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From what I can tell the seat cushion is TPU material.
This method only works if the material is TPU. If not, it won’t work, and you’ll have made an expensive error. Do your homework to find out what the material is, surely the manufacture will have more info for you.
If it is in fact TPU, just heat weld a zipper with the leather iron, same method as found here.
Another option is using the epoxy “Stabond” the stuff smells horrible, and is difficult to work with, but it will seal a zipper to your para-seat for sure.
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Finished my Skeena! What an awesome project. Wish I had the hot air gun for those hard to form end welds- like many folks on here, I used far too much aquaseal and patches to stop leaks once done. On the next one (the process is so addictive!!) I’m sure there will be perfect welds.
I couldn’t wait to try it out… Unfortunately in Fairbanks, it seems we are always waiting for the river to either freeze or melt. Here’s the maiden voyage at 2 degrees C in a local lake
Highly suggest getting the multicolored fabric- with the leftover scraps and the ripstop fabric for the inflation bag, as well as an old backpack strap/belt I found, I was able to make a matching waterproof backpack to carry the packraft around. (I already had an inflation bag from a friend that I made fit the DIY packraft).
I’m not sure how durable the TPU coated ripstop fabric will be for a backpack. It held up for a few hikes with climbing gear, so I’m confident. Of course, if it does get holes, I can just iron on 210D fabric scraps to seal it up again. I didn’t have to sew a single thing for this bag.I CAN’T STOP THINKING ABOUT TPU FABRIC!! Thanks DIY packraft! All my friends are jealous.
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This DIY project really attracts a certain type of person… so many pics say “Finished my first boat” indicating that they loved the project and plan to do more!! I’m the same, and all my friends are asking about how to make their own. Luc Mehl, the alaskan packraft Guru, even gave approval of my boat “bubbles” when I took his swift water rescue course.
Check out the Anfibio Revo XL. They have an interesting way to make their boats optionally self bailing, that wouldn’t be too hard to do on these boats. I’ve got the skirt on mine, but on MY next boat I’ll probably add that option.
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