Re: Buoyancy control in drysuit diving


Outer Bamnks diving on the Great Escape Southern California Live-Aboard Dive Boat

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Posted by Steve on August 01, 2001 at 14:34:54:

In Reply to: Buoyancy control in drysuit diving posted by Eins on August 01, 2001 at 11:56:32:

"First of all, I'm weighted so that when I eliminate the squeeze at any depth, I'm also more or less buoyant."

Lets talk weighting. Do you start your dive a little heavy? I do, if I breath down 80 of my 100 tank that air weighes about 6.5 lbs so I start a little heavy then I'll be weighted okay for the stop. To offset that 6.5 lbs I need to add about three liters of air, roughly? According to Boyle's Law how much air do I need to add to stay bouyant at 33', 66', 99' 132'?

That's a lot of air to vent from a dry suit, right or wrong?

Steve



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