Hi Bruce, I was going to try to find a used large wetsuit at a salvation army, I've seen some as low as 5 or 10 bucks and see what I can do with that.

I was assuming that I could sew and cement the seams but I've never done anything with that particular material and don't know the procedure well. I am fairly proficient with a sewing machine and have sewn some stretchy fabrics before.

Are there specific tricks to sewing it that you've learned??

Thanks, Ben

: 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.