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Changing wings for second dive using double on BP/W?
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Most people put the weight in between the backplate and the tanks rather than the opposite side that you have shown here.
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I put the weight there as my back is not in best condition and I unload the weight once on land quite quickly. I will change practice if its a hazard.
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I was just stating the reason no one understood how you had your bolts setup in your bands. It is non-standard, but if you have a good reason and understand the risks do as you need. The only hazards I can see with it there is it falling off (fairly low risk) or the wingnuts getting snagged/tangled in something that you can't reach.
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Ok here are the pics. The wing nut is there for the detaching/attaching the weights. This is the last time it will look like this as I know better know.
ding ding, that was on backwards. If you want to use bolts for weights that's fine, just use appropriate length all-thread when you do it
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For sure.; when I bought the wing, it came with that bolt and a threaded rod. The latter is going to be used going forward. I did not put it in the other way originally (bolt) as it would stick out into my back. But that is perhaps another story.
Michael Guerrero
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You might be able to keep the setup so you can use the weight bar, but it would require a longer threaded rod so that it's long enough the side that touches your back to allow you to affix a plate and wing and also stick out away from your back on the other side of the tanks long enough to thread the bar through. No clue how long you would need though.
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Well it's redone. I have to figure out and balance the rods so they don't dig into my back and kill me on one side and don't stick out too much on the other side. The rods are nearly symmetrically in place. Need some 5/16" wing nuts for the weight bar.
The rods are nearly symmetrically in place. Need some 5/16" wing nuts for the weight bar.Attachments
Michael Guerrero
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If you have a weight between the tanks and the wing, it will probably eat up some of that space. If they still stick out too much you can cut a few threads off with a hacksaw or jigsaw. Alternatively, you could throw a nut on the bolt head side, before you thread it through the bands. That will also soak up some of the length.
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