This was the patch that was previously done. I thought I’d try to improve it a bit. I looked online and many of the examples had smaller patches and used colored plastic “rod” to match the boat. This patch was originally done with a laundry bottle.
I worked the patch a little with a heat gun, trying to lay it down a little better. I had a little luck but not much.
What I learned: leave it alone for now until I test it to see if it leaks. For the best repair use HDPE (high density polyethylene) plastic such as the plastic welding rods or sheets sold online, plastic pails and yes Tide bottles. The plastic should have a triangular logo with the number 2 stamped in the middle.
The next part I tackled were the seats. I managed to get both removed from boat. While taking them out I discovered that front seat could be simply removed by unscrewing two knobs and sliding the seat back. Which lead to my next discovery.
The boat can be converted to a single by reattaching the seat to mounting points in the middle of the boat. You can also slide the foot pegs our from the back seat and fit them into mid points. In a rush you can leave the rear seat in. That’s actually quite versatile.
I’m not sure if the manufacturer did that on purpose or it was a happy result from making the boat models more interchangeable.
I managed to salvage one seat pad and both back brace pads.