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Errol Duplessis
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Because of the misuse of a few we must emphasize that there is no fishing including spearing, hunting or other in the park as we strive to preserve nature and observe it in its natural environment. WARNING! Dive knives are banned beyond the chain gate leading to the lake. A land violation
carries a $150.00 fine; A diving violation carries
a $300.00 fine. PLEASE DO NOT BE CAUGHT
BRANDISHING OR CARRYING A DIVE KNIFE
into the lake. We will have no choice but to
issue a violation.
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WEEKEND SPECIAL
(Friday, Saturday & Sunday; or Saturday, Sunday & Monday) $75.00 per diver
Diver arrives anytime before 5:00 pm on Friday and stays through Sunday; or diver arrives Saturday morning and stays through Monday. 3 days diving / 2 days nights camping - a great getaway weekend of diving and camping fun!
ADMISSIONS
For Off Season Entry call 1-800-583-3781
Scuba Diver (Day & Night) $25.00
Hump Day Diver (Wednesday) $12.50
Swimmer / Snorkler / Visitor $7.00
NOTE: Swimmers must be with a dive party Sat - Sun
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Visibility: 30' - 60' Weekends, 60'+ Weekdays
Surface Water Temp: ~45
Thermocline Water Temp: ~45
Thermocline Depth: ~ 0'
Botton Temp: 45
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Volume 6 Number 2
February 2009
Lake Side News
Dances with weights
We have all seen it; most of us have done it; the dance with the weight belt or pockets prior to a dive.
Think of your weight system as going beyond the lead added to compensate for the buoyancy of your wet or dry suit. Most individuals are positively buoyant and the weight of your SCUBA equipment, including the lead weights should be just enough to offset the tendency to float so you can descend and remain neutrally buoyant throughout the dive, especially toward the end with a low air cylinder.
With today’s materials, aluminum, lightweight titanium regulators, and others is it any wonder that we need more lead to reach our objective of neutral buoyancy? While we may welcome a lightweight second stage the added weight of other dive equipment is indeed part of your total weight requirement.
Consider the individual wearing an aluminum tank and a regular BCD with a 7mm wetsuit. The need for 20lb is not uncommon. With consideration however you can reduce the lead requirement by over half. In place of the aluminum tank, a steel one. Add to that a steel back plate and a weighted single tank adaptor and you can remove about 16lb from the weight belt leaving two, 2lb weights to be placed precisely to set ones trim.
With a drysuit the trapped air that keeps you warm also adds to your buoyancy and may require a bit more weight, depending on your undergarments. Is that person with doubles overweight? Not likely if they have considered all the possibilities gear configuration and can achieve neutral buoyancy at the end of the dive.
If you gotta wear the weight then why not make it advantageous. Next time you begin to strap on that weight belt think about the steel 77 or 100 cylinders in place of the AL 80. Consider a steel back plate in place of the jacket BCD then improve your trim in the water by moving the remaining weights where needed.
Consider that if you’re using a dry suit you may already require the amount of weight that can make up the set of doubles you have been thinking about.
Stop by the Dive Shack and we can talk about gear configurations and maybe put you into one of our steel tanks.
