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Old 30 April 2003, 20:12   #1
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fruits of our labour

We've spent the winter creating this little baby
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We're thinking of calling it the Solstice 7
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Old 30 April 2003, 20:15   #3
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She's obviously nowhere near finished yet but i'll post some more as progress is made and if anyone has any suggestions for a name????
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Old 30 April 2003, 21:29   #4
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looks good sir!

did you make the hull as well or have you just done the cabin / cuddy??

any how a lovely project, what I would give for the space to atempt something liek this let alone the skills to do so.

keep us posted
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Looks great

what is it !

C'mon tell us a bit more about it, is it a mod or a boat built from scratch ?
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Old 01 May 2003, 21:00   #6
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Hi Matiboy

It's a little project we've been working on, we've just finished the molds and this is the first section to come out. There's a rear splashwell section to go on and then the whole thing will be teak decked and some mighty fine upholstery put on. It's a bit of a luxury tender type of boat, i think a lot of hard core rib enthusiasts would shun it!!! We've picked up on the idea of a bow-rider section for a rib. You see them all the time in sport and liesure orientated hard boats so why not on a rib???
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Old 01 May 2003, 21:22   #7
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shun shun shun!

Nah looks pretty good, not my sort of boat (where would the dive kit go?!) but not bad. Certainly looks like the build quality is alreet.

And yeah, keep the pics comin as you work on it!

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Fruit's of labour....... ribbish...?

Come on you lad's at 'Olmec' (ribraff)

why show photo's of the bowrider, I want to see the other rib that you have just built' ................ You know the one that look's like a real rib ........... (or are you to scared) ........ I bet when you do show some photo's you will get alot of interest !

By the way 'when can I pick up my new SUPER-RIB.

Phil

P.S Joe you look silly in the photo but I must say very nice red jumper.
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Why did you make the tubes wrinkly around the bow?
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There was very little air in them at the time of the photo as the deck molding was'nt attatched, all the wrinkles disappear when they are at normal pressure ...... unlike the crease in the bow section of a certain boat at the last london boat show
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Now now gentlemen, we all know you both work building tubes, chill a little and go sniff some of that glue.

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Good plan, i'm getting withdrawal symptoms
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Ho Dear

Never mind (RETUBE) I'll stand by you as I have seen the work you have done, ......................... By the way www.Sealion.flop.com have you sold any of your boat's yet ?

Now that's what I call you asked for it.
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Hey Phil - i wud feel silly if i were Bob.

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An Apology

I would like to apologise to Ribraff and all at Olmec for my silly comment about his tubes. As he said, the boat was not complete at the time of the photos and I'm sure the finished article will be fine. I too suffered when a boat was shown with under inflated tubes.
I'm of to sniff some M.E.K to clear the toluene from my head.
SORRY!
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Fair play, apology accepted.... nuff said
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