Neons Sabalo 12
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Finished filleting the frame to the hull. Moved on to the cockpit area.
Some pretty snazzy fillets
Still need to glass the frame to the hull, that will be fun
Some pretty snazzy fillets
Still need to glass the frame to the hull, that will be fun
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Looking great Neon. Keep up the good work.
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Worked on the decks today.
And temporally fit the tank well in place.
Picked up this seat at bass pro this morning. Its a canoe stadium seat. 44 bucks and weighs #4.
Thing has a storage pouch on the back, even has a drink holder
And temporally fit the tank well in place.
Picked up this seat at bass pro this morning. Its a canoe stadium seat. 44 bucks and weighs #4.
Thing has a storage pouch on the back, even has a drink holder
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Super near fillets (the holy grail of S&G)
Got plenty of that to do when I flip the sailboat (not as easy as a kayak )
Like the way your capping the gunnels with the deck extentions to.
MM
Got plenty of that to do when I flip the sailboat (not as easy as a kayak )
Like the way your capping the gunnels with the deck extentions to.
MM
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Lookin good Neon. I like the seat! Just bought the same one last weekend for my TV.
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Very cool. Looking forward to the float test. Good to see another sabalo builder.
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AyJay, I was somewhat inspired by your sabalo. Thats one sharp looking boat! Building one of these is quite an ordeal, lots of parts and pieces to fit together. I have been making a strong push to get this boat fully assembled and get to the finish work. I'm almost there
Glassed the under side of the cockpit the other day, also glassed the underside of the tank well and decks. Oh yea, I also glassed the frame to the hull!!!
This just felt strange cutting holes in the bottom of the boat.
Made a pretty big mistake here. Glued the rear deck on upside down! Now the underside is bare wood
Getting really close! Just a few more pieces to glue on. It was hard to make myself stop and plan out the internal bracing and stiffener for all the accessories. But I did. Took pics and documented measurements for all that stuff.
Glassed the under side of the cockpit the other day, also glassed the underside of the tank well and decks. Oh yea, I also glassed the frame to the hull!!!
This just felt strange cutting holes in the bottom of the boat.
Made a pretty big mistake here. Glued the rear deck on upside down! Now the underside is bare wood
Getting really close! Just a few more pieces to glue on. It was hard to make myself stop and plan out the internal bracing and stiffener for all the accessories. But I did. Took pics and documented measurements for all that stuff.
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Gave it a quick sanding on the upper parts this morning just to get a look see at what I got.
Time for the finish work!
Sand-a-thon!
Sanding Olympics!
Sanding festival!
LOL before I get ahead of myself there is still some more glass work to do, I guess I am just prepping myself for the...........sanding
Time for the finish work!
Sand-a-thon!
Sanding Olympics!
Sanding festival!
LOL before I get ahead of myself there is still some more glass work to do, I guess I am just prepping myself for the...........sanding
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Nice job Neon you do excellent work....It's no longer the 24.5 lb. boat it was 2 weeks ago....
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Got a fill coat on it.
Cant wait to fire up my good ol buddy Mr. Orbital Sanders
Cant wait to fire up my good ol buddy Mr. Orbital Sanders
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Heck Neon it's water proff... head for the river...the sanding can wait..
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Test ride!
First fish!
Its a nice looker It paddles like a dream also.
This boat paddles so nice. And it is fast. Super stable. Every thing I thought it would be. Great boat!
First fish!
Its a nice looker It paddles like a dream also.
This boat paddles so nice. And it is fast. Super stable. Every thing I thought it would be. Great boat!
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Darn good looking boat..make you want to hang up the paddle boards?
Looks like you will be needing to graphite the bottom pretty soon..
Looks like you will be needing to graphite the bottom pretty soon..
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"Looks like you will be needing to graphite the bottom pretty soon.."
My thought to, hate to cover wood up but it's the way to go.
Good to see you out and using that good looking boat, and sliming her to, well done sir.
MM
My thought to, hate to cover wood up but it's the way to go.
Good to see you out and using that good looking boat, and sliming her to, well done sir.
MM
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Good lookin boat Neon! How's the seat working out?
HG
HG
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Ok guys I will order some graphite for the bottom of this thing. In fact might as well get enough for all the boats.
HG, that seat is working out good. I just mounted it in the boat yesterday, going to give it a test this evening.
HG, that seat is working out good. I just mounted it in the boat yesterday, going to give it a test this evening.
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Awesome job neon. Great looking boat.
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Seat mounted, homemade foot pegs, and some handles to help carry it with one hand.
Started working on a paddle.
Oh look! I just happened to have a birds mouth paddle shaft already build from last year. That will save some time!
Started working on a paddle.
Oh look! I just happened to have a birds mouth paddle shaft already build from last year. That will save some time!
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Nice work. Are you really going to sit down and fish for a while? You must be getting old. Hey whats in the Zoom bag.
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4" rubber lizards, killin em this summer with those things
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SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH don't say it outloud.neon14 wrote:4" rubber lizards, killin em this summer with those things
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Went fishing today.
This wood boat thing is just so horrible. Worst thing I ever did
This wood boat thing is just so horrible. Worst thing I ever did
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Neon I got a question...when padeling..does you're mind wander to future projects? After all.. you have entered into the elite group of sculptures with a function.....
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Look what happend over the last few months!
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Good job! It sure looks pretty!