Boat-Building and Boating

by Daniel Carter Beard

The simple details of the dory.

[Fig. 111] shows where the mould is to be placed in the center of the two side boards. As the boards in this diagram are supposed to be on the slant, and consequently in the perspective, they do not appear as wide as they really are. The diagram is made also with the ends of the side boards free so as to better show the position of the mould. But when the side boards are sprung apart and the mould placed in position ([Fig. 113]), it will appear as in [Fig. 116] or [Fig. 117]. [Fