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drysuit\equipment repair - shamre - 05-26-2004
I would love to learn how to reapir scuab quipment and drysuits and was wondering if anyone from the board knows anyplace local that offers classes and or training. I know most agency offer the care of equipment course but i am looking for the more advanced training that dive shops use for their techs......... any info would be greatly appreciated.
Re:drysuit\equipment repair - Inspirationdiver - 05-26-2004
GUDC offers some advanced equipment repair classes. They used to offer regulator repair clinics also, I'm not sure if they still do that though.
Re:drysuit\equipment repair - shamre - 05-26-2004
Thanks for the info. I already go there regularly. Now i will just have to check out those classes you mentioned. 8)
Do they offer drysuit repair also?
Re:drysuit\equipment repair - igotoofar - 05-26-2004
When I took the Equipment class at GUDC, we did repairs on both wet and dry suits.
Re:drysuit\equipment repair - Omicron - 05-27-2004
Aw heck - drysuit repair is easy!
Just lay in a good supply of bicycle tire repair kits, duct tape and aqua seal and you can fix dang near anything wrong with a drysuit ;D
Re:drysuit\equipment repair - LKunze - 05-27-2004
Yeah, I fixed my neck seal with duct tape last weekend out at Wazee and saved my weekend.
Re:drysuit\equipment repair - Omicron - 05-27-2004
Yep
One of the guys over on WIScuba literally used a tube of aqua seal on a wrist that had blown out to save a weekend once too - it was pretty comical!
Re:drysuit\equipment repair - Freedive WI - 05-27-2004
The guys who I know that repair drysuits for a living HATE Aquaseal. They have other glues that work much better, without making everything as hard as a rock.
Once you Aquaseal a wrist seal on it makes it very difficult to change them out in the future.
I use normal wetsuit glue so it won't become too stiff.
Jon
Re:drysuit\equipment repair - Omicron - 05-27-2004
At the time, the guy wasn't going to be using his suit for much longer (it was Chris H)