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Yes. The straps that secure the ankles wore through the fabric. I was able to just Aquaseal them back then. Now that one of them is leaking again I opted for new boots since the soles are pretty worn, too. Despite that, I actually like the fit of the Santi boots best. I know you're a...

Here is my patch. I had asked that they not put "Seaskin" on it, and I expected the flag part would be bigger. Also as you can see, the edge of the flag disappears because it is black on black. I later bought a drysuit undergarment and drysuit bag from Seaskin with a patch of the flag of...

Your manta patch came out well! But it is a LOT less detailed than what Rob was proposing.

I would not ask them to do something that detailed. I asked for a custom patch that was just "flag of the Earth" and it came out OK, but it's partly black and on a black background so it didn't look exactly how I was expecting, and it was VERY simple. I would stick with just flags. You can...

Another option would be GUE Cave 1 in Mexico. There are several GUE instructors there. I took mine with Chris Le Maillot at Zero Gravity in Nov 2021. It was a great class and ZG was a great facility to dive with (and they have rooms to stay in as well). I chose Mexico over Florida because I...

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That is true! I have now started to explore using the aftermarket cruise control from the firmware mods that Benjamin Woodill so kindly released. 4 clicks to engage and one click to disengage. Cruise is a little scary though, so I only use it in certain situations so far. I only have about...

True or false, Waterproof suits are not customizable for size? I have seen a couple of Waterproof suits and they are very nice, but the size thing rules them out for me. I have some other Waterproof gear that is high quality. I love their hoods and wetsuits. I would give Seaskin a serious...

If you are on Facebook, send @Patrick Sadowski a message. He makes the T handles. There is also a FB group for Dive Xtras that has lots of great info and some footage of the T handle in action. It is a nice little community for us BT owners. You can drive the scooter with the thumb of either...

Both my suits have plastic YKK zippers.

My suit had a latex neck seal which was replaced with a Si Tech quick neck after about 2 years. The original wrist seals are Santi Smart seals and I replaced one set of latex seals. They are still intact but I use dry gloves so I don't know if they are stretched enough to leak. So by that...

My Santi E-Lite is 4 years old and has 180 dives on it. I noticed one of those rotating teeth mid-zipper. It's not leaking from there yet, but I'm concerned. I don't know what's a reasonable expectation for zipper life.

Try a freediving weight belt made of rubber. Mako has a good one. You can get block weights for it and the rubber can be pulled very tight and it won't move around when your wetsuit compresses. I use one because I need the belt low around my wide hips, and belts made from webbing just slide...

I don't know if you saw that I sold these fins or not. If you saw and you're just asking to see what will fit in them, the answer is I don't wear rock boots. I have 2 drysuits with attached boots. A EUR 44-45 size boot fit in both XL and the XXL but the XL were a really tight fit and it made...

Yeah it was 54 at depth at Vet's, too. What do you think of all the pyrosomes that have been around the last few months? I've never seen them before this year, but I've only been diving for 5 years. Are you seeing them at your sites, too? There have been a TON of them at Catalina and...

What exactly is marine snot? Is it always one thing or could it be different things? I noticed a preponderance of snot at Vet's Park on Saturday and was mulling that over. Wikipedia has an entry but I wonder if the snot we saw was the same or different... :)

It looks like @Walde has a good fit to me. Cave cut suits look nice, but unless you're in an actual cave it's better to have a little room so you can enjoy donuts and thicker undergarments and not have to be paranoid your $3000 drysuit won't fit anymore if you gain 5 lbs. JMHO. :)

What does Smart DPV do?

Those are great photos, thanks for putting them on SB! I struggled with that silly strap for longer than I'd like to admit at first. :)

My Blacktip came with the tow rope; I don't know if they are still shipping with them but hopefully so. It's a nice nylon rope. Some leave the bolt snap free running, some fix it with either a Lark's head knot or tie the snap to the line with cave line (that's what my instructor did for me and...