<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/><title></title></head><body><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Brian we replace the hole back scirt with a 3-4 mm thick neopren one. </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">With a fabric layer on both sides of the neopren. Was done by a local diver suit maker.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">With a big stamp on the bill "For museums purpose only" </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Replacement comes without the neck hole, we did this later by ourself to find the right sizes of the hole. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">At the time I bring it to the shop the owner tell me "I will not fix it - you can die in this old units". </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">I response to him we will definitley die without it - changes his mind. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">I spent around 50 USD per unit for material and labour cost.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">We replace also the LP adapter of the unit from the miltary one to a scuba diver LP connector.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">The window is also something which age. But we let it in.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">I have not check our units since some years - good reminder here - will do so the next days.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">And may take some pictures.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">As attachment 16 years ol picture with a BCD as own first experiments - before I catch the Hoods.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0px;">Betreff: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] onboard gear</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Datum: 2019-05-01T21:49:33+0200</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Von: "Brian Hughes via Personal_Submersibles" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">An: "personal_submersibles@psubs.org" <personal_submersibles@psubs.org></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have two Steinke hoods I picked up on eBay awhile ago. Both have the hard neck seals. I likely missed some of the conversation so where have you guys gone to get them rebuilt/replaced? Did you go with a regular rubber drysuit neck seal? Would a neoprene one be better?</p>
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