Dry top madness!
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Topic: Dry top madness!
Posted By: osmelendez
Subject: Dry top madness!
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2016 at 10:00pm
So....
I need a new dry top. I went to the local whitewater shop (Seattle) and found them to be 275$ What the fu*k? That's kind of expensive for me at this very moment and I need something before the NWCC. The gaskets of my latest dry top broke on the same day. Can someone help a brutha out? Does anyone have a dry top for sale? I'm 5'6". 170 pounds. Stocky build up top with a super sexy beer gut that I have been incubating for the last year. That should give you the size I need. Send me a PM
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Posted By: Ellingferd
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 10:58am
Im not sure when a drytop didnt cost this much. I can remember paying about that 11 years ago for an nrs top. Check craigslist and ebay. Always gear there.....
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Posted By: megspk
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 11:22am
Check for sales online...I got a 300$ Level six drytop online for 120$, Outdoorplay typically gives 15% off on all orders and no taxes since it's in Oregon....
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Posted By: osmelendez
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 11:23am
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I've never paid that much for a dry top. They most certainly cost that much if you can afford that type of high dollar gear.
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Posted By: osmelendez
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 11:24am
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Thanks megspk. I'll be searching those places.
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Posted By: osmelendez
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 11:29am
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I'm really just tying to get something before Thursday. I don't really have an issue with high dollar gear I just can't afford it in the next few days is all.
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Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 12:21pm
you could just repair the gasket on your existing dry top, it's something you can do after work and the drying time is only 12-24 hours. You can pick a gasket up from Cascade outfitters and there are several online videos for doing the repair.
If you're really concerned about cost do it this way. The repair isn't terribly difficult.
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Posted By: mprussak
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 2:49pm
If it comes down to it, I'll try to remember to bring my dry top to the nwcc, pm me to remind me. I think it should fit you.
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Marek Prussak 206-465-2055
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Posted By: osmelendez
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2016 at 3:03pm
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JED! Excellent idea. I'm thinking to myself... Duh. Fix it. I'll see what I can do. mprussak, I'll PM you. Thanks for considering this.
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