Re: [Paddlewise] Drytop gaskets. How tight is too tight?

andy, check this link:

http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Technique/indexh.cgi/read/14555

andykeck_at_mac.com wrote:
> 
> So here's a question that probably doesn't have a definitive answer but
> I'll ask anyway.
> 
> I'm trying to trim the neck gasket on my drytop to the right size. I've
> followed the instructions which say to stretch the gasket for a day or
> two on a can or pot a couple of inches larger than your neck. Even
> after that process the gasket was tight enough that I seriously
> believed that it might induce loss of consciousness. Probably not good.
> So I trimmed off about an eighth of an inch, which was better, and then
> another eighth, which might be good.
> 
> If comfort was the only goal, I might go ahead an make one more trim,
> but I don't know how comfortable it's reasonable to expect a neck
> gasket to be. Obviously, a delightfully comfortable gasket fit that
> lets water in gallons at a time is not really what I want. Can anybody
> out there describe what the right fit might be like?
> 
> --andy
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