: I am wondering if any of you have tried making your own neoprene sprayskirt??

: My cheap coated nylon one lets way too much water in through the sleeve
: during rolling practice. I am having to pump a couple of gallons out of
: the boat after 20 or so rolls.

: I thought I might try a nylon deck and neoprene sleeve to keep the cost low.
: There is no way I can fit buying one into the budget for a while.

I have made many. If you have a source for low cost neoprene.(If you buy neoprene at retail you will come close to the price of a complete skirt at a low cost supplier such as Whetstone) They are not hard to make. If you can find neoprene with only one side of nylon you can use the techniques of gluing it up with neoprene cement, contact cement or aquaseal. If you have the two sided neoprene you must sew the skirt either by hand or if you are better than me with a sewing machine by machine. The basics are inthe back of the book on building your own kayaks out of fiberglass (Home Built Kayaks ???) This book is still in print and costs around $8.00. I do not remember the exact title. If you cannot find it email me and I will look it up. You may have to fiddle around to get the skirt to fit for all conditions so count on extra neoprene.