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Otter Boy
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 Topic: Drysuite Repair Posted: 02 Apr 2008 at 9:35pm |
I have a couple pinhole punctures in my drysuite booties. I'm thinking of just using bicycle patches and duct tape to repair them. Anyone know a reason why this would be a bad idea? It seems too simple of a problem to send back to Kokatat.
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slickhorn
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 Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 12:00pm |
WTF is with you jackasses who spell "drysuit" with a "e?"
A "suite" is by definition a grouping. Of rooms, musical movements, people, whatever.
Ever worn a business suite? Or, perhaps you've been involved in a lawsuite? Regardless, I guess you should use whichever spelling suites you lol.
If your booties are goretex or latex, aqualseal will handle pinholes just fine. I wash the suit and dry it, then use aquaseal + cotol on the inside of the suit to patch. If you're worried about the outside, you can try a goretex patch, but I've found they just won't adhere to the booties, as they get too much abuse.
I wish mine just had a pinhole. I've got duct tape sealing a pencil diameter seal leak in my booties.
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franzhorner
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 Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 3:13pm |
Try wearing GoreTex socks over or under your booties...I have done this
in the past with leakey feet. The socks cost about $30 and have a
quilted liner, sold by Cabela's. Who could argue with 2 layers of
goretex on your feet? These socks may add life to your drysuit
booties if you wer a second pair over the top....
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MORE RAIN PLEASE
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dave
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 Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 5:59pm |
I just wear shorts and a teashirt while kayaking, after a while you just get numb.......
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Kiwi
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 Posted: 03 Apr 2008 at 9:40pm |
teeshirt.
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water wacko
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 Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 7:23am |
let yer balls hang low da da da da
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James
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 Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 7:53am |
can you throw em over your shoulder like a continental soldier
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Otter Boy
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 Posted: 04 Apr 2008 at 9:46am |
Leting 'em hang low or throwing them over my shoulder won't work in this case. Dang things are just too big. Why do ya'll think I'm never in my playboat? I need the storage space in my creeker.
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