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Re: before you trim your drysuit/drytop gasket.... adamCanoe New
Re: Never trim! diamonddee New
Re: I disagree, stretching leads to fatiuge. Stretched laytex is more prone to split. poncho New
Re: Poncho, if your head were bigger than your neck like the rest of us, then your gasket would get traumatic stretching ezwater New
Date: Mar 05 2008, 2:26 GMT
From: poncho

	Look, if what you say is true and the gasket is being stretched each time it's donned, and then for hours during use, then why the need to use the 3 liter?  I've not had as many dry tops as you or paddled nearly as long, but I work in a physical testing lab and I'm pretty familiar with the properties of laytex. The last top I bought was a NRS plunge, the neck gasket was not only way too tight, it was also too long. Trimming it back just made sense. I still have a tight seal and I'm betting it'll be fine for long haul.

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