[Paddlewise] Fwd: [CPAKayaker] not so dry drysuits

I'm cross-posting this with permission. I thought P-wisers might be able to 
answer this as well.

Joan

>

>In a message dated 11/9/99 3:40:46 AM, twobeans_at_worldnet.att.net writes:

>

><< Went kayaking in my drysuit this past weekend - lots of in the water

>rescue practice.  During a break I discovered my thermals were soaked.

>Thought at first I had torn my drysuit during a reentry.

>

>

>Turns out when I had put on my neoprene spray skirt I had loosened the

>zipper, creating a gap.  Lesson learned - do the final zipper check after

>putting on the spray skirt - not before.

>

>

>Now the question.   If I had torn my drysuit, I am uncertain as to how to

>address an on water repair and a following permanent repair.  The only

thing

>for on water that came to mind was duck tape.  What's the best way to do an

>emergency repair of a tear in a Goretex dry suit and what's the best way to

>do a permanent repair?

>

>

>Thanks,

>Melinda

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From: "Melinda Bean" <twobeans_at_worldnet.att.net>
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Subject: Re: [CPAKayaker] not so dry drysuits
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 19:56:05 -0800
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Thanks for the offer - would you then post some of the responses back to
CPAKayker?
Melinda
-----Original Message-----
From: JSpinner_at_aol.com <JSpinner_at_aol.com>
To: twobeans_at_worldnet.att.net <twobeans_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: [CPAKayaker] not so dry drysuits


>Do you mind if I post this to Paddlewise? This would be well answered, if
>there is an answer by the national group.
>
>Joan Spinner
>
>In a message dated 11/9/99 3:40:46 AM, twobeans_at_worldnet.att.net writes:
>
><< Went kayaking in my drysuit this past weekend - lots of in the water
>rescue practice.  During a break I discovered my thermals were soaked.
>Thought at first I had torn my drysuit during a reentry.
>
>
>Turns out when I had put on my neoprene spray skirt I had loosened the
>zipper, creating a gap.  Lesson learned - do the final zipper check after
>putting on the spray skirt - not before.
>
>
>Now the question.   If I had torn my drysuit, I am uncertain as to how to
>address an on water repair and a following permanent repair.  The only
thing
>for on water that came to mind was duck tape.  What's the best way to do an
>emergency repair of a tear in a Goretex dry suit and what's the best way to
>do a permanent repair?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Melinda >>
>
>

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