For Sale MAKO Yamamoto Suits in 3, 5 and 7mm

[lexvil]

A question for the users of the thicker suits, how much, in general not scientific exactamundo of a buoyancy swing do you feel you get at various depths, along the lines of how much lead do you need to sink and do you feel that you’re using a lot of b/c to compensate, scuba related.

 

[BjörnBear]

I haven't really paid much attention to it, but the bouyancy swing didn't seem noticeably different than any other brand of stretchy neoprene I've tried. They do seem slightly floatier at the surface, maybe 2 more lbs needed?

 

[Soloist]

I carry just enough weight to maintain a safety stop with an empty wing and 500 psi in my tank. The difference between the open and closed cell suits was negligible if I remember correctly, but I believe the open cell required an extra couple of pounds (depending on thickness). The Mako suits float in the rinse tank as opposed to our old suits that would sink like a stone as the inside liners absorbed water and became ridiculously heavy.

 

[arkstorm]

Now if Dano would just bring back the solid black option...

+1 on black.

 

[Soloist]

The review posted earlier is from five years ago. I've been scuba diving Mako Spearguns Yamamoto wetsuits for six years now. That's over 500 dives between my 3mm, 5mm and 7mm wetsuits. The majority of those dives is on the 3mm purchased in 2018. A few weeks ago I used this suit everyday in Bonaire. @sea_ledford makes an excellent point that "the Yamamoto rubber can take many more compression/decompression cycles" and "seem to stay closer to their original thickness for longer" in his #20 post linked below. My previous closed cell scuba suits became compressed and essentially useless after a couple hundred dives. So I am really impressed with the resiliency of the Yamamoto neoprene.

Review: Mako Yamamoto Two Piece Open Cell Wetsuits (3mm and 5mm) MAKO Spearguns

Hey Dano! That boat was full of friends all with a cutting sense of humor :wink: The “fight” was Eric assisting me on a bumpy boat racing back to the marina. We are typically among the last back on board so we are always underway when we remove our suits. We have the same challenge with...

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[arkstorm]

I am becoming sold on the concept.