Go to Target/Walmart/any other mart with a general household type section and look for GE Silicone II clear - about 2.50 per tube and you get more silicone than in the McNett's eight dollar tube from REI. Mix with a little mineral spirits, get a cheap foam brush to paint it along the seams. Should be thinned enough to get down in the needle holes.
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