Fastmarc
Just drifting along...
i have been diving with DSMB for years and have had to use it once on the surface. I’ve realised that I need to practice deploying underwater, but my diving circumstances has not allowed me to do so as yet. Yesterday it caught up to me and I had to.
My dive guide inflated his (I think 4ft) at the surface attached to a reel and we descended. The boat was anchored, but there were not sure the anchor was holding, so just in case the captain could follow us with the his SMB.
We checked the anchor and it seemed secure, so off we went. When we returned the anchor was still secure, but the rope was on the bottom and no boat. He signaled to me to deploy mine and went about securing his to anchor rope. Having read and watched enough videos on deploying, I knew what to do, so I slowly and thoughtfully went about it. I have a 6ft version. I did an ok job getting it off, but know I need to practice to get it smooth with less effort. There was a little current and once it was at the surface it was like holding on to a kit. I had to let it out more and more to maintain depth. What the hell. After the guide secured the rope to his, he went to check the anchor. This is when I encountered the 1st issue. When I went to follow him, I could barely move, such was the drag. I was basically just ascending more than moving forward. I had give more length to maintain depth and move. It took a lot of effort to move. Eventually we started drifting and ascending. I wound up my spool and did the safety stop without much issue.
When we got onboard I noticed the DSMB was filled with a lot of water. It seemed fully inflated, but it seemed half was water. How did that happen?
I fully inflated after when I was washing and no leaks. Could I have caused this some how?
My dive guide inflated his (I think 4ft) at the surface attached to a reel and we descended. The boat was anchored, but there were not sure the anchor was holding, so just in case the captain could follow us with the his SMB.
We checked the anchor and it seemed secure, so off we went. When we returned the anchor was still secure, but the rope was on the bottom and no boat. He signaled to me to deploy mine and went about securing his to anchor rope. Having read and watched enough videos on deploying, I knew what to do, so I slowly and thoughtfully went about it. I have a 6ft version. I did an ok job getting it off, but know I need to practice to get it smooth with less effort. There was a little current and once it was at the surface it was like holding on to a kit. I had to let it out more and more to maintain depth. What the hell. After the guide secured the rope to his, he went to check the anchor. This is when I encountered the 1st issue. When I went to follow him, I could barely move, such was the drag. I was basically just ascending more than moving forward. I had give more length to maintain depth and move. It took a lot of effort to move. Eventually we started drifting and ascending. I wound up my spool and did the safety stop without much issue.
When we got onboard I noticed the DSMB was filled with a lot of water. It seemed fully inflated, but it seemed half was water. How did that happen?
I fully inflated after when I was washing and no leaks. Could I have caused this some how?