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David, A rattail file and a few beers later and that 1 inch slot will be a 2 inch slot ;-) Chainsaw files are great also and work better on the stainless steel, but it probably won't be worth spit after using it on your backplate. More up-to-date backplates have already addressed this too. Dell Motes Dive Rite 117 W.Washington St. Lake City, Fla. 32055 www.Dive-Rite.com -----Original Message----- From: David Shimell (shimell) <shimell@se*.co*> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 2:00 PM Subject: FW: Shimellian Crotch Strap >All > >I received an email wanting to know more about the way I set up my crotch >strap on my DIR rig. This may be of interest to others, so here is how I do >it... > >Firstly, my crotch strap is made of 2" webbing - kinder on those most >precious parts when scootering. > >The webbing is just slightly thinner than the thick stuff I use on my >harness straps. A loop is formed at both ends of the crotch strap using >single SS weight belt retainers for each loop. As this would be hard to >explain, I hope it is obvious how you would form a loop by passing a double >thickness of the webbing through a weight retainer. The weight belt >retainer needs to be one of the straight varieties to take the double >thickness of the webbing. (The straight varieties have wider gaps than the >wavy weight belt retainers.) This weight belt retainer also holds the >D-rings as per usual. > >The trick, apart from the slightly thinner webbing, is in getting the >webbing onto the 1" ish slot in the backplate. I do this as the first step >in rigging the crotch strap. > >First pass a thickness of webbing through the slot. To do this you must >reduce the width of the webbing by folding both edges of the 2" webbing in >on themselves to create a double thickness of 1" wide webbing. Thus >creating a sort of letter "C" on its side. Pull this though ensuring the >section in the slot remains as a "C" and does not fold asymmetrically. Once >you have the right length of loop to correctly position the butt D-ring, >then you can slip the webbing through the weight belt retainer adding the >D-ring. In order to have the setup look good, I have the edges of the "C" >innermost in the loop so that they are not visible. The double thickness of >the webbing (the "C") in the slot will also act as re-enforcement in the >event of abrasion from the slot, of which I have seen none. > >I scooter and have never had the arrangement slip as it is rock solid tight. >True Hogarthian to my way of thinking: minimum equipment, multiple purposes >for the same item (the weight belt retainer), and adjustable if necessary >afterwards. Also, no damage to the webbing as would be the case with a >bolt. > >Let me know if you have any questions. > >David Shimell >Project Manager, Sequent Computer Systems Ltd., Sandton, South Africa. >Email: shimell@se*.co* <mailto:shimell@se*.co*> > >-----Original Message----- >From: David Shimell (shimell) [SMTP:shimell@se*.co*] ><mailto:[SMTP:shimell@se*.co*]> >Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 5:28 PM >To: Taylor, John; 'David Shimell' >Cc: 'techdiver@aquanaut.com' >Subject: RE: DIR at Palawan > >John > >>Many thanks for all your help with advice on gear selection and rigging for >>my recent trip to Palawan. <snip> > >Thanks for the positive feedback. > >>Your tip about not having the harness too tight was spot on. Also, I found >>the "Shimellian" crotch strap (using weight retainers instead of bolts) to >>be extremely stable and easy to adjust. The harness now just needs some of >>the extra webbing trimmed off. > >"Shimellian". Hmmm, it has a nice sound to it. I'll leave now before my >head is too large to get through the door. Ooops, too late :-). > >David Shimell >Project Manager, Sequent Computer Systems Ltd., Sandton, South Africa. >Email: shimell@se*.co* <mailto:shimell@se*.co*> ><mailto:shimell@se*.co* <mailto:shimell@se*.co*> > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Taylor, John [SMTP:john.taylor@cs*.co*.uk*] ><mailto:[SMTP:john.taylor@cs*.co*.uk*]> >Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 4:26 AM >To: 'David Shimell' >Cc: 'techdiver@aquanaut.com' >Subject: DIR at Palawan > >Dave, > >Many thanks for all your help with advice on gear selection and rigging for >my recent trip to Palawan. > >The new wing (DR junior) and backplate worked out just fine, though I did >bob along with my head in the sand for the first dive. Moving the bands a >little further down the tanks sorted this completely. It was so much nicer >not having to wear a weightbelt! I found I had plenty of lift for twins plus >stage. > >I had no problems with getting in and out of the harness (deflating the wing >just prior to doffing when using a chase boat is essential here, since the >slack is taken up by the buoyancy of the wing). > >Your tip about not having the harness too tight was spot on. Also, I found >the "Shimellian" crotch strap (using weight retainers instead of bolts) to >be extremely stable and easy to adjust. The harness now just needs some of >the extra webbing trimmed off. > >Best Regards, > >JT >-- >John Taylor, Marketing and Trading Systems, IT Development >Credit Suisse Financial Products (Hong Kong) Ltd, 13F, Tower 3, Exchange >Square, Central, Hong Kong >Office: +852 2101 6927, Fax: +852 2101 7698, Mobile: +852 9031 6395, email: >john.taylor@cs*.co*.uk* <mailto:john.taylor@cs*.co*.uk*> [private e-mail: >live4diving@ho*.co* <mailto:live4diving@ho*.co*> ] > >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. >-- >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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