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Thanks , Reinhard and George, and all the others who gave hints. That's a familiar size to me. > 7.50/8.25-15 tube size works. Other sizes may work as well, but it has to be > a pretty large tube. Cut it like G said. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Irvine" <trey@my*.ne*> > To: <mat.voss@t-*.de*>; "George Irvine" <trey@my*.ne*> > > Large car tube - cut the inside radius all the way out, cut what is left > > into the shape of the bladder and lay it over both sides of the bladder. > cut > > out the areas for the dump and so forth. > > > > The ability to trap gas on one side of a wing is intentional, Mathias. You > > do not want to lose that ability to balance your trim. > > I believe I was not very precise here. > > With the inner tube, which size to start with ? Motorcycle, car, > > lorry-size ? It will well protect, and may be clean out some of the > > bladders wrinkles. > > > > The tube with the hole, I wanted to insert it inside the inner bladder, > > via the bottom dump, and feed it right through to the opposite side > > horse shoe like. > > Matthias > > > > > > George Irvine schrieb: > > > > > > You don't need the holes - it will work if you just lay an inner tube > over > > > the bladder. It must be cut all the way around on one side and cut to > the > > > shape of the bladder. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Matthias Voss [mailto:mat.voss@t-*.de*] > > > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:49 PM > > > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > > > Cc: Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com > > > Subject: wing + inner tube > > > > > > Having tried some wings ( except for the halcyon range), I have some > > > criticism for most of them. > > > > > > Especially when turning from one side o the other, there are 2 things > > > which botehr me. > > > > > > One is, when the gas is changing sides, a loud , annoying gargling > > > appears, sometimes loud enough to scare away critters, or be otherwise > > > unpleasant. > > > > > > The other is, gas sometimes does not want to shift sides, but keeps on > > > sticking in one side, leaving me with a annoying dysbalance which must > > > be fought against by some wriggling. > > > > > > I intend to insert a 12mm ID plastik tube with hole all over its length > > > at the circumference, so gas can enter the "bus" and leave, distribute > > > anywhere without being hindered by walls sticking close together. > > > > > > Anyone tried this before ? > > > I know some dive so have but they belong to the league "I can tell you > > > but will have to shoot you then". > > > Matthias -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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