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07-28-2003, 02:27 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Vero Beach Florida
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Leaks in Waders...
Are there any recommended products that work well for fixing leaky waders?...
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07-28-2003, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Foxborough, Ma
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AquaSeal......
Worked for me, even on a fair sized gash in the boot....
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07-28-2003, 02:35 PM
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Location: Vero Beach Florida
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Do you know where I can pick some up?
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07-28-2003, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Cape Cod
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Most tackle shops carry it. If not, you can get it at a scuba shop. Fisherman's Goop works, too. (But not as well on neoprene)
Bob
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07-28-2003, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Carbela's catlog, maybe Sports Authority or Wal Mart.
Are they Neoprene? Where are they leaking?
In my dealings nothing works for long.
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07-28-2003, 02:51 PM
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Keep The Change
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Road to Serfdom
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Bliz, if you go to a dive shop you should be able to get Aqua seal and Coatol 240. You use that to clean the spot and thin the aqua seal if you want to.
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07-28-2003, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Vero Beach Florida
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They are the hodgeman breathables, and I think they are leaking at the seams where the neoprene boot attaches...
I was hoping to try sealing them at the seams....
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07-28-2003, 02:55 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Vero Beach Florida
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Would there be enough sealant in one bottle to accomplish this?...
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07-28-2003, 03:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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I just tossed out the same ones last week.Mine were leaking on the boot itself.Dry rot... check em... small cracks..I patched them with a rubber kit it worked until new ones showed up.
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07-28-2003, 03:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Foxborough, Ma
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I did both the crack in the boot, and also along the boot/neoprene seam......on the seam, do both inside and out, and it will last longer.....also, get the Cotrel or whatever it's called that somebody mentioned.....makes for a better repair and faster cure....you mix it with the Aquaseal, sort of like mixing 2-part epoxy.......
And would probably last longer on breathables than on the neoprene, but that's just a guess.....
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07-28-2003, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: cranston
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While we are on the subject I had a pair of cheap waders that ripped Friday. I am looking into getting new ones and tried on a pair of hodgeman neoprenes. It seems like you sweat you ass off in those , what do you guys recommend? Do you just use neoprene in the spring and fall?
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07-28-2003, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Foxborough, Ma
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I only have neoprene......waist high....and yeah, ya sweat in the summer.....
Not so bad if you are knee to thigh deep in water, but if you're not, and it's a muggy/warm evening/night, plan on losing a few pounds....and if it's the middle of the day...................
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07-28-2003, 03:39 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
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Bliz - Benny's has Aquaseal wader repair kits...
Breathables over Neoprenes 85% of the time!
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07-28-2003, 03:48 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Quincy
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One time I had a leak in my waders..
For a while it kept my leg warm, but then it just felt yukky !!!
 
Last edited by Van; 07-28-2003 at 06:22 PM..
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07-28-2003, 05:05 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: FALL RIVER
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If your waders are around 3-4 yeares old its probley time to buy a new pair i had a pair of pro line 4 yeares an they started to leak i tryed a sealent it worked for a while but started to leak
in other spots so i just got a new pair
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07-28-2003, 07:33 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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I've found that staying away from the beer at least 2 hrs before I put on my waders stops the leaks. However, if I usually bring a set of diapers to change into in case my buddy shows up on the beach with brew. All in all though, if it's cold out a leak or two doesn't hurt to take the chill off.
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