: I never made specific instructions for clear (unsupported) vinyl as
: it's not really designed for durability
: and I didn't want anyone to think that it was. Like Dave said, it
: gets skinned like cloth supported Vinyl / PVC
: though a single coat of vinyl cement is adequate as any more will
: cause it to curl up at the glue seem.

I skinned my girls' first kayaks with the clear vinyl. On the second I even made the cockpit floor out of a clear piece of Lexan (see pic). They did enjoy seeing everything in the water but we had to be very careful with them. One developed a small tear without us knowing it and started to turn into a U-boat. Oh yeah, be especially careful in the winter. The vinyl gets very brittle. The cold crack temp is quite high. We accidentally put a XC ski through the side of one.

It's definitely not a long term skin.