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.i continue to boycott anything the says Sherwood on it.....the only recourse i have as a bottom dwelling consumer.
Ok, here is what I did. Although I am pretty handy at things all of this was done by hand without sophisticated tools. Just a saw, drill, grinder and then I blasted it with baking soda to give it a matte finish because the ABS comes Glossy. bought a small sheet of black 1/4" thick ABS plastic from McMastercarr which was about $25. The piece you can't see is the one on the inside which is 2" wide and is slide into the padded back pad on the inside. The outside piece is about 4" wide and it goes past the square holes about 3/4"top and bottom. I got 3 back plate screws from DGX which you can see that bolts the inside ABS to the outside ABS. I cut 2 pieces same width as outside piece and used a heat gun to soften the ABS as it responds very well to heat. I used an old alum tank not in use anymore to mold the heated ABS to take shape of the tank and let then cool. The phillips screws seen go all the way through the BCD to the inner piece of ABS. As I assembled this contraption, I used 3M 5200 black and glued it all together. If you have ever used 5200 you know what it is capable of. I made sure to stay away from all edges so the 5200 would not squeeze out and be ugly. Tank straps are all the way behind the inside piece of ABS so the tank weight pulls on the entire assembly when walking. I also sat at the kitchen table and cut all the sewing that held the plastic squares in place to the BCD and removed them as they were all broken into crumbs. Daughter just used it at Blue Grotto and worked great. I think its better than the 2 plastic squares that Sherwood puts on them. My back up BCD is also a Sherwood Avid but so far it has not come apart. I use an Aqua Lung Dimention i3 back inflate as primary and hardly ever use the Avid. If It got more use it probably would fall apart too. When it does it will get a make over too.View attachment 450194 View attachment 450196 View attachment 450197 View attachment 450198 View attachment 450199 View attachment 450194 View attachment 450196 View attachment 450197 View attachment 450198 View attachment 450199
Hi,
Please send us a couple of pictures of the damage to mauriciomoreno@cramerdecker.com. If this is something we can we can work on, we may be able to help you, providing you have a Sherwood dealer ​in the USA we can work with as intermediary.
Sincerely,
Sherwood Team
Ok, here is what I did. Although I am pretty handy at things all of this was done by hand without sophisticated tools. Just a saw, drill, grinder and then I blasted it with baking soda to give it a matte finish because the ABS comes Glossy. bought a small sheet of black 1/4" thick ABS plastic from McMastercarr which was about $25. The piece you can't see is the one on the inside which is 2" wide and is slide into the padded back pad on the inside. The outside piece is about 4" wide and it goes past the square holes about 3/4"top and bottom. I got 3 back plate screws from DGX which you can see that bolts the inside ABS to the outside ABS. I cut 2 pieces same width as outside piece and used a heat gun to soften the ABS as it responds very well to heat. I used an old alum tank not in use anymore to mold the heated ABS to take shape of the tank and let then cool. The phillips screws seen go all the way through the BCD to the inner piece of ABS. As I assembled this contraption, I used 3M 5200 black and glued it all together. If you have ever used 5200 you know what it is capable of. I made sure to stay away from all edges so the 5200 would not squeeze out and be ugly. Tank straps are all the way behind the inside piece of ABS so the tank weight pulls on the entire assembly when walking. I also sat at the kitchen table and cut all the sewing that held the plastic squares in place to the BCD and removed them as they were all broken into crumbs. Daughter just used it at Blue Grotto and worked great. I think its better than the 2 plastic squares that Sherwood puts on them. My back up BCD is also a Sherwood Avid but so far it has not come apart. I use an Aqua Lung Dimention i3 back inflate as primary and hardly ever use the Avid. If It got more use it probably would fall apart too. When it does it will get a make over too.View attachment 450194 View attachment 450196 View attachment 450197 View attachment 450198 View attachment 450199 View attachment 450194 View attachment 450196 View attachment 450197 View attachment 450198 View attachment 450199