[Daniel Walsh]

Hi,

I am coming along on my packraft (Skeena) construction, and things are going well for the most part. I’m having trouble though getting the areas where the seam strips, floor, and tubes all meet to seal together. Many of the areas have holes large enough to put a finger through even after multiple attempts to seal them; a combination of small wrinkles and glue seems to be preventing things from sealing.  I’m pretty sure the packraft is structurally in good shape, but wondering what the best way would be to seal these areas to ensure the raft is airtight.

Dan

[Daniel Walsh]

I’m wondering whether it would be more effective to try to use glue to seal the holes or if I should try to glue a patch to the inside of the tube that covers that whole region. Anyone have experience with internal patches?

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