rootshell73
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Hey y’all,
I bought a used Waterproof D7X Nylotech drysuit, and overall it is in good condition. It is about 2 years old and has about 60-70 dives on it, so plenty of life left. After trying it out for the first time today, the wrist seals leaked a bit prompting me to turn it inside out to dry. After doing so, I noticed a couple areas where the seam tape has started pulling away from the suit. I don’t believe they leak (although I can’t say for sure since my wrist seals let some water in), but I imagine as time goes on with addition wear and tear they will leak at some point.
Here in central Texas, drysuits are a bit rare. The various LDS in my area all ship them out for repairs. Since Waterproof is a Swedish company, shipping for repair would be cost prohibitive in my opinion. I don’t really feel confident in my ability to repair a dry suit, but regardless this leads me to the self repair route. I have read some of the numerous threads on dry suit repair already, but from what I have seen they are all seams that are actively leaking in need of immediate repair. My question is, is there anything I can do now to preemptively fix or otherwise reinforce these seams before they cause a leak later on? I have included pictures of a couple spots for reference.
I bought a used Waterproof D7X Nylotech drysuit, and overall it is in good condition. It is about 2 years old and has about 60-70 dives on it, so plenty of life left. After trying it out for the first time today, the wrist seals leaked a bit prompting me to turn it inside out to dry. After doing so, I noticed a couple areas where the seam tape has started pulling away from the suit. I don’t believe they leak (although I can’t say for sure since my wrist seals let some water in), but I imagine as time goes on with addition wear and tear they will leak at some point.
Here in central Texas, drysuits are a bit rare. The various LDS in my area all ship them out for repairs. Since Waterproof is a Swedish company, shipping for repair would be cost prohibitive in my opinion. I don’t really feel confident in my ability to repair a dry suit, but regardless this leads me to the self repair route. I have read some of the numerous threads on dry suit repair already, but from what I have seen they are all seams that are actively leaking in need of immediate repair. My question is, is there anything I can do now to preemptively fix or otherwise reinforce these seams before they cause a leak later on? I have included pictures of a couple spots for reference.