Dry suit repairs

"rmc20" <ronmacrae@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:21150632554670946401597@news.btopenworld.com. ..
> Guys,
> Anyone know a dive shop that will change a neck seel in less than
> a week within an hour's drive of Andover?

If all else fails, do it yourself. It's not difficult if you prepare well.
The hardest part is getting all the remnants of old seal and glue off the
suit.

Cliff.

"rmc20" <ronmacrae@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:21150632554670946401597@news.btopenworld.com. ..
> Guys,
> Anyone know a dive shop that will change a neck seel in less than
> a week within an hour's drive of Andover?

If all else fails, do it yourself. It's not difficult if you prepare well.
The hardest part is getting all the remnants of old seal and glue off the
suit.

Cliff.

Guys,
The lack of any positive response on this confirms my straw poll of
calls to about a dozen dive shops.

I can't find a single dive shop in the south of England,
actually the area from the edge of London to Postsmouth to Weymouth to Bristol
to Reading,
that will replace a neck seel in less than a week, and most quote 2 weeks
or more.

Most dive shops just appear to be shops now, with no facilities/services
other than air.
It seems most of them farm out all repairs & servicing to a couple of companies
which, IMO, is the reason why most have a 2 week turnaround.

Last time I needed neck&cuff seels, a couple of years ago, I got them changed
in 3-4 days.

Support your local dive shop!!
Why should I? They don't appear to support me.
I think I'll start buying my dive kit on the internet.

Am I expecting too much?
Is this unreasonable?

Regards, Ron MacRae.

> Guys,
> Anyone know a dive shop that will change a neck seel in less
> than
> a week within an hour's drive of Andover?
> My neck seel has started to go and I got a bit damp yesterday. I'd
> like to replace it before next Sunday.
>
> I've been quoted 3 weeks by my LDS, 2 weeks by Solent Divers, 1 Week
> by Andark and Vobster.
>
<<SNIP>>
>
> Regards, Ron.
>

Guys,
The lack of any positive response on this confirms my straw poll of
calls to about a dozen dive shops.

I can't find a single dive shop in the south of England,
actually the area from the edge of London to Postsmouth to Weymouth to Bristol
to Reading,
that will replace a neck seel in less than a week, and most quote 2 weeks
or more.

Most dive shops just appear to be shops now, with no facilities/services
other than air.
It seems most of them farm out all repairs & servicing to a couple of companies
which, IMO, is the reason why most have a 2 week turnaround.

Last time I needed neck&cuff seels, a couple of years ago, I got them changed
in 3-4 days.

Support your local dive shop!!
Why should I? They don't appear to support me.
I think I'll start buying my dive kit on the internet.

Am I expecting too much?
Is this unreasonable?

Regards, Ron MacRae.

> Guys,
> Anyone know a dive shop that will change a neck seel in less
> than
> a week within an hour's drive of Andover?
> My neck seel has started to go and I got a bit damp yesterday. I'd
> like to replace it before next Sunday.
>
> I've been quoted 3 weeks by my LDS, 2 weeks by Solent Divers, 1 Week
> by Andark and Vobster.
>
<<SNIP>>
>
> Regards, Ron.
>

Guys,
The lack of any positive response on this confirms my straw poll of
calls to about a dozen dive shops.

I can't find a single dive shop in the south of England,
actually the area from the edge of London to Postsmouth to Weymouth to Bristol
to Reading,
that will replace a neck seel in less than a week, and most quote 2 weeks
or more.

Most dive shops just appear to be shops now, with no facilities/services
other than air.
It seems most of them farm out all repairs & servicing to a couple of companies
which, IMO, is the reason why most have a 2 week turnaround.

Last time I needed neck&cuff seels, a couple of years ago, I got them changed
in 3-4 days.

Support your local dive shop!!
Why should I? They don't appear to support me.
I think I'll start buying my dive kit on the internet.

Am I expecting too much?
Is this unreasonable?

Regards, Ron MacRae.

> Guys,
> Anyone know a dive shop that will change a neck seel in less
> than
> a week within an hour's drive of Andover?
> My neck seel has started to go and I got a bit damp yesterday. I'd
> like to replace it before next Sunday.
>
> I've been quoted 3 weeks by my LDS, 2 weeks by Solent Divers, 1 Week
> by Andark and Vobster.
>
<<SNIP>>
>
> Regards, Ron.
>

Guys,
The lack of any positive response on this confirms my straw poll of
calls to about a dozen dive shops.

I can't find a single dive shop in the south of England,
actually the area from the edge of London to Postsmouth to Weymouth to Bristol
to Reading,
that will replace a neck seel in less than a week, and most quote 2 weeks
or more.

