I would be careful about too much stretching unless the gasket is so tight it's choking you. It will naturally relax over time. I would also not trim it. From time to time, the gasket can develop a nick around the edge of the gasket. This can happen on wrists as well. That is the time to trim it, so the nick doesn't develop into a full tear. If you trim it now, you could end up prematurely having to replace a gasket because you didn't have room to trim it and still have a good seal. Marcia Tauber Simply Macintosh 837 H St. Arcata, CA 95521 (707) 825-7100 (707) 825-7200 Fax On Sep 15, 2007, at 7:35 PM, Paul Montgomery wrote: > I ( finally ) got a Kokotat Goretex drysuit yesterday. I was 303ing > it today and tried getting in and out a few times today. The neck > gasket is tight of course so I put a plastic bucket in it to stretch > it out. Should the neck gasket fold over as well? It is so long that > it bunches up. Is it safe to trim the gasket so that it lays flat? > Kinda scary me thinks. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Sep 18 2007 - 07:14:04 PDT
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