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From: Chuck Holst <CHUCK_at_multitech.com>
subject: [Paddlewise] Watches and drysuits
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:31:30 -0600
>>
	Because of my poor concept of time, I will place my watch
outside my 
drysuit.  I was not so good at realizing when I had over stressed
myself, 
resulting in pain when taking deep breaths for about a week as my
muscles 
got back to normal...<VBG> <shrug>

<snip>

		Tom...
>>

I sewed my old waterproof Casio watch to the cuff of my drysuit, which
sure beats having to pull the cuff back to see the time. Since the cuff
(which only protects the latex wrist gasket) is not integral to the
watertightness of the suit, it is pretty easy to do. You might want to
try it yourself.

What I actually sewed to the cuff is a couple of velcro straps that slip
behind the strap pins on the watch, making it removeable for battery
changes, etc. Let's see if I can make an ASCII drawing of it as seen
from the side:

                        _________________
     ----------------- /                 \ -----------------
                    O ) _________________ ( O                 
  ++++++++++++++++----                     ----++++++++++++++++


In case it's not obvious, the O's are the watch pins, and the dashed
lines are the velcro straps, which double back on themselves. The +'s
show where the velcro is stitched to the cuff. :-) 

Chuck Holst
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