Surf Dory prototype built by Roger Allen of Cortez Florida

On these pages you will find examples of our designs by builders other than ourselves.  Some are the work of professionals, but many more are by amateurs working purely for the enjoyment and satisfaction that is to be found in creating one’s own small vessel.  It is these that it gives us most pleasure to include here.  If you build a boat to our plans and have good photographs, we encourage you to send them in, if we like them we will include them on these pages.

Wednesday
May252011

« 37 ft Motor Sailer, Design #108 Under Construction

These photos show the magnificent work of an owner/builder in British Columbia, who has asked to remain anonymous.

The vessel is of bent frame construction. It is double-planked, fore and aft, in red cedar laid in epoxy glue. The backbone is laminated yellow cedar.View of the hull at the framing stage. Laminated stem and forefoot showing rabbet and notches for frames.Framing team clamping the hot steamed frames into place.Frames in place. Preparing to turn the hull. Partway around, turning the hull gradually with chain hoists.View of the deck.Right side up.

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