After years of dreaming and procrastination, I am finally building a boat. This will be an 18 foot dory. My plan is to rig her as a cat-schooner and mount an electric trolling motor to the bottom as an auxiliary.
I am using white oak for all frames and holding it all together with West System epoxy. The transom is African Mahogany.
The following pictures represent a visual diary of my progress.
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6/01/08 - chines and rails glued up
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Neptune Electric Trolling Motor
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6/14/08 - chines and rails - scarf joints
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6/22/08 - keel with centerboard slot
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7/13/08 - stem and transom attached to keel
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8/16/08 - Frame taking shape
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9/01/08 - Close-up shot of stem
(centerboard against the tree is four feet long)
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9/01/08 - Centerboard trunk
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9/21/08 - In the tent
Hurricane Hanna dumped so much rain on us that the weight
of the water in the tarp broke a temporary support and a
few of the glued joints. I bought one of those instant
garages to protect my baby through the winter months.
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07/04/10 Back to work...finally
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