Yeeeeha! Nailer's goin' DRY!
- Joshua Smith
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Yeeeeha! Nailer's goin' DRY!
I just ordered me a USIA Drysuit over at Seattle UWS, and picked up 2 steel 119's with it! I won't have the suit for 2-3 weeks, but I'm giddy from buying real grown-up scuba gear!
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
must be nice to bew makeing all them big $$$$
I want a USIA Dry Suit so bad but is just not inmy budget right now Damn it
I have 2 steal 119 and would not take any thing for them they are grate
I can get just over a hour out of them on some dives I do
Enjoy and I would keep a real close eye on that dry suit when we do the
BBQ dive I may just have figured out a way for me to get me a USIA Dry Suit after all. LOL
Hope you like it keep me posted on service and how you like it if you would
Congrats on your Advanced Open Water to BRO
Sparky
I want a USIA Dry Suit so bad but is just not inmy budget right now Damn it
I have 2 steal 119 and would not take any thing for them they are grate
I can get just over a hour out of them on some dives I do
Enjoy and I would keep a real close eye on that dry suit when we do the
BBQ dive I may just have figured out a way for me to get me a USIA Dry Suit after all. LOL
Hope you like it keep me posted on service and how you like it if you would
Congrats on your Advanced Open Water to BRO
Sparky
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Thanks, Sparky! I will let you touch the drysuit, but not with both hands at the same time! And stay away from my food and drink at the BBQ, please! Also- I plan on sleeping in it, so don't get any ideas!
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
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Thanks! Yeah, I've been burning the candle at both ends. And yes, my new tanks will be with me, but I'm probably looking at 3 weeks for my suit ](*,) ](*,) ](*,) but I'll just have to be patient ](*,) ](*,) ](*,)
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
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They're shipping it on Monday! I should have it by Wednesday!
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
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You know- I really don't mind diving wet at all, but I hate peeling the slimy thing off when I'm done. I think I'm gonna buy a wetsuit as well, so I have the option.
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
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UWS just called me- it's here! Now all I have to do is fake a seizure or something so I can leave work early!
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
Hey bro you dont look well maybe you should go home right nowNailer99 wrote:UWS just called me- it's here! Now all I have to do is fake a seizure or something so I can leave work early!![]()
and on the way could you stop and pick up my new dry suite from UWS
tighr that means yuo wil be diving this weekend in your new dry suite
See you then
Sparky
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Its gonna be close if it will be done in time. I might be able to bring it down myself it looks like that shutdown MIGHT not happen till the following weekend. If I come down it will only be for the day though. I gotta try nailers enchiladas
Will see how it goes But either way I should be able to have it there.. ![salute :salute:](./images/smilies/icon_salut.gif)
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LOL Scott your to funny bro I am talking to Nailer about his new suit Ihim and I have this running gag where I am going to steal he new dry suite at the BBQ LOLDiverDown wrote:Its gonna be close if it will be done in time. I might be able to bring it down myself it looks like that shutdown MIGHT not happen till the following weekend. If I come down it will only be for the day though. I gotta try nailers enchiladasWill see how it goes But either way I should be able to have it there..
but thanks bro im stoked for the chance to try that one out
SPARKY
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It's here! This thing is sweeeeeet! I gotta stretch out the seals before I trim 'em. The wrist seals seem fine as is. I have skinny wrists, but my head is large and round (Overinflated ego, I assume). So I want to get this just right. It's supposed to be just loose enough that I don't pass out and die, but still so tight that I FEEL like I'm ABOUT to pass out and die, right?
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Hmmm. They told me at the shop to stretch the neck seal out on a tank, but I'm scared to try it on my 119's....does anyone think it's a bad idea? Right now, I found some bucket-thing in the kitchen that it's stretched out over that seemed like a good start, but I think it was a wedding present, and the wife might object to it's current use....I guess my tank is roughly the same diameter as my melon, but I haven't trimmed the seal yet- I'm scared of tearing the damn thing. ![pale :pale:](./images/smilies/icon_pale.gif)
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
I say it's a bad idea to stretch over your 119, both because it's too wide and also because it's a pretty rough surface. Lots of people use coffee cans. I didn't stretch my latex seal either time. It should be just loose enough that you don't turn blue, but tight so that normal stretching doesn't make it too loose. Also, it feels a lot better once you get in the water.
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Got it. Thanks, guys! Hey- about weighting- do I need to increase or decrease my weights? Is this thing more, or less, buoyant than my 7mm? I realize that it's a variable, depnding on depth and volume of air, etc, but is there a rule of thumb? I should go dig up my manual and look it up- and I will, but what do you all know about it, diving locally?
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"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
"To venture into the terrible loneliness, one must have something greater than greed. Love. One needs love for life, for intrigue, for mystery."
Well bro tell you what im going to do for youNailer99 wrote:Hmmm. They told me at the shop to stretch the neck seal out on a tank, but I'm scared to try it on my 119's....does anyone think it's a bad idea? Right now, I found some bucket-thing in the kitchen that it's stretched out over that seemed like a good start, but I think it was a wedding present, and the wife might object to it's current use....I guess my tank is roughly the same diameter as my melon, but I haven't trimmed the seal yet- I'm scared of tearing the damn thing.
ill take the thing out for some test dives for you and streach out all the seals for you then Ill let you know when they are all lose and then you can try it out.
Hows that work for you?
sorry I cant be of help I have not yet had to deal with a dry suit but
if all works out this weekend that should change
Sparky
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