Sinker or Floater?

[altitudemike]

I'm a sinker even though I have built in buoys as well but in my case the proper term is MOOBS!

 

[fmw625]

I'm a sinker even using an AL80 (full) and a dive skin I don't need weight to get down. I usually use 4# of lead in fresh water and 8# in salt water to make safety stop less challenging. When I only ask for 8# on a dive boat i get the "there ain't no way" look.

 

[Blackwood]

With nothing else but your swimsuit/trunks, do you float or sink in fresh water?

I sink in SALT water with full lungs. Feet go first and pull me down.

 

[chipwd]

I am a floater.

Hope you feel better, it is going to be a good weekend for diving!

 

[Amberjack]

I can pretty well float with a full breath - when I let it out, I sink. Of course, that was pre-pregnancy - next time I'm in a pool, I'll test this out but I'd probably bob like a bouy now...

 

[sbrooks]

I wonder if it has anything to do with hydration levels? I know water is neutral to water (given expceptions for salt & pollution etc). Would water displace other bodily contents (ie. sodium) that might sink or float?
Do I have way too much time on my hands? YES! .. Cause I'm still waiting for my drysuit to get repaired!
S.

 

[Charlie99]

Breathe out, sink, lie still on the bottom of the pool for 30 seconds, you get rescued

Very embarassing

That happened to me as a teenager -- back then even with full lungs I'd sink in fresh water.

Nowdays, I'm kind of in between:

With full lungs I'm a floater in both saltwater and fresh.

With half filled lungs I float in salt and sink in fresh.

With empty lungs, I sink in both salt and fresh.

Charlie Allen

 

[O2BBubbleFree]

In my OW the instructor required we float motionless for 10 min. I cheated like crazy.

Check the sig line

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