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Top seam BCD leaks
I've got a Mares dragon. It's done a few hundred dives and externally looks in good condition.
But recently it's started leaking all the way along the top seam (see photo). Typically only when under some pressure, e.g., when I'm upright. There's nothing visibly wrong across the top-stitching externally, and an edoscope doesn't show anything obvious internally.
This is way beyond my ability to repair, but I'm wondering if a decent service center could repair it? Or should I give up and get a new one? I'm also thinking, the hole in the internal bladder could be anywhere, and perhaps the air is just coming up between the internal bladder and the external jacket and out the top seams?
u/Infamous_Scientist77 — 1 day ago