Build Diary

She performs really well. Really stable and great primary stability which is what I was really looking for over the Jem Sabalo I built. We now have the Woodbie, the Sabalo, an old Hobie Oasis Tandem, an inflatable Advanced Elements Tandem and inflatable SUP. I’d say the Sabalo is the fastest overall with the highest … Read more

Yes, Taalak has been the name I’ve been calling this kayak the whole time, but now that she’s done, I feel like calling her the Woodbie. Really happy with how it turned out. Looks great. Went with the Maroske fittings again to have nice clean deck fittings. The EVA foam mat looks great and was … Read more

Sanded down and painting. I feel like I learned a lot about this area from the previous build. I relied a lot more on the random orbital sander this time. I also am using 3M blue tape and pressing down with a plastic card. I had a lot of bleed through last time.

Took a bit to figure out how to mount my Garmin transducer. Kinda silly that Hobie would make a part that doesn’t play well with Garmin transducers because they have some sort of partnership with Lowrance. Anyways, I figured out where I wanted to mount it, than I made a piece to replace the front … Read more

With completed Hobie Guardian and Mirage drive wells, it was time to permanently glue in the framing and cockpit as well as storage bins. I went with 2 shallow storage areas what will mainly be for gear tracks, as well as a really deep bin on the left, and a shallower bin on the right … Read more