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I just tried the VHB tape,

If you clamp it momentaraly between two pieces of wood, it bonds very good to the non coated side.  On the TPU coated side it doen’t stick very well.

Has anyone tried the 3m VHB tape?  sea to summit sells these self adhesive lash points with 3m tape on them.  apparently this stuff bonds to anything, the smooth surface of packraft fabrics would require some surface prep to increase bond strength.  3m built a scooter using only tape as fasteners

I see it now;  thank you Bruce!

Taylor,

Punch holes in the tabs. Here’s another photo, pardon the poor image, but I hope you can see the holes. They are ready for short pieces of cord to tie to matching holes punched in similar tabs in the seat. The goal is to prevent the seat from floating away should you be si-washed in whitewater. Or carrying the raft from the car for that matter.

I can’t quite grasp how this works, Bruce. Where does the parachute cord go?

Hi  Rodney here from Mercer Island, WA.

Can’t wait for the V3  kit to arrive.

Got my iron mostly modified at the tip and rear sides but may need to shape the front sides.

Hello from Finland!

Thanks so much Matt for the info

Hi Pham,

Tim at http://www.cubenmaker.com is a great resource for information about Dyneema fabrics.

I think people usually use tape or sewing+tape to assemble Dyneema, and the problem with using it for inflatables is that the tape creeps over time under pressure (I’ve never tried it myself though).

Cheers!

Hi Joe,

It looks like you’ll need

• 1 m of 1000D
• 2 m of 210D for the tubes
• 3 m 210D for the inflatable floor insert (you could use less, but then you’d have to patch together multiple pieces for the top and bottom, which would be difficult to make airtight)
• At least four drain valves (front and back, left and right, placed near the seat…

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