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Re: Strip: Building the OOTEK kayak. *PIC*
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 12/15/2015, 8:00 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Building the OOTEK kayak. (Shawn Jones)

Thanks Shawn.

Here are the final couple of pics. I will try to get some of the launch to finish off.

Truth be told, I'm very happy with the job over all, except for the varnish job, which is anything but perfect. that's what you get for using left over two year old varnish.

It's ok though, and I will buff it back and do a final coat sometime in the future with a fresh can. Oh yeah, we all know that is not going to happen. By then I will be onto a new project and that is where my total interest will be.

The Ootek was a very easy boat to strip... No major twisting, compound bending, or cheater strips required anywhere, and an extremely pleasing shape, partly because of this. Definitely a strong contender for a first time strip build... and, I suspect, probably a forgiving boat on the water. I'll let y'all know.

Part of the reason I chose this design was because I have become rather fond of my greenland paddle and was looking for another boat, like the Hunter, with a fairly low deck, to aid in the GPs effective use, but requiring less total commitment than the Hunter, which will punish me for inattention. The corollary of this is the Hunter is a dream to roll.

With the Hunter I built the high deck version, as my feet were definitely not going to fit in the standard version. It still looked fine with the altered lines... and it was the right decision.

With the Ootek I didn't want to compromise the asthetic, so I decided to build it as drawn, without modifying the deck. I sat into it for the first time with a touch of apprehension, but my EU size 44 feet fit just fine, with room for neo booties (not shoes ). So right decision again, thankfully. Sometimes you just gotta take a leap of faith.

Pics, and a verdict of the boat on the water, to come.

I guess by now everyone, except maybe a few lurkers and some newbees to this forum, knows that some of my other photo galleries can be found here...

http://etiennemuller.com

Et.

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Etienne Muller -- 9/24/2015, 5:15 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/24/2015, 8:03 pm
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John Bell -- 9/26/2015, 2:57 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/26/2015, 5:37 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 9/27/2015, 4:46 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/27/2015, 4:58 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 9/27/2015, 9:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/3/2015, 3:33 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/3/2015, 4:30 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/3/2015, 6:39 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/3/2015, 7:28 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/3/2015, 10:50 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 10/3/2015, 11:32 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/4/2015, 5:01 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/4/2015, 1:01 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/4/2015, 4:06 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/8/2015, 12:07 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/12/2015, 8:49 am
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Pete -- 10/13/2015, 10:11 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/13/2015, 2:44 pm
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Jay babina -- 10/13/2015, 4:09 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/13/2015, 5:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 9:46 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 10/13/2015, 10:11 pm
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Jay Babina -- 10/14/2015, 10:22 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 12:12 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/14/2015, 1:45 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/14/2015, 3:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2015, 4:37 pm
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Paul D -- 10/15/2015, 1:42 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/15/2015, 4:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2015, 8:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2015, 5:11 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/17/2015, 11:20 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/18/2015, 4:35 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/23/2015, 3:47 pm
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Nick R. -- 10/24/2015, 8:51 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/24/2015, 5:55 pm
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Randy -- 10/24/2015, 8:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2015, 12:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/25/2015, 1:39 am
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Lou Farhood -- 10/25/2015, 7:55 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/4/2015, 4:31 pm
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Tom Larson -- 11/4/2015, 4:41 pm
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JohnK -- 11/4/2015, 6:19 pm
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scottbaxter -- 11/4/2015, 7:43 pm
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Bob Borovicka -- 11/6/2015, 6:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/7/2015, 6:06 am
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Donovan -- 11/28/2015, 8:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/29/2015, 12:13 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/6/2015, 6:35 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/8/2015, 2:16 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/9/2015, 8:30 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/9/2015, 10:42 am
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Nick R. -- 11/10/2015, 10:42 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/10/2015, 3:18 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/15/2015, 3:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/16/2015, 12:03 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/16/2015, 4:11 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/16/2015, 4:56 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/16/2015, 6:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/17/2015, 4:50 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/17/2015, 4:28 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/3/2015, 6:50 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 12/4/2015, 3:18 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/5/2015, 1:53 pm
nice brushes
jaybabina -- 12/5/2015, 8:53 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/9/2015, 6:47 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/10/2015, 4:03 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 12/10/2015, 9:59 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/10/2015, 1:31 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 12/11/2015, 9:17 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/11/2015, 6:39 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/12/2015, 6:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/12/2015, 8:41 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/12/2015, 7:39 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/13/2015, 3:31 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/16/2016, 9:01 am
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John D. VanBuren -- 2/16/2016, 11:05 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/16/2016, 1:57 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/17/2016, 3:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2016, 7:27 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2016, 2:27 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/22/2016, 6:40 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/21/2016, 6:19 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/22/2016, 6:03 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/23/2016, 5:11 am