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Awesome! Great bow bag, too! Cheers 😀

What a beautiful spot for a maiden voyage! Excellent work, and thanks for posting, Barbara!

Beautiful work, Christian – they all look flawless!

Thanks for the feedback about your experience with the Ultralight fabric, too.

Happy paddling!

Hi! I’ve increased the seam width in the kits to 30 mm based on customer feedback, but I haven’t tried any wider than that. I think it should be fine to go wider, but only up to a point (because the tubes meet at an angle and the seam strips have to mold to them).

Also, I’m not sure if you’ve been adding seam sealer to the inside of the seams,…[Read more]

I’ve fixed the broken link – thanks for bringing it to my attention. Just send me an email if you’ve ordered and want to get your password early 🙂

Hi Barbara, this is the only failure I’m aware of, and it’s a good lesson for us all: https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/packraft-failure-near-drowning/

The least stress will be near the tip of the stern, so you could try there. Wherever is convenient should be fine though.

Cool! Excellent work, and thanks for posting!

I don’t know what fabric you’re using, but assuming you’ve tested the welds and you’re satisfied they’re strong, then if you’re careful to avoid leaving any gap where the two pieces meet then it should work out fine. You can’t heat seal a fabric patch over Seam Grip though (or to the inside of the tube fabric, for that matter); instead, I would…[Read more]

Looks good from here (see the “note” on the Heat Sealing page about sealing different fabrics together).

It’s nylon.