Bubba_in_cali
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Hello, there. I have difficulty descending, and I have been trying to solve this problem with my scuba instructor. My next dive with her will be the PADI buoyancy course, but I would like to solve this newbie problem before doing that, if possible.
Here is my situation:
When I attempt to descend, I deflate the BC and I exhale. My head will submerge, but just a couple of feet below the surface my legs float up, either putting me in a sitting position or in a prone position. I am unable to keep my legs below my body. As soon as my legs float up, my descent stops.
At that point, I usually grab a buoy line and descend hand-over-hand. But even during this process, my legs insist on putting me in a sitting position instead of a standing position. I want to be able to cross my ankles and just sink, like everybody else.
Hmm, actually there is something that I forgot to do on my last few dives: I forgot to remove air in the legs of the suit before entering the water. I may have had a fold in the suit near the ankles. Maybe that's why I had trouble descending.
What say you, please? Is leg buoyancy a known property of Henderson Greenprene, or am I making a common mistake somewhere here?
Thank you for your help.
-Bubba
Here is my situation:
- body weight 165 lbs
- aluminum 80 cu ft tank
- soft lead weights, 22 lbs
- vest-style BCD
- 7mm wetsuit, Henderson Greenprene
- open water, Pacific Ocean, Casino Point, Catalina Island
When I attempt to descend, I deflate the BC and I exhale. My head will submerge, but just a couple of feet below the surface my legs float up, either putting me in a sitting position or in a prone position. I am unable to keep my legs below my body. As soon as my legs float up, my descent stops.
At that point, I usually grab a buoy line and descend hand-over-hand. But even during this process, my legs insist on putting me in a sitting position instead of a standing position. I want to be able to cross my ankles and just sink, like everybody else.
Hmm, actually there is something that I forgot to do on my last few dives: I forgot to remove air in the legs of the suit before entering the water. I may have had a fold in the suit near the ankles. Maybe that's why I had trouble descending.
What say you, please? Is leg buoyancy a known property of Henderson Greenprene, or am I making a common mistake somewhere here?
Thank you for your help.
-Bubba