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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Not Sealing Seams? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
Excellent work, and thanks for the update!
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Samsquanch replied to the topic Not Sealing Seams? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
UL finished. The centre seam weld at the stern was not up to the quality of the others, so I decided to use some Seam Grip there, but otherwise I avoided it altogether. Happy to report that it is holding pressure. No leaks.
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Samsquanch replied to the topic DIY Packraft Photos in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
Sorry for the delay in replying. To answer your question, yes I did seal the inside of the seams with the Seam Grip. Now that I’ve just finished another boat (UL), I believe I made two mistakes on the Skeena: not consistent with my linger time when welding, not using a good enough bowl/jig to shape the seams at either end. Lessons learnt. Not had…[Read more]
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 4 years, 3 months ago
At long last! The Skeena, Telkwa, and 2-Person packraft kits are now available in all colors and sizes, and spray decks and spray skirts are also available. (Bulk fabric sales and Ultralight packraft kits will […]
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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.
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Hi Matt. It says the Telkwa spray deck and skirt are on backorder in the shop pages. I put an order in anyway.
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Yeah, the decks and skirts have been more popular than I expected so I need more of the non-fabric components, but that shouldn’t take too long.
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Hey there, I just placed an order due to arrive early May-ish. Do you think spray decks/skirts will be available by then to add onto my order? Thank you Matt!
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Great! Yes, the spray deck components just arrived 20 minutes ago 🙂
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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 :-).
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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/
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Foot Rest? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
I haven’t made one, but the easiest way would be to fold a circle or rectangle of fabric in half and seal the edges together. Add a top-up valve for inflation/deflation, and add at least one attachment point by sandwiching some floor material into the edge as in this seat: https://www.diypackraft.com/construction/how-to/seat-bottom-assembly-late-2020/
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
Good to know – thanks for the update!
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Pilotpeat started the topic Foot Rest? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
I haven’t been able to find any previous threads about foot rests. We sized up our Skeenas so we have a bit of extra length to use them with BikeRafting. This means we have some extra room between our feet and the inside front of the raft. I expect we sometimes may not have gear with us and am thinking about using some of the extra material to m…[Read more]
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Pilotpeat replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
Closing the loop here, I got some of the SeamGrip +WP and it seems to work much better. It also has a stronger smell. I had kind of wondered about the +SIL version because it didn’t have much smell and I had seen references to SeamGrip being strong smelling. Thought maybe I just wasn’t that sensitive to it.
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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 4 years, 3 months ago
The past several months have sure tested my patience, but barring further delays, the new DIY Packraft fabric shipment will arrive in 2-3 weeks (early to mid-February). Then I will start making packraft kits […]
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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.
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Unfortunately I probably won’t be offering bulk fabric sales other than the fabric that is already available in the shop – at least for a while – because it makes it really difficult to plan ahead and control the inventory when I get sporadic orders for large quantities of fabric and it takes so long to have new fabric made. (All the people who are waiting for an out of stock packraft kit can thank the person who ordered 100 m of fabric one day…) Helping people with their various projects also takes up a lot of time that I should be spending on packraft stuff.
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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.
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Touché.
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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.
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Yep, red and black will be available! Ideally, you’d want an iron about 27 mm wide, give or take a few mm. I haven’t looked online lately, but you could post in the buy/sell page here in the forum and maybe someone will respond: https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/forum/diy-packrafts/
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I’ve been checking back in too for updates. Thanks for updating.
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Hi Mike – sure, I’ll send you an email.
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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.)
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No, the ultralight material is too flimsy to make boats like that.
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
Yep, that’s the stuff.
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Pilotpeat replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
Ok, thanks for checking. I have identified 3 small areas that have small leaks so wanted to make sure before I used the original stuff. Found some of what I believe is the original type you were using and have it on order. Does this look right?
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Matt (Admin) replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
The “Seam Grip +WP” is the same product that used to be called “Seam Grip” and you’re right – I just checked and “polyurethane” doesn’t appear anywhere on the new tube or packaging.
Most of the content on this site was written before they changed their product names and messed everything up, so I’m going back to add “+WP” everywhere Seam Grip is…[Read more]
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Pilotpeat replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
I’m not seeing any current products on the Gear Aid website that state they work with Polyurethane. I thought I was safe going with Gear Aide Seam Grip and didn’t realize there were 5 or 6 different versions.
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Pilotpeat replied to the topic Seam Grip Adhesion? in the forum DIY Packrafts 4 years, 3 months ago
Oh bummer. I have the whole raft completed except tiedowns! I’ll have to do what I can through the T-zip.
Looking around now I’m finding a several different versions of SeamGrip.
SeamGrip+SIL (silicone coated fabrics)
SeamGrip +WP (nylon, canvas, vinyl, rubber)
SeamGrip, white & blue tube (coated and uncoated polyurethane)
AuquaSeal+FD…[Read more]
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