Modify ( cutting ) a wetsuit

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2008-08-13 2:43 PM

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Subject: Modify ( cutting ) a wetsuit

I purchased a used full wetsuit, BlueSeventy.  I find that that I'm much faster in the pool with it, about 6%, but I also find the arms very restricting.

I am thinking about cutting the arms off !!  Is this a big no no or have others done this.

 Bob

 

2008-08-14 9:40 AM
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Subject: RE: Modify ( cutting ) a wetsuit
That’s a big no-no. The then-armless suit would not seam properly around the arm holes potentially creating a lot of drag. Sell the full suit and buy a sleeveless wetsuit if that's what you want. If you are finding the arms too restrictive, you are probably not pulling the legs and arms up enough.

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2008-08-14 9:56 AM
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Subject: RE: Modify ( cutting ) a wetsuit

Agreed - either the fit is off on the suit, or you haven't donned the suit correctly.  There's a great article at bikesportmichigan about donning a wetsuit.

Plus a properly fitted wetsuit with sleeves is plain faster than a farmer john wetsuit.

And your full suit wasn't a farmer john that had sleeves put on to it.  The whole top half of the suit was assembled with the expectation that it would be meeting up with sleeves, so I suspect it would not fit right around the arm holes if you modified it.

Now if you want to remove an inch from the ankles, go for it!

2008-08-15 4:57 PM
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Don't try to modify any part of the suit by cutting it. It feels restrictive at first but after a few times you get used to the sensation.
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