weight belt placement

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jaymal:
I was diving in the sea of cortez and so only had 6 lbs of of weight on the belt. More times then not I needed to remove the weight belt and BP/Wing before climbing aboard the panga. If the boat you are diving off is only 12' long and bobbing in the ocean like a donkey with a scratch then you need to remove all your gear before scrambling aboard the panga.
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Sounds just like the situation I encountered in Playa Del Carmen, since swimming 6lbs wearing a 3/2 wetsuit is no problem I just handed off the rig first, then the weight belt. The only issue I had was the crew's rough handling of my rig on the panga which damaged the bladder in my wing.
 
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