I finished up my Skeena build much more quickly than the Atlin. Probably about 20 hours or so. Second time through was much easier. I went for a simple, small boat this time and omitted the TZip. I really like the color!
I figured having a second boat would be helpful if I wanted to bring a friend with. Also I joked with some canoe friends of mine that if the Atlin had an issue, I could just bring a backup boat!
It had a micro hole along the final seam that I ended up using the glue tube through the Boston valve method to fix. It worked fine. I was able to do nearly all of the seam sealing except the final seam with the inside out method.
The only other issue I encountered with this was that iron, the Aliexpress leather iron model has started to lose it’s three screws. I made it through the build but I don’t know how long it’s going to last. I tried put them back in but it seems they are just too small to get a sufficient grip with the threads.
I use the Flextailgear inflator so I made a drybag out of the cloth for the inflation bag instead. I was able to take apart another Boston value so I can just screw the Flextail inflator right into the valve so I don’t have to hold it as it inflates.
Next project is figuring out a way to attach this stuff to a bike!
Thanks for making the kits Matt!
