Matt (Admin)

I can sell a kit without the fabric being scored, but I do not have any Ultralight fabric in stock at this time.

I will send you an email. In case anyone else wants to do this, here is a link to purchase the zipper separately: https://www.diypackraft.com/shop/merchandise/zipper-merchandise/tizip-superseal-50-cm-airtight-zipper/

Thanks for the good news regarding hit availability. Bummer though about the UL fabric. Very interested in purchasing a UL should those kits ever become available again.

Hi Matt. It says the Telkwa spray deck and skirt are on backorder in the shop pages. I put an order in anyway.

Thanks for the notification. Ordered a Skeena within minutes of receiving it, and a friend ordered a Telkwa afew hours later. Curious how many orders you received on day 1 to maybe have an idea on when they might ship. Ready to build this :-).

I haven’t experimented with skegs, but there’s some general advice in the last section of this page: https://www.diypackraft.com/faq/tracking-or-directional-stability/

Thanks for the update Matt! What weight fabrics will be available for purchase? I’m thinking about making an inflatable of my own design, but want to use your fabric.

I understand bulk fabric isn’t a priority for you which is unfortunate. To clarify, I was not asking for, and people shouldn’t expect, any non-kit-project help from you other than selling the fabric.

You can set limits for the bulk quantities that people can buy (say 5m) which would help with your planning. I don’t think the person customers are thanking for waiting on out of stock kits is the 100m order guy.

Thank you for the update! I’ve been checking constantly to see if the kits are back in stock as I want to get going on a Skeena in February :-). Will you have it in the red fabric? And I take it the seams and seat will be black?

I’ve also been searching everywhere for a leather iron. No luck on Alibaba, Amazon, local hobby shops, etc. What is the idea iron width to look for? Would also be happy to buy one second-hand from anyone who has completed their built and would be willing to sell theirs.

I’ve been checking back in too for updates. Thanks for updating.

Hi Mike – sure, I’ll send you an email.

The average for a first time builder seems to be about 35 hours. (The answer to this question and many others are posted in the FAQ.)

No, the ultralight material is too flimsy to make boats like that.