Dry suit repairs

In article <21150632554670946401597@news.btopenworld.com>, rmc20
<ronmacrae@hotmail.co.uk> writes

>Guys,
> Anyone know a dive shop that will change a neck seel in less than
>a week within an hour's drive of Andover?

I take it you're from Andover?

If so, do you dive with a local BSAC club? I live in Andover (although
am looking at a move to Southampton before Christmas). I've been
thinking about BSAC (up until now, all my stuff has been in warm waters
with PADI).

--
David Mahon

"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.
>

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 <ronmacrae@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> 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.

Deepblue in Plymouth changed one for my son last year which he
tore on the Saturday and dived the suit again on Monday.
Admittedly there was a wine bottle still up the sleeve when he
unpacked it on the boat after picking it up. 8)

Actually they aimed to do it overnight but on Sunday morning
apologised and leant us a suit.

Sadly Plymouth was out of the range you quoted.

nigelH

Ron wrote:
> 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.


You couls try Aquarius in Didcot, but I somewhat doubt they'd
turn it around that quick either this time of year.

I sent my Gates suit back to Scotland and they turned it round in
a few days.

- Keith

On 2005-07-01, Ron <ronmacrae@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Support your local dive shop!!
> Why should I? They don't appear to support me.

You just need to move house. Your namesake Ron at Galaxsea
Divers in Ipswich has done a neckseal for me overnight.

-- Pete

On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 08:24:08 +0000 (UTC), Ron <ronmacrae@hotmail.co.uk>
wrote:

>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.

Aqualand in Chelmsford will do one in about a day.
West Wales Divers have done them over night for me
--
Pete
diving 'at' melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk

"Ron" <ronmacrae@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:24590632558066249735711@news.btopenworld.com. ..
>
> 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.

Complain! I have three shops within half a dozen miles or so of my home -
in Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury - all of which do seal replacements
in house. Perhaps you should move!

R.