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Offline phil_kirk

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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #240 on: June 05, 2011, 01:29:59 PM »
Looks great and will look even better with the top coat on. 

Hopefully not too far away from it's first sail.

All the best!
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #241 on: June 05, 2011, 03:54:22 PM »
Quote from: graham_bridle on June 04, 2011, 08:46:43 PM
You should be pleased Doug, it looks fantastic, and to have built it without the benefit of local boats to look at for reference is an impressive achievement, i look forward to the dubai open !

Thanks.....pics with the topcoat . I have deliberately made it all white to keep it cool......white moths only became available to sail in Dubai :o

The first sail will have to wait as i am away to india for a couple of weeks then Boston for maybe a month.  I am taking the T-foil to India to finish there.

Mast, boom and sails will be on order next week.  Everything else is done!

I also have a trolley and trailer....just been converting them today to fit a cherub.

Target July....24 months after starting to build the mould  :-\

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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #242 on: June 07, 2011, 10:15:49 PM »
Hi,  final topcoat on and put boat on it's trolley.  Took it outside and got some better pics.

Off to India tomorrow for a couple of weeks of work.

Looking forward to going sailing ;D

Thanks for all the help and support so far.

Doug
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #243 on: June 08, 2011, 10:57:56 AM »
Well done! What a beaut!
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #244 on: June 08, 2011, 12:09:47 PM »
amazingly vertical sides!
awesome looking, very mean
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #245 on: June 11, 2011, 10:06:36 AM »
well done. she looks great!

Now comes the fun bit learning to sail her.
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #246 on: September 16, 2011, 02:41:21 PM »
Whats the latest Doug ?
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #247 on: September 17, 2011, 09:49:58 AM »
Don't know how you're getting on so far Doug, but when I bought my first Cherub the guys at my club told me it would take 4 years to learn how to sail it properly. That was over 20 years ago and I'm still not quite there. But really that's the whole idea. 
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #248 on: February 05, 2012, 12:41:13 PM »
Hi all,
Sorry to be away for so long.  :'(   Most of last year was a pain.  I changed jobs and then was in the US for over 6 months.  Just got back to Dubai last weekend and have been working on the boat again.  Putting fititngs on.   I am still travelling a lot and not in Dubai that much but with a push would like the get boat sailing in the next couple of months.

Put the hull in the water today at the yacht club and looks great.

Doug
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #249 on: February 05, 2012, 12:42:35 PM »
Here she is............
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #250 on: February 05, 2012, 02:11:14 PM »
It's barely scraping above freezing here and snow is everywhere...you're just making me jealous :O)

Looks absolutely brilliant though.
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #251 on: February 05, 2012, 06:36:25 PM »
Looking good Doug, the question is how we persuade you to bring it to Wales in the summer :)
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Re: Building Paterson 8 in Dubai
« Reply #252 on: July 12, 2012, 04:09:24 AM »
Hi,
Got back from the US last year only to find I am now spending all of my time in India!

Had last weekend working on the boat.....rudder and foil finished, rudder gantry and rudder stock also finished.  Jib track on.  Most of the cleats on. ;D.  Measured boat so I can order mast and boom.

Too hot in Dubai and so plan to sail in September.

I have some pics of the current fit out and will look to post them.  Thanks for all the support and really looking forward to going sailing. 8)

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