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Thanks.  I also have a 360 camera and a stick for it.  I was thinking of putting a fishing rod holder  in the spray deck, slightly smaller, right behind the back seat, and adding a strap tie-in for it further up one of the rear tubes.  most of the rivers I run have at least 1 stretch of class II-III and I want video of it.  I haven’t attached the spray deck to either boat yet (not finished with the second one).  I’ll post if I end up doing that.

Clay

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I didn’t know where else to ask this…  You have some great video paddling on your trips.  How do you secure your camera to the boat?  I can thin of several ways, but none of them will get the same high point of view you have….

Clay

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It worked!  puffed it up this morning, and no bubbles on the zipper!  It remains to be seen if this is a durable repair, but that will have to wait until the water is soft again…  Given the time is available the the glue to cure, this technique could be used in a remote situation if seam-grip and zipper lube are in the repair kit.

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that was my thinking also… worst case a new zipper in the boat, and a 25cm zipper for a bow bag or something.  may even learn something about repairing it.  At least I didn’t glue the zipper together this morning!  I’ll wait until tomorrow to pressure test it.

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OK. I got a pic, its pretty poor, but you can see the damage.  I did the repair described above, I’ll see if I glued the zipper together this evening.

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I tried to get pics, but it is too small to see well at my cameras closest focus.  The divot (melted spot) is directly across the edge of the sealing surface, going about 2/3 of the way down the sealing surface.  It is indeed where bubbles form when sprayed with soapy water.  I don’t think there is any lip preventing the seal, I suspect it is just missing rubber.  I will pull out a magnifier and look more closely.

As I suspect that I will have to replace it, I thought it might provide some experimentation opportunity for repair.  I have already ordered the replacement zipper.

First try I coated the other side and the surface of the zipper with lube and ran the slider back and forth a few times to get it well coated.   I plan to close it and fill the melted spot with seam grip.   I may have to trim some of the hardened seam grip after it sets, but the zipper lube should prevent it from sticking to the parts I don’t want it stuck to….  Has anyone tried this?

will post results.

 

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Not-a-bot here.  Just got the Telkwa kits a week ago,  got the seat done today.  Will do the back next week before I start on the boat.  Clay

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