortable with.
>
> You are overweighted.
>
> Dan Bracuk

Still? Well I can certainly try 4 lbs, but I'm not sure it will be easy to
stay down with that little weight. Maybe I should try no weights and see
what happens, then stick a 3 lb weight in my bc pocket or just take one 3
off the belt. Can't hurt to experiment. Maybe I can just gain 4 lbs.

"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote in message
news:mf-dnZa_aOZXmWvbnZ2dnUVZ_uCinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> "Scott" <pugetsounddiver@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:dIadnZfT8N5Ub2jbnZ2dnUVZ_tuonZ2d@whidbeytel.c om...
>> "Dan Bracuk" <NOTbracuk@pathcom.com> wrote in message
>> news:tmkbf3l212v2arvdjj76ral2e10fh7heqv@4ax.com...
>>
>>> "Scott" <pugetsounddiver@gmail.com> pounded away at his keyboard
>>> resulting in:
>>>
>>> :Use the OEM one and you have no more oopsies.
>>>
>>> I use the OEM one to realize what wonderful things dive computers are
>>> and how they make diving so much more enjoyable.
>>
>> You should learn to know the freedom of not needing a dive computer.
>>
>
> My NAUI instructor won't use one. Doesn't trust them. Claims he went
> down with two different computers and they were miles apart in their
> readings.

I use a computer but I always check the tables as well. IMHO unless you
understand the tables you can't understand the principles by which the
computer displays what it does. Than again as I have said before I turn the
bevel on my dive watch before I descend and carry and use a snorkel
>
>

"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote in message
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> My NAUI instructor won't use one. Doesn't trust them. Claims he went
down
> with two different computers and they were miles apart in their readings.

The finest dive computer on earth is installed at the factory, right between
your ears.

The very same computer that built all the other computers.

You just have to learn how to use it.