Just got back from Aruba, 80-degree water, 50-foot visibility, and only a ten-minute boat ride to the dive site! However, for now its back to the dark cold quarry. Based on the last trip to Mt. Storm, with the CLX-450 and Andys US200 underwear, I want to get some of the weight out of the ACB system. So, I got an extra long pattern Fred-T plate and a Halcyon weighted Single Tank Adaptor (STA). Together the two should add about 10 pounds that I can take out of the ACB.
Im also starting to think that perhaps 36 pounds of lift is not enough to float the rig with the ACB so I might be better off with a weight belt. Lets see; PS HP120 (11 pounds), F-T Plate, (11 pounds), STA (6 pounds), Bailout bottle (5 ponds) thats 33 pounds without the canister light or reel, yeah looks like a weight belt. Any suggestions, other than the obvious yet expensive, get a larger wing?
Tonight Im going to attempt putting the new parts (Fred-T plate and STA) together with the Pioneer wing for the first time. It looks simple enough, just bolt the STA to the plate with the supplied bolts with the bladder sandwiched in-between. Is it that simple or is Murphy lurking about? Any tips or suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
Im also starting to think that perhaps 36 pounds of lift is not enough to float the rig with the ACB so I might be better off with a weight belt. Lets see; PS HP120 (11 pounds), F-T Plate, (11 pounds), STA (6 pounds), Bailout bottle (5 ponds) thats 33 pounds without the canister light or reel, yeah looks like a weight belt. Any suggestions, other than the obvious yet expensive, get a larger wing?
Tonight Im going to attempt putting the new parts (Fred-T plate and STA) together with the Pioneer wing for the first time. It looks simple enough, just bolt the STA to the plate with the supplied bolts with the bladder sandwiched in-between. Is it that simple or is Murphy lurking about? Any tips or suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike