torn seams

[stonebrew4life]

my wet suit tore on the stomach/chest area on the seam from almost the neck to the bottom of the stomach
should i ditch it and get a new one or find somwhere to fix it?
the mailman said he would just sew it up with think black string
but my sewing skills are deffinitly not too good

[CHarvey]

I would either send it back to the manufacturer to get repaired or get a new one. Is it still under warranty?

[isaluteyou]

if its under warrenty send it back. If not just make an enquiry they may still do something about it anyway doesnt do any harm. Lucky for you the waters warmish so you can get away without a wetsuit until its repaired/replaced/new one

[stonebrew4life]

yea i got it for christmas 3 years ago so doubt its under warranty
and hell yea the waters warm!
im siked not to have to hassle with the suits any more!!

[pkbum]

I feel like I can wear my boardshort these days even though the airtemp is cold.

[CHarvey]

Suits will typically only have a one year warranty, but you can still send it to them to get it repaired. I would give them a call and see if you can get a quote for the repair before you send it in.

Wonder if the water will get up to 78 this summer like last year? Hope so....

[stonebrew4life]

Wonder if the water will get up to 78 this summer like last year? Hope so....

me too
i wonder if it could reach 80
that would be rad

[CHarvey]

Only thing is that if it gets that warm again we will probably get all the jelly fish again and the sea weed will probably start to die off some more. Last year the sea weed was really bad because of it.

[isaluteyou]

Only thing is that if it gets that warm again we will probably get all the jelly fish again and the sea weed will probably start to die off some more. Last year the sea weed was really bad because of it.

yep i cant forget that nightmare. Its the only time i refuse to leash it otherwise its just too much hassle paddling out through all that goup

[stonebrew4life]

cant forget those damn blood thursty stingrays

[billie_morini]

Here are three businesses you can contact to discuss your wetsuit with. They will tell you whether it can be repaired and what it will cost.

http://www.expresswetsuit.com/howtoship.htm located in San Clemente, CA

http://www.slowtwitch.com/giles/giles.html located in Vista, CA

http://bp0.blogger.com/_ZF1zz_VMHgI/RunwN1S2GcI/AAAAAAAABKY/ro8jweV3lfc/s1600-h/wetsuit.jpg located in Encinitas, CA

[isaluteyou]

theres also a place in OB for the life of me i cant remember the name but its on the corner of newport and bacon. They do full on wetsuit repairs and custom wetsuits not expensive neither