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Took my Skeena out for her maiden voyage in Montana! Super stoked with my boat, it was super maneuverable and tracked better than I expected for such a small raft.

It took me more like 80hrs to build but I blame my poor grip strength for that. I’m still struggling with 3 leaks at the 1-2 and 3-4 tube to floor seams. It floated fine, I just had to blow a few breaths into it every hour or so which was only a little annoying.

My seat has given me the most trouble, I did it first and I think I overwelded it. I suspect I damaged the TPU near my seams. I ended up welding extra strips around the entire thing which seems to have made it airtight but it’s not about 3 inches narrower. And I missed the step of gluing the white piece onto the top up valves. They kept popping out and deflating my seat.

I’m really hoping fabric gets back in stock soon so I can add a spray deck/skirt before some trips I have planned in October. I was constantly sponging out water from running Class IIs!

Super fun project, I love my boat. Thank you so much for all the tutorials and the awesome design!