A more refined, rounded version built for speed and beach launching.
What of dory (e.g., small rowing dory, large motorized St. Pierre) fits your needs?
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Why do people still build dories today when modern fiberglass and aluminum boats are readily available? The answer lies in the dory’s unique engineering.
Smaller rowing variants perfect for beginners. Key Building Techniques Covered in the Book A more refined, rounded version built for speed
Looking for a copy of the "boatbuilder's bible"? John Gardner's The Dory Book
Briefly, and dismissively – Gardner was a traditionalist. Modern builders ignore that. This public link is valid for 7 days
Each design includes offsets, lines drawing, and construction notes.
It is the most comprehensive resource on the subject. As one library catalog states, it is "at once a history of the dory, a practical handbook on dory building, and a compendium of 23 dory designs with full construction details". No other single book covers all three aspects so thoroughly.
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