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Mike
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A friend and I made a different style ultra lite raft out of Cuban Fiber and a Cuban Fiber adhesive tape.  The raft went together well, weighed 8 ounces and held air nicely for a while.  the problem we ran into is the tape let the fabric bond creep when under pressure.  It was a slow process but the raft failed in a short time on the water.  I would test to be sure the tape you plan to use will hold as well as a fabric weld, which I think it will not unfortunately.  Do some tests with scraps of fabric taped together and sheer force pulling them apart.

Mike