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Gasket Repair Clinic
Gasket Repair Clinic

Gasket Repair Clinic

$149.00 CAD

Gasket Repair Clinic

A blown gasket shouldn't end your season — or cost you weeks of shipping and a repair invoice. Learn to replace and maintain your own drysuit gaskets, hands-on, and leave with a Kokatat repair kit so you can do it again at home.

Latex gaskets are consumables. They stretch, crack, and eventually tear — usually the night before a trip. This clinic takes the mystery out of the fix: you'll do real neck and wrist replacements with guidance, learn what makes a seal hold and what makes it fail, and go home equipped to handle the next one yourself.

Hands-onWorkshop
Kokatat kitIncluded
Your suitWelcome
All levelsNo prereq

What You'll Work On

Every technique done by hand, on real suits — yours or ours. Watching a video isn't the same as setting a seal yourself.

Neck Gasket Replacement
The repair most paddlers pay someone else to do. Removing the old gasket cleanly, prepping the surface, and setting the new seal so it holds.
  • Removing a worn gasket without damaging the suit
  • Surface prep — where most home repairs fail
  • Adhesive application and clamping the new seal
  • Trimming and sizing the gasket to your neck
Wrist Gasket Replacement
Smaller seal, same principles, faster job. Once you've done one, you'll wonder why you ever shipped a suit away for it.
  • Form selection and gasket positioning
  • Getting a clean, even bond on a small seal
  • Trim rings and sizing for comfort without leaks
Cleaning & Maintenance
Most gasket failures are preventable. The suits that last a decade are the ones that get five minutes of care after each season.
  • 303 Protectant — what it does and how often to use it
  • Washing, drying, and storing a suit properly
  • Spotting a gasket that's about to fail before it does
Proper Seal Setting
A gasket that seals but chokes you, or fits comfortably but leaks, is a bad repair. Getting the balance right is the craft.
  • Stretching a new gasket before first wear
  • Trimming in stages — you can always cut more
  • Testing the seal before it matters

Every Seat Includes

  • Hands-on practice on real suits — bring your own or work on ours
  • All tools, adhesives, and materials for the session
  • A Kokatat gasket replacement kit to take home — gasket, Aquaseal, sandpaper, 303 Protectant, and instructions

Bring your suit. If a gasket on your drysuit needs replacing, bring it — your included kit covers the repair, and you'll do it with a coach beside you instead of a YouTube video. Any brand welcome.

Questions

Do I need to own a drysuit?
No. You can practice every technique on our suits and take your repair kit home for when you need it. If you do own a suit, bring it — even if nothing needs fixing, we'll assess your gaskets and show you what to watch for.
My gasket is torn right now — can I fix it at the clinic?
Yes. That's the best version of this clinic: a real repair, done properly, with guidance. Your included kit covers the materials. Let us know when you book so we can confirm the kit matches the gasket you need.
I don't have a Kokatat suit — is this still useful?
Yes. The techniques — surface prep, adhesive work, seal setting, trimming — apply to most latex-gasket drysuits and drytops. Construction details vary by brand and era, and we'll cover what to check before starting a repair on any suit.
What's in the take-home kit?
A genuine Kokatat gasket replacement kit: replacement gasket, Aquaseal adhesive, sandpaper, 303 Protectant, and instructions — everything for one full replacement at home.

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