TSandM:
Michael, sounds like you had GREAT fun with your rig! Did you end up crossing the shoulder straps? Did it work?
Do you carry any weight with your exposure suit? If so, you can move some weight up onto the cambands to help trim you out. I moved three pounds up there (out of the 21 I was carrying in addition to the BP) with my 95s, and it trimmed me out perfectly.
Don't feel too bad about the buoyancy issues in the pool. Remember that last 8 feet is the hardest place to nail your buoyancy!
I did have fun a LOT of fun.
I had tried crossing them but, I think my shoulders are to wide and it hurt or the way my shoulder comes "up" on my missing arm, it hurt it more. having it the regular way works well. I just need to tighten it up more. Once underwater it loosens up and it actually has the tendency to "fall off" my nub. Once I get it tight, it will work great.
No weight at all. Which surprised me. I even put on a 3mm shortie and I was able to get down with no problem. That suit will probably be my "main" suit if I even wear one at all. Of course, if I go to doubles, I'll probably wear my 3mm shortie/long suit just because of the time I'll be down. That is, if my dive buddy gets doubles as well. Otherwise, prolly a single with no exposure with my c100. (My dive buddy on an al80 is about the sametime as myself on my c100.)
I talked with a friend that has a back plate and she noted to me the holes in the back plate. If I have them in the top holes I'm more than likely going to be "head up", if I move them to the back holes, it'll be more "butt up". Since I had them in the top, I'm going to move them down. I think I said in my "report" that I felt my legs go down. Maybe this adjustment will help with that. (I have large muscular legs. just enough fat to keep them warm.
All my fat is around my waist.) So without an exposure suit and with the c100, I think I'm over weighted. I'd have to use the wing a lot to keep from going down. With the 3mm shortie, I think I'm still a little to heavy. This weekend I'm going to try with my long suit, hoodie, gloves and boots. Ohh and I'm also wearing SP jets so they are on the heavy side too.
I don't really feel bad about any of it. I know i'm still a noobie and will be for the next 100-200 dives.
Michael