Seat foam is set in place with wood rails, both for support and looks. I'll carve the seat shape and glue it to the deck with contact cement once I get the oars and can do a final fitting.
Built a footrest out of left over ash and Port Orford cedar (love that stuff). I may just go into the wood shop once a week and cut and plane some scraps so I can re-permeate the house with the wonderful odor. And turned a foot bar from hard maple. These too will be mounted once I do the final fitting with the oars.
Passing by the dory's namesake on the way to South Fork, CO. Hello little Huerfano!
And finally, I found a Lone Pine flag at the Dartmouth Co-op. Might be fun to fly it off the dory sometime. But maybe a little too flashy and pretentious? We'll see.
Congratulations on a good looking project, and thanks for the methodical documentation.
ReplyDeleteAny guesses on how many hours you have into this? I know it is probably painful to add it up but I've heard such a wide spectrum of estimates from experienced boat builders that I would love to see an actual tally from a first time builder.
Thanks and good luck with the maiden voyage!