On Sunday, February 25, 2001 7:46 PM, Brad Stambaugh wrote:

(Details of Brads struggle with the suit snipped)  :-)


>The drysuit seals on the wrists
> and neck have never been cut to fit, so it's an extremely miserable and
> exhausting battle, that was made twice as bad in the wetsuit. My blood
> circulation was cut off so badly, and I was swimming in my sweat, and I
> looked at my face in the mirror, and I thought, ...I mght have to call
> an ambulance before I get out of this mess. :-))  I imagined the
> paramedics cutting my hard earned, and expensive suits off, while I
> screamed with my last breath, in a hoarse voice...Don't CUT!!!

Brad!  You've probably already been told and learned this, but when trimming
the seals there's a tendency to overdo it.  The result is that both the neck
and wrist seals, while feeling comfortable and appearing to fit snugly, lose
a deal of their watertight integrity.  Ideally have the store that sold you
the suit make the adjustments.  That way - depending on the store - if they
take off too much you can always ask them to replace the seals.  Some of
them might even agree to do so!  :-)

Strike

PS.  As Jeff advised earlier, the Scuba-SE's server is about to go off line
soon for maintenance.  That being the case, I look forward to "seeing" you
all when we re-emerge from the moon's shadow! :-)