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I think this happens when one was previously diving with more weight than necessary. The BP/W encourages you to weight yourself more precisely.
Not sure I can be more specific. I just tilt the wing in the direction of where I am dumping and either press the dump button on the inflator or pull the string by the rear exhaust. Are bladders typically removable in wings?Uhm... how are you doing it, exactly?
Are bladders typically removable in wings?
Good point, I'll manually inflate it tonight and try again to see if there is a difference, thanks.Well, mine is: the shell has an all around zipper. Let in some ai, maybe you're creating negative pressure that's holding the water in?
The way I read that you think that the water in your wing was contributing to whatever buoyancy issues you were having. Water is neutrally buoyant, so even if you had a gallon of water in the bladder it wouldn't change your buoyancy, because it simply displaces a gallon of water that's not in your wing.I was in a pool at only 9' so the buoyancy was super touchy. I'm hoping that eases up a bit in open water.
Nope, I had a wireless transmitter not sending a signal, a FFM that was freeflowing and an STA that was coming loose from the backplate. All of that is what was causing my issues, or at least taking my attention away from what I was doing. I probably need another pound or two in my pockets as well considering the AL backplate.The way I read that you think that the water in your wing was contributing to whatever buoyancy issues you were having. Water is neutrally buoyant, so even if you had a gallon of water in the bladder it wouldn't change your buoyancy, because it simply displaces a gallon of water that's not in your wing.