Neckseals

[TerryH]

We are a Uni club and about 3 years ago decided that it just wasnt
accpetable to use ill-fitting semis in the middle of winter.

So we started on the drysuit trail. Dispite no funding and a good bit of
bartering plus ebay, we have about 20+ suits, mostly Otter membrane.

We've (well Phil) has become a dab hand at all forms of repair.

But ............
Here's the problem.

Necks.

Yep we have a suit that will fit a tall thin guy and a shorter fat one.
Tight we can live with, but slack isnt nice and kinda defeats the object.

So has anybody any ideas how you can make a seal tighter.
Looked at the Apollo neck thing, but that doesnt work.

Not looking at a new neckseal, just making the ones we have a little tighter
on the odd occaision.

Any ideas?

[PW1664]

Layers of neoprene tube... in other words a false neoprene neckseal in different diameters, they can also be layered, within reason.... same for cuff seals.

[Twinsetmad]

Originally Posted by PW1664

Layers of neoprene tube... in other words a false neoprene neckseal in different diameters, they can also be layered, within reason.... same for cuff seals.

I would have said duck tape or a cable tie...

[PW1664]

Originally Posted by Twinsetmad

I would have said duck tape or a cable tie...

you mean 10mm cord tied in a noose and pulled tight...

Try a false seal under the real one, might work .... !

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by PW1664

you mean 10mm cord tied in a noose and pulled tight...

Try a false seal under the real one, might work .... !

Tried a small latex neckseal under the existing and same over the seal,
but not a neoprene under.

I'll get an actual neoprene neckseal and see if that works under the latex.

Any more (apart from the noose bit - Uni get upset about that).

[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by TerryH

Any ideas?

I know you won't like this but I'll suggest it anyway .... DUI Zip Seals......
Mal

[TerryH]

Originally Posted by Mal Bridgeman

I know you won't like this but I'll suggest it anyway .... DUI Zip Seals......
Mal

It's not that I dont like it, I actually looked into it, but by the time we'd
kitted out the suits we had, we could have bought a fair few new Otters.

Great idea, just too much wonga.

[PW1664]

Originally Posted by TerryH

Tried a small latex neckseal under the existing and same over the seal,
but not a neoprene under.

I'll get an actual neoprene neckseal and see if that works under the latex.

Any more (apart from the noose bit - Uni get upset about that).

Seriously, I've used false neoprene seals under cuff seal and they works perfectly, added and extra 5-10 mm on the and provided a perfect seal.... can't see any reason it wouldn't work on a neck seal.... try it first tho!

[Jenkins]

This little jobbie is a neoprene like band you wear under the standard seal.
Apollo Sports: Dive Gear: Bio Seal

That said it disn't solve my problem, I ended up getting them replaced with new (smaller) seals.

[buchhawk]

I used one of them rubber straps of a dive knife when my neck seal got a bit loose, did the trick.

Ken

Pair Spare Replacement Knife Straps Scuba Diving Dive on eBay, also, Dive Knives, SCUBA Snorkelling, Sporting Goods (end time 19-Feb-08 21:00:00 GMT)

That sort of thing