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Rob Wybierala enjoyed building this San Juan Dory so much; he stopped going to work so he could finish it. Now he owns a small boatbuilding company in Maryland. GRIFF'S LANDING is built of plywood with sawn frames.
Ray McConnell and John Vinal built this 9′6″ Nutshell Pram and then raffled it last October at the Damariscotta Pumpkin Festival. The proceeds of the raffle when to the American Cancer Society in memory of Dr. Jennifer Lynn McConnell.
Built at The Nautical Arts Workshop. Quarter inch Okoume plywood was used for the lapstrake planking. The transom, gunwale and seats are made of cherry. The paint is from George Kirby.
I found the plans in the back of “The Dory Book”, by John Gardner after looking high and low for a boat I thought I could build. This boat fit the bill. Besides requiring only average skills to build, it is also light, pretty, rowable, seaworthy and cheap to operate.
After having some uneasy rows on the Strait of Georgia, I decided that a self-bailing sliding seat boat was required. I volunteered at the Coastal Rowing championships in 2018 and decided the coastal rowboat would be perfect.
Jim Hammond replaced seven frames on this 16 x56" motorboat, repaired the lower transom, refinished the motor (1958 Big Twin Evinrude) and installed a new windshield. Then he gave it a few (9) coats of varnish. Johnson Boatworks of St. Williams, Ontario, built the boat in 1957.
Kees Bugel first built an 18' cedar pulling boat designed by Ken Bassett. From there, he moved to this more complex Lala design by Joel White. The boat is cold-molded and includes a small Volvo auxiliary engine.
Bob Arant built this 16' Meadow Bird sailboat using plans from GFC Boats, 490 Hagan Road, Cape May Courthouse, NJ 08210. SAY WHEN, has a strip-planked hull, and was launched July 2004 in Omaha, Nebraska. Contact Bob at 13615 N. 42nd Street, Omaha, NE 68112.
1952 Old Town OTCA sailing canoe17'. Mahogany trim, Gunwales and thwarts.
A blend of traditional New England and European launches with full displacement hull combined wit
Fiberglass bottom, trailer. Built in 2005 by Old Wharf Dory Company in Wellfleet, MA.
