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Check out these pictures of an ingenious cruiser spray deck made by Andreas H.! He used 40D ripstop and a YKK Aquaguard 3C zipper. It tucks away into that tiny bag on the bow and weighs barely anything. I love getting emails like this!

That sounds reasonable – do let us know how it goes 🙂

Hi, I’m me and not a BOT 🙂

For weight in the bow, I’m thinking that when the boat needs to be manoeuvrable in moving water then the pack should sit behind with me jammed back against it; but for better tracking on flat lakes and the like then the pack would be up ahead, sitting on the floor and leaning on the bow; when the gear needs to be certain of keeping dry then it…[Read more]

Nice work, Lyn! I know how much time and effort goes in to prototyping, so well done! My only comment is that handling might be improved if the gear storage area is in the bow instead of the stern, as I’ve noticed that with a pack or passenger up front there’s less yaw induced with each paddle stroke (because of the increased “moment of inertia”…[Read more]

Wow, good work, Chris! I wondered what that connection looked like inside, but didn’t have a screw driver long enough to take it apart. Thanks for posting!

Clover Mini Iron II Modification

Hey All,

I just received my kit and started trying to put it together when my Clover iron started letting me down.  Mine was able to generate adequate heat but the cheesy dimple connection of the “stem” to the handle immediately loosened up with the lateral pressure I was applying to it, to the point where the…[Read more]

Clover Mini Iron II Modification

Hey All,

I just received my kit and started trying to put it together when my Clove iron started letting me down.  Mine was able to generate adequate heat but the cheesy dimple connection of the “stem” to the handle immediately loosened up with the lateral pressure I was applying to it, to the point where the…[Read more]

Clover Mini Iron II Modification

Hey All,

I just received my kit and started trying to put it together when my Clove iron started letting me down.  My was able to generate adequate heat but the cheesy dimple connection of the “stem” to the handle immediately loosened up with the lateral pressure I was applying to it to the point where the red…[Read more]

Check out this completely inflatable pontoon boat built by Ron S. It’s designed for fishing and drifting down rivers, and the goal was to make something lightweight that he could easily hop on and off of wearing waders. Here’s what Ron had to say about it:

“The camo raft in the photo is my 3rd generation. My first raft was the 210D Yellow raft.…[Read more]

Check out this completely inflatable pontoon boat built by Ron S. It’s designed for fishing and drifting down rivers, and the goal was to make something lightweight that he could easily hop on and off of wearing waders. Here’s what Ron had to say about it:

“The camo raft in the photo is my 3rd generation. My first raft was the 210D Yellow raft.…[Read more]

Check out this completely inflatable pontoon boat built by Ron S. It’s designed for fishing and drifting down rivers, and the goal was to make something lightweight that he could easily hop on and off of. Here’s what Ron had to say about it:

“The camo raft in the photo is my 3rd generation. My first raft was the 210D Yellow raft. It has the same…[Read more]

Check out this completely inflatable pontoon boat built by Ron S. It’s designed for fishing and drifting down rivers, and the goal was to make something lightweight that he could easily hop on and off of. Here’s what Ron had to say about it:

“The camo raft in the photo is my 3rd generation. My first raft was the 210D Yellow raft. It has the same…[Read more]

Hi there,

Thanks for the inspirations.

I am going to make it from the kit and have to have a sealing iron.

Got no Clover Mini here so have to do modification on my 20W ham soldering iron.

That is what I could do with limited mech and metal resources at home.

Got a piece of an inch wide and 1/8 thick brass metal to make the tip, this is what…[Read more]

Hi Eric – thanks for joining 🙂

I’ll answer the part here that wasn’t covered in the whitewater topic.

You could definitely add a second layer of fabric to the inside bottom of an inflatable floor – you would just have to cut “windows” in it so the top layer of the floor could be attached to the bottom layer (either using baffles, or by joining…[Read more]

funny I just posted on another thread asking similar questons and found your advice here after the fact. sorry about that. Hard to read everything in a forum before asking.