One-off fiberglass dory - Another sort of plastic classic
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:47 pm
Although I'm still busy working on my "big" boat, a Rhodes Meridian 25, I just bought another sort of plastic classic. A fiberglass sailing dory. Apparently, it was built by a fellow who was somehow involved in caring for Narragansett Bay lifeboats. One winter, he used the hull of one of the lifeboats as a mold, and laid up a fiberglass copy. The fiberglass lapstrakes have the texture of the wooden planks of the mold-boat. While I can hardly justify another project, I couldn't resist. Besides, I have a new sailing ground - my in-laws have moved to a spot near the Great Bay in New Hampshire, and this boat will live there, once it's fixed up a bit. It has a loose-footed sprit rig.
(The photo with the green grass is from some time ago, the brown grass photo is now).
(The photo with the green grass is from some time ago, the brown grass photo is now).