Hi,
I recently moved out to Seattle and just joined the forum. I own all of my gear except a dry suit and I'd love to continue diving and meet local divers, so I am looking to buy a good used drysuit. Around a mens size small as I am 5'5" and 135 lbs. Please let me know if anyone has one to sell and hopefully I'll be in the water soon!
Thanks,
Hayes
New to the Board and Seattle- WTB- Drysuit
New to the Board and Seattle- WTB- Drysuit
Last edited by hbax on Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: New to the Board and Seattle- WTB- Drysuit
Welcome to the club and good luck on finding a suit. I would suggest keeping an eye on Craigslist too, I have been seeing a lot moving through there lately.
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Re: New to the Board and Seattle- WTB- Drysuit
Years ago, I picked up a Northern Diver drysuit off CL. The fit was good, but the neck latex seal was too loose. So I ultimately mailed the drysuit to Northern Diver (in the UK) to get a neoprene seal installed. I'm really happy I did this, but I wish I had a drysuit from an American company because shipping back and forth was very expensive (almost $200).
Take that into consideration when you buy.
And welcome!
Take that into consideration when you buy.
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Re: New to the Board and Seattle- WTB- Drysuit
Welcome to the board and to diving in the NW!! We have an area called Gear Central and often times you will find folks posting drysuits for sale there as well. I suggest you rent a few different ones as well from local dive shops to see what you might like/not like about different versions.
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Re: New to the Board and Seattle- WTB- Drysuit
I just logged back in after a hiatus. Also when renting, meet up the friendly folks from here at Cove 2 on Wednesdays. I have yet to join (apparently I am not friendly enough - kidding!), but I plan to in the next month or so. As you meet with people, ask for their advice, what they like, don't like about their dry suits, etc.. That might help your rental/purchase decisions.
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Re: New to the Board and Seattle- WTB- Drysuit
Suggestion, with your size check out Scuba toys, Dive right in scuba and Northeast Scuba supply. They frequently have demo stuff or even new stuff in the smaller sizes.
When looking for used dry suits the most important thing after size is the zipper. neck and wrist seals are easy and not at all expensive but a zipper will run you $400 or more depending on the suit.
When looking for used dry suits the most important thing after size is the zipper. neck and wrist seals are easy and not at all expensive but a zipper will run you $400 or more depending on the suit.
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Re: New to the Board and Seattle- WTB- Drysuit
If you are still looking, I have a brand new Fusion the has never seen the water. I purchased it for my daughter and she never used it. The seals might be dry or need to be replaced, but I will lower my price to adjust for this if needed. I will have to go find it and tell you the size.
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Re: New to the Board and Seattle- WTB- Drysuit
Dont overlook scubaboard.com marketplace. I bought a backup Whites Fusion with little use for an extremely good deal awhile back.
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- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
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