Per Jed's off-list advice, I cut off two rings and the neck gasket seems to fit just right. For others who want more info: My neck gasket is a Kokatat size Large (printed right on the gasket). My neck measures 16.5 inches in circumference where the gasket goes around it, and the two rings I cut off totaled 3/8ths of an inch or 10 mm in width. Jed has a 17.5 inch neck (not gonna neck-wrestle that dude!), and I believe he cut off half an inch total -- must be about three rings, yes, Jed? I found a mixing bowl that allowed me to stretch out the gasket to about a 20 inch circumference. I taped a very thin piece of posterboard (from a shoebox) around the bowl and stretched the gasket over the posterboard. I used a fresh single edge razor blade to follow a ring edge all the way around the gasket. This seemed much easier to control than scissors. Seemed to give a nick-free edge ... and I did not even cut myself! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Dave wrote: << Jed has a 17.5 inch neck (not gonna neck-wrestle that dude!), and I believe he cut off half an inch total -- must be about three rings, yes, Jed? >> Yes, it was about a 1/2". Even after cutting 1/2" off, my neck gasket is still much tighter than it needs to be. But an overly-tight neck gasket causes fewer problems than an overly-tight wrist gasket. At least in my case. Your trimming method was spot-on. Stretch the gasket first, have something soft to cut into and use a very sharp blade (better than scissors). Scissors can leave little cuts that love to grow into full sized tears. Jed *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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