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Re: Seeking: DIY wetsuit/drysuit information
By:Joel Fleischer
Date: 9/7/2007, 10:07 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: DIY wetsuit/drysuit information (Joel Fleischer)

Bryan, I just re-read your post and noticed the word "relief". :p I read to quickly and thought that you were asking about replacing the long zipper.

Yes, I think it would be easy to install a relief zipper, as long as you weren't afraid to cut into your drysuit. It would just be a matter of cutting the right sized hole, sewing it, and then sealing it up with Aquaseal.

Joel F.
Marquette, Michigan

: Assuming that it's the same size, I don't know why not. The zippers on the
: suit that I bought were identical to the heavy duty zippers I've seen in
: commercial suits. When I took the suit apart the zipper was double
: stitched and was sealed with Aquaseal or something like it. The zipper is
: 32 inches long.

: Joel F.
: Marquette, Michigan

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Seeking: DIY wetsuit/drysuit information
gene daniels -- 9/3/2007, 2:58 pm
Re: Seeking: DIY wetsuit/drysuit information
gene daniels -- 9/5/2007, 10:17 pm
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Joel Fleischer -- 9/6/2007, 12:44 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 9/6/2007, 7:18 pm
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Joel Fleischer -- 9/7/2007, 8:41 am
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Joel Fleischer -- 9/7/2007, 10:07 am
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gene daniels -- 9/9/2007, 10:20 pm
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Joel Fleischer -- 9/10/2007, 12:22 am
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gene daniels -- 9/10/2007, 1:24 am
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Justin L -- 9/3/2007, 5:21 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 9/4/2007, 7:15 am
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kelly t -- 9/4/2007, 5:28 pm
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Joel Fleischer -- 9/4/2007, 10:38 pm