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Strip: Pole Dancer finished *PIC*
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 2/11/2012, 9:49 am

Well, the last (very imperfect) coat of varnish went onto the pole dancer a few days ago. Just a bit of deck rigging to do and a closed cell seat to make, after some sea trials.

The next one, if it is a good one, is going to the auto body shop. I am just not set up for varnishing to a decent standard. Anyway, the uv protection is in place.

A couple of photos follow.

Since it is an adaption of a Dyson SOF, and, in this adaptation at least, not been built before, some of you may be interested in its performance. I built it because I enjoy my North Star so very much, and wanted to try something in the same line, but I seldom build the same boat twice. Visually it looks somewhat like the North Star, but it is actually quite different in hull shape, with less rocker, a bit more of a flattened V and a little more in the chines, etc. Pointless really to have two identical boats in the rack.

I shamelessly cribbed of Rob Macs for the solution to the ends. Thanks Rob. We stand on the shoulders of those who went before us. It is just as well that you have broad shoulders.

Finally, though I doubt he will see this, my thanks to George Dyson, who was happy to let me mess around with his design and who declined remuneration. It is nice to have someone to blame if it is a a lemon :)

I will do a review when I have had it out in various conditions

Et

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Strip: Pole Dancer finished *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 9:49 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 9:50 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 9:51 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 9:53 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 9:55 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 10:01 am
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jack kantz -- 2/11/2012, 10:05 am
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ancient kayaker -- 2/11/2012, 10:41 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 11:22 am
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Bob Beaullieu -- 2/11/2012, 11:01 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 11:22 am
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mtkayak -- 2/11/2012, 11:40 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 12:00 pm
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John VanBuren -- 2/11/2012, 4:40 pm
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Mike Savage -- 2/11/2012, 3:51 pm
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 2/11/2012, 5:00 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 5:22 pm
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yellowbelly -- 2/11/2012, 5:34 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/11/2012, 5:50 pm
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Will N to Go -- 2/12/2012, 3:45 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/12/2012, 5:29 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/12/2012, 5:36 pm
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Dan Hooper -- 2/12/2012, 10:25 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/12/2012, 11:41 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/13/2012, 9:04 am
Just gorgeous, Et *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- 2/13/2012, 2:08 pm
Looks GREAT! *NM*
Stephen Troy -- 2/13/2012, 3:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/14/2012, 4:21 am
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Kirk Fredericks -- 2/14/2012, 8:51 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/14/2012, 4:24 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/14/2012, 4:27 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/15/2012, 3:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/16/2012, 1:34 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/16/2012, 1:50 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/16/2012, 4:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2012, 12:16 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 2/16/2012, 2:36 pm