Welcome aboard!
Welcome aboard, there are many build logs of the Dory available, there are also a few you tube videos that may be worth looking at.
I think this forum is helpful also
I think this forum is helpful also
New Year's Greetings
I am attaching some pics I took of my Lowell Dory build. I started the project before finding this group so have partially completed the work. I just finished the false stem and will now move to the next steps. I've been working on the oars, but they are not finished enough to share with the group.
I've learned a lot already from comments on other Build Projects; sometimes the instructions give you room to make your own decisions. It's good to see how others have approached the same issues.
This is my first attempt to upload pics of my progress. Fingers crossed. Thanks for your encouragement.
I am attaching some pics I took of my Lowell Dory build. I started the project before finding this group so have partially completed the work. I just finished the false stem and will now move to the next steps. I've been working on the oars, but they are not finished enough to share with the group.
I've learned a lot already from comments on other Build Projects; sometimes the instructions give you room to make your own decisions. It's good to see how others have approached the same issues.
This is my first attempt to upload pics of my progress. Fingers crossed. Thanks for your encouragement.
Looks much better than my Dory! Nice and neat!
Hello
Making progress. The dory seems to be nearly ready to paint but I have a question for the group. It appears to me that the transom and stern cleat are too high relative to the planking; the upper sheer plank, bands and gunwales are in place awaiting the cap rail, yet the planks don't appear to join the stern cleat and transom at the level indicated in the pictures included in the assembly instructions. I'm pretty careful. the garboard plank was added flush to the bottom. All other
planks were added to the edge of the bevel on the previous plank (the marked line), yet I seem to come up 'short' at the transom. It won't be so far off from the photos when the cap rail is added, but it doesn't seem right. Please see attached photos. Any and all advice and comments are welcomed even if this cannot be fixed on this build. I'm eager to learn.
Thanks.
Making progress. The dory seems to be nearly ready to paint but I have a question for the group. It appears to me that the transom and stern cleat are too high relative to the planking; the upper sheer plank, bands and gunwales are in place awaiting the cap rail, yet the planks don't appear to join the stern cleat and transom at the level indicated in the pictures included in the assembly instructions. I'm pretty careful. the garboard plank was added flush to the bottom. All other
planks were added to the edge of the bevel on the previous plank (the marked line), yet I seem to come up 'short' at the transom. It won't be so far off from the photos when the cap rail is added, but it doesn't seem right. Please see attached photos. Any and all advice and comments are welcomed even if this cannot be fixed on this build. I'm eager to learn.Thanks.
I believe I had the same problem. If I remember correctly I cut down the stern transom so it was not protruding as much. The boat looks great!
Rob
Rob
Update:
Laying on a thin, first coat of Ochre to the inside of the dory with a brush after priming the entire boat with gray spray primer. I'm now experiencing the many, many crannies that others in the build forum have reported. Not terrible but tedious.
I'm curious how many of y'all use bristle brushes to do this work and how many use Air Brushes to do the painting. I don't have one but am curious which y'all might recommend for a guy on a modest budget and a shared hobby room (not too much noise, please).
Will send pictures when it looks better.
BTW, I decided to not trim the transom. Going with it as is.
Thanks.
Laying on a thin, first coat of Ochre to the inside of the dory with a brush after priming the entire boat with gray spray primer. I'm now experiencing the many, many crannies that others in the build forum have reported. Not terrible but tedious.
I'm curious how many of y'all use bristle brushes to do this work and how many use Air Brushes to do the painting. I don't have one but am curious which y'all might recommend for a guy on a modest budget and a shared hobby room (not too much noise, please).
Will send pictures when it looks better.
BTW, I decided to not trim the transom. Going with it as is.
Thanks.
I use a Brush for my Dory, but I have a airbrush also. I find the airbrush much more useful for plastic models. There are many many you tube videos about airbrushes. You can buy a fairly quiet compressor (it should have a tank for the air don't get a tank-less one IMHO), remember if you use an airbrush, you will most likely need to get a spraybooth unless you use it outside. You can always build one of those also. There are many examples on You tube.
Rob
Rob