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Hi from Poland.

I’m not a bot. Really.

Haha – sounds like fun!

Thanks for the tip about the 3M 5200 – I picked some up and I’m testing it now. I couldn’t find the quick-cure version locally, so it’ll be a few days before I can really pull on it. It seems like it might be a good product for coating the inside of the seams during construction to prevent those annoying pinhole leaks that…[Read more]

Looks great, Steven!

I have so many half-finished projects, I know what that’s like, so good for you for plugging away at it and getting it done. Thanks for posting!

Wow… Great !!!!! Both you and your boat are awesome 👏🏼

Well, 1 yr later (I know I’m slow!) I had my v2 out on the water today for it’s maiden voyage….wow and whew. All the hard work paid off when I got on the water and realized this thing is legit. My friend has an Alpacka I had been drooling over for a few years and he was pretty impressed with the look and how it paddled through the water.

It was…[Read more]

Paddles fine, and outside of my craftsmanship, I’m totally happy with it.  I didn’t foresee how difficult the inside tube seam would be when I made the floor length 16″ longer and had difficulty with those seams being airtight.  So….3M 5200 to the rescue.  Works fine now.

I sit with my knees slightly bent and feel I can navigate easy rivers fi…[Read more]

Cool! Thanks for posting!

Awesome! How was it paddling with the three of you?

Got the “packship” down the Mendenhall and Herbert Rivers with me, wife, and 7 year old.  Working well.  I put 3M 5200 on all the seams instead of Aquaseal because I had some minor leaks and for whatever reason, nobody will ship the big 8oz bottle of Aquaseal to AK (hazmat?). It’s ugly, but I could care less, it works great.

Hi all,

Finished my V2 from plans and finally got around to testing it in the river. The raft is great and exceeded my expectations for handling etc. The material I sourced looks very much like an imitator of Mat’s so I plan on getting some “DIY packraft” decals done.

My biggest problem was the end join on the seams, the last one, nearest the…[Read more]

Thank you so much Matt!

No worries 🙂

Hi Alex – don’t panic! This is fixable.

It doesn’t look too far off and I think you’ll be alright. If worse comes to worst, send me an email through the Contact page and I’ll give you my phone number so I can help you out. I’m off to dinner now, but briefly, here’s what I propose:

Position 4R so it lines up with the floor slit and 5R, and trim…[Read more]

I just realized this should have gone in the help section and I don’t know how to change it. Sorry (first time poster).

Hi

Bruce,

I built one like yours, but 14″ longer.  I just bought a Big Agnes sleeping pad that fits in as an inflatable floor.  It’s uncanny how well it fits.  Perfect width, stiffens the boat up very well, and it’s a heck of a lot easier than building an inflatable floor.