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Buying used drysuit
I'm looking at a couple used drysuits (O'Neill Boost). How do you inspect the seals and zippers to make sure they are in good condition if you can't do a water test? What am I looking for other than cracking? If I ended up having to replace seals or zippers, how expensive are those repairs and are they effective? I want to make sure I don't fool myself I'm getting a good deal on a used suit only to spend more money than I would have buying new.
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$20 for a seal, must be a DIY price. I've seen as little of $150 to a max price of $200 for all five seals sending the suit off to the service dept.
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Good info. I decided to call O'Neills customer service line. O'Neill will do the repairs for $25 per seal and claim they have a 30 day turnaround time. I didn't ask about the zipper... Should have while I had them on the phone.
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I paid about 160 for all 5 on my Bare dry suit.
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Anyone know what kind of ankle and wrist seals go on an O'Neill Boost? I'm thinking about trying to replace them myself, but I don't know if there are different styles or sizes. Doing it myself won't save me much money as O'Neill will do it for $25 each, but they tell me they have roughly a 4 week turn around time and I don't want to wait that long. If I by seals and figure out how to glue them myself, I can have the suit back in the water in just a few days.
(BTW - if you buy a used drysuit, do a better job inspecting the seals than I did. I thought I had been very careful, but I did it outside around dusk and the lighting must have been worse than I thought and I missed some small cracks that cause the suit to leak. Luckily I got a pretty good price that even after paying for new seals I'll still be at almost half the cost of a new suit.) |
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I can't answer the question about O'Neill seals,but I do agree it's good to know how to replace them yourself. I have two O.S.Systems suits both with hundreds of hours on them. Replacing seals gets to be just regular maintenance. I always keep seals and cement on hand. With a little practice it's less than a half hour project. But always,always protect the zipper! Mine are over twenty five years old and never had a problem. Never close the zipper unless your wearing the suit.
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