Where to replace a dry suit's zipper on Vancouver island or mainland?!

[CapitanBlack]

My zipper is finally broken after 6 years of use. It's leaking - not too much, but it's unpleasant anyway... The suit is a trilaminate one, made in Germany - Subgear (Seemann) Extender BMS.

So far, I've checked almost all local shops and dry suits vendors - nobody wants to do that.

Please advise.

 

[akirawut]

Have you tried oceaner in Vancouver? I know they deal with other brands of suits. Welcome to Oceaner...

 

[TheWetRookie]

Brooks is located in North Vancouver one block west of the Edge dive Center

 

[Peter_C]

Do it yourself! Save yourself a couple hundred dollars.

 

[Hawkwood]

If you are further north along the island, try Sean at UB Diving in Courtney.

 

[jqjcn]

you can replace the zipper by yourself,it is easy

 

[Hallmac]

© Custom Diving Services

They are not in vancover but I have had really great service from them and If nothing else I am sure they can help you.

 

[CapitanBlack]

Do I need an industrial sewing machine for that? Pls, send a good DIY link to me...

 

[Peter_C]

If you enter the words "Drysuit zipper" into the search (New board it is click on "advanced search" in upper right hand corner) it comes up with a bunch of hits. Following them out looking for ones with photos attached or in the DIY forum is pretty much a given that they have a "how to" attached.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/re...-front-entry-shell-suit-pics-1-3mb-total.html

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ne...5-replaced-my-own-drysuit-zipper-finally.html

Even if you current zipper is sewn in, it does not have to be sewn in again. First glued with a contact adhesive like DAP, then with Aquaseal around the edges it will seal and hold very well. Although I own an industrial sewing machine and probably would resew it, if my original drysuit zipper was sewn into place *shrugs*

Edit: BTW if someone could use a 34" drysuit zipper I will make them one heck of a deal on it. The zipper is 34" inside rubber nub to inside rubber nub. In other words the length of the teeth.