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FROM NORMAN L. THOMAS

  >      I just received my DUI CF200 in the mail and tried it on last
  > night. Yes,  the boots are large and require large fins which I must
  > purchase. I was  surprised to find that the wrist and neck seals are
  > very small and cut off the  blood supply in the hands and neck. I
  > realize that these seals (latex) must  be trimmed to give a snug , but
  > not tight fit. Does anyone have experience  with the trimming process
  > which is briefly described in the manual?

The general rule of thumb is to trim as little as possible(with a very sharp
pair of sissors).  I recommend marking the seals, with a grease pencil or
something similar, to give yourself a guide to cut by.

Many people have had success streching the material instead of cutting it; or
at least stretch some and then cut less.  The thought here is that the less
you cut, the longer you leave the material and therefore the  easier it is to
seal correctly.  

Some of the items that people have used to strech the neck and wrist seals
range from plastic soda bottles to 80cft tanks.  Be careful, streching is
almost as non-recoverable as cutting.

Good Luck,
Tom Topping
tnt@ba*.co*

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