Most dive shops just appear to be shops now, with no facilities/services
other than air.
It seems most of them farm out all repairs & servicing to a couple of companies
which, IMO, is the reason why most have a 2 week turnaround.

Last time I needed neck&cuff seels, a couple of years ago, I got them changed
in 3-4 days.

Support your local dive shop!!
Why should I? They don't appear to support me.
I think I'll start buying my dive kit on the internet.

Am I expecting too much?
Is this unreasonable?

Regards, Ron MacRae.

> Guys,
> Anyone know a dive shop that will change a neck seel in less
> than
> a week within an hour's drive of Andover?
> My neck seel has started to go and I got a bit damp yesterday. I'd
> like to replace it before next Sunday.
>
> I've been quoted 3 weeks by my LDS, 2 weeks by Solent Divers, 1 Week
> by Andark and Vobster.
>
<<SNIP>>
>
> Regards, Ron.
>

Guys,
The lack of any positive response on this confirms my straw poll of
calls to about a dozen dive shops.

I can't find a single dive shop in the south of England,
actually the area from the edge of London to Postsmouth to Weymouth to Bristol
to Reading,
that will replace a neck seel in less than a week, and most quote 2 weeks
or more.

Most dive shops just appear to be shops now, with no facilities/services
other than air.
It seems most of them farm out all repairs & servicing to a couple of companies
which, IMO, is the reason why most have a 2 week turnaround.

Last time I needed neck&cuff seels, a couple of years ago, I got them changed
in 3-4 days.

Support your local dive shop!!
Why should I? They don't appear to support me.
I think I'll start buying my dive kit on the internet.

Am I expecting too much?
Is this unreasonable?

Regards, Ron MacRae.

> Guys,
> Anyone know a dive shop that will change a neck seel in less
> than
> a week within an hour's drive of Andover?
> My neck seel has started to go and I got a bit damp yesterday. I'd
> like to replace it before next Sunday.
>
> I've been quoted 3 weeks by my LDS, 2 weeks by Solent Divers, 1 Week
> by Andark and Vobster.
>
<<SNIP>>
>
> Regards, Ron.
>

Guys,
The lack of any positive response on this confirms my straw poll of
calls to about a dozen dive shops.

I can't find a single dive shop in the south of England,
actually the area from the edge of London to Postsmouth to Weymouth to Bristol
to Reading,
that will replace a neck seel in less than a week, and most quote 2 weeks
or more.

Most dive shops just appear to be shops now, with no facilities/services
other than air.
It seems most of them farm out all repairs & servicing to a couple of companies
which, IMO, is the reason why most have a 2 week turnaround.

Last time I needed neck&cuff seels, a couple of years ago, I got them changed
in 3-4 days.

Support your local dive shop!!
Why should I? They don't appear to support me.
I think I'll start buying my dive kit on the internet.

Am I expecting too much?
Is this unreasonable?

Regards, Ron MacRae.

> Guys,
> Anyone know a dive shop that will change a neck seel in less
> than
> a week within an hour's drive of Andover?
> My neck seel has started to go and I got a bit damp yesterday. I'd
> like to replace it before next Sunday.
>
> I've been quoted 3 weeks by my LDS, 2 weeks by Solent Divers, 1 Week
> by Andark and Vobster.
>
<<SNIP>>
>
> Regards, Ron.
>

Ron wrote:

> The lack of any positive response on this confirms my straw poll
> of calls to about a dozen dive shops.

Having said all that, it is the busiest time of the year for diving [1]
so they probably have a stack of "urgent" jobs.

As others have mentioned, I think the only way out of this is to do it
yourself, or offer a LDS worker an hour of whatever their overtime rate
is to do it that night. If I was working in an LDS, and someone offered
me that as an incentive, I'd go for it.

My old LDS in Edinburgh turned round neck seals and cuffs pretty
quickly, although my preference these days is to send the suit back to
the manufacturer. Almost the same price, but original components which
guarantee compatability.

Ben

[1] Some folk would call it the "season", but I've never understood the
concept of voluntarily not diving.

Ron wrote:

> The lack of any positive response on this confirms my straw poll
> of calls to about a dozen dive shops.

Having said all that, it is the busiest time of the year for diving [1]
so they probably have a stack of "urgent" jobs.

As others have mentioned, I think the only way out of this is to do it
yourself, or offer a LDS worker an hour of whatever their overtime rate
is to do it that night. If I was working in an LDS, and someone offered
me that as an incentive, I'd go for it.

My old LDS in Edinburgh turned round neck seals and cuffs pretty
quickly, although my preference these days is to send the suit back to
the manufacturer. Almost the same price, but original components which
guarantee compatability.

Ben

[1] Some folk would call it the "season", but I've never understood the
concept of voluntarily not diving.