[quote=catmodding]tiberiusgv,
Where we sail, its in the 52 Latitude. So,it can be pretty cold and the water
stays cold in spring.
We start sailing around 50 dgr F Air temperature, the water temp is around
40-45 dgr F.
What you're wearing under the dry-suit really depends on the local situation.
Had a dry-suit tailor-made a few years ago, partly because of my size,
partly because I could specify certain things like latex sock size, zipper
arrangement and extra padding on knees, elbows and bum.
When we start early in the season I wear this:
long arm and leg thermal underwear (motorbike shop)
Thick insulated socks ( mountain climbing shop)
Fleece legging
Jogging pants
Long arm cotton shirt
Long arm fleece sweater ( sometimes 2)
10 mm Wetsuit boots ( kite-board shop ) over dry-suit latex socks
Thick neoprene gloves ( dive shop )
Thick neoprene beanie
Important, keep your head warm, its a known fact you
lose a lot of body-temperature through the head.
As you can see, I bought some articles in non-marine related
shops, because marine-clothing is ridiculously expensive.
Thermal underwear, for instance, can also be found in clothes-shop
for carpenters/construction workers.
I peel of layers when the temp is rising, my rule of thumb
is when it feels comfortable on land without the dry-suit, I'm
ok on the water with the drysuit on.
When temperatures go over 64 dgr F, i switch to the wetsuit.
Grtz, André
Edit:
Some additional info.
Suspenders, you need them, they hold the crouch of suit up against you’re belongings.
This way you can move better around the cat.
Pockets, not on a dry suit, if you tear a pocket the suit will ,most likely, not be waterproof
anymore. Instead get a pfd with pockets.
Most dry-suit designs are not purpose made for cat-sailors, so have a closer look
at extra padding on knees, elbows and bum.
Also the fabric on different suits can vary rather extreme, try to get the most rugged suit.
( highest OZ , I believe)
Depending on the climate you’re sailing in, you could order the latex sock half a size
bigger, that way there’s room for two pairs of socks. Same goes for the complete suit,
you want it to be oversized a bit.
As for gore-tex, its probably not within you’re budget, and after a while of abuse it
tends to leak whereas the rugged suits carry on.
Thats all I know about dry-suits from my personal experience .<!-- editby --><em>Edited by catmodding on Apr 18, 2015 - 04:44 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]