Mahogany Dory
You had to
see the twinkle in our boatbuilder Jay’s eyes when we
milled the wood for our latest project. It’s an eight-foot bottom
Little Sister Dory that’s being made of the most beautiful mahogany. “Look
at that grain,” he kept saying. And it is turning into a truly striking
boat.
As dories go, this is in the deluxe category. To complement the beautiful
mahogany, we’re using only copper hardware. She’ll be clear
finished and will be adorned with bronze oarlocks instead of the usual
tholepins. Boat candy, anyone!
Already the sides are planked and, as you can see, Jay’s putting
in the hackmatack knees. We plan to have her on display at the Halifax
International Boat Show, February 15-18 – that’s if someone
doesn’t snap her up before that.
Captain Dan |