Review Seaskin Nova drysuit
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Guille G
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Nice!! Are those the large bellows pockets or the expedition size?
FabletheRaven
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Just ordered mine last week. Dispatch date is 5/3. Any chance they come early is is 3 months kind of how it is?
broncobowsher
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My guess is that your dispatch date is derived from the number of orders they already have in the system. The latest shipments have been a few days to a week late.
Well... somewhat bad news for me over the weekend. Looks like I have a very small leak (more of a seep) in my right arm. Went oyster diving over the weekend, was under for 2hrs 4min min in 38F and when I came up the outside of my right bicep was wet. Looks like it's coming from the patch area that has my name on it.
When I say small I mean I couldn't feel it and was maybe the size of a baseball or smaller after 2 hours of diving. It was just wet, not at all soaked. I kept feeling it to see if it was really wet, but it was more wet then from the normal humidity that gets in the suit. I think I have somewhere around 67 hours on the suit underwater. I really don't think it'll be a big deal to fix. I'm not sure if I should try to heat / remove the tape that's under the patch or just put new tape / glue over it?
It's not something I plan to mess with until it gets warmer and I can air test the suit out back. It's really not that bad. And there's always a chance there was another cause for the wet spot and maybe I really don't have a leak, but I'm 90% sure I do. I'll get a few more dives before I do anything.
When I say small I mean I couldn't feel it and was maybe the size of a baseball or smaller after 2 hours of diving. It was just wet, not at all soaked. I kept feeling it to see if it was really wet, but it was more wet then from the normal humidity that gets in the suit. I think I have somewhere around 67 hours on the suit underwater. I really don't think it'll be a big deal to fix. I'm not sure if I should try to heat / remove the tape that's under the patch or just put new tape / glue over it?
It's not something I plan to mess with until it gets warmer and I can air test the suit out back. It's really not that bad. And there's always a chance there was another cause for the wet spot and maybe I really don't have a leak, but I'm 90% sure I do. I'll get a few more dives before I do anything.
Try using a strong lite in the suspect area in a darkened room and look for a pinhole, patch it on the inside if you find it.
If I could see something like that I would expect more of a leak? I can try the light, but I have my doubts. The back side of the patch area was moist with dew when I looked.
I see what they did, they sowed the patch on and then added the tape behind it. I'm pretty sure it's the patch. Tbh I even think just cleaning the area and applying a layer of glue would probably do the trick, maybe heat in between to loosen the existing glue some before applying another layer.
For the record, I am not all that delicate with my suit. Not saying it should leak within this time frame, but I do drag it through the mud, it's get's left in my vehicle sometimes. It's a nice tool, but I do use it.
admikar
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That's why I went with name patch on my pocket flap.
Though small, why take chances?
Though small, why take chances?
Well... some of us didn't know that was a thing, LOL.
I would still get the suit, I'd even still get the name tag on the arm. I do expect minor leaks to happen here and there. I did not expect it so soon, but close to 70 hours isn't exactly low time on it either, at least I don't think.
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