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

One addition to these suggestions - I had a small catch in the fabric of
my drysuit.  I aquasealed it like crazy, but was still concerned, so I
called Kokatat.  They sent me a small piece of fabric to match my
drysuit, which I aquasealed over the aquasealed catch.  I didn't think
the piece of material would stick, because it looked like the edges were
coming up.  But I've worn it several times since, & it's still stuck on. 
(Besides, even if it comes off, I think there's enough aquaseal under it
to maintain the water-tightness of the fabric.)  Also, the fabric piece
KoKatat sent me was enough larger than the small catch that I can fix a
dozen more, if I need to.
Joan

On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:17:11 -0700 "Shawn W. Baker" <baker_at_montana.com>
writes:
> Duct tape would be the only thing I could think of for an easy 
> on-water
> repair.
> For a permanent repair, it would depend on the type of tear.  If it's
> just a simple straight-line tear, you could probably whip-stitch it 
> shut
> with a needle and nylon thread, and then coat both front and back of 
> the
> repair with Aquaseal.
> 
> For just about any repair, you could also find a piece of waterproof,
> coated nylon the slightly oversize and the shape of your tear.  Tape 
> the
> tear together on the outside of the drysuit.  Coat the patch material
> with Aquaseal and place it over the back of the tear.  When it cures,
> take off the tape and put a thin layer of Aquaseal over the tear on 
> the
> outside of the suit.
> 
> Shawn
> 
> >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.
> <snip>
> >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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