While in Bahia de Navidad, Mexico we have "Beto" clean our boat bottom. Maybe that happens twice a year. Beto had pleaded with us to bring him back a wetsuit, size large.
September 2019 - s\v Elegant'sea is currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
(We are currently house/pet sitting in San Diego, CA)
Front of "Gladiator Pro 3.2" wetsuit.
We decided because one never knows what to expect from year to year that it would be better for us to get him a used, less expensive suit in good shape.That way it would not be so hard to get our money back by him cleaning our boat bottom a couple few times. Or if he is no longer there, it would be easier to sell. So we went to "Play It Again Sports" in Ventura when we were in L.A. There, the new suits were a bit expensive and they had no used suits that were 3/2, most were 4/3 or more thick. Too much for Bahia de Navidad. Even though Beto did not specify what thickness he wanted the suit to be, I have is 3/2 and that is what I used in my surfing days in SoCal. I am thinking a 2/2 would be fine for Beto but they are hard to find here. A 3/2 will also be fine I think.
When we got to our next house sit in San Diego (again, a nice house with AC and a car to drive), we went to San Diego Play It Again Sports and yay! - they had a used 3/2 Large that looks brand new. Not a brand name but the price is right. Two bottom cleanings will pay us back. .
Now to get it to Bahia de Navidad, Mexico??? We can pack in our suit case but it does weigh a bit and it takes up room (we have a lot of things for ourselves we are bringing back😁). We may have a friend who is driving there and keeps their boat there that might be willing to drive it down and give it to Beto.
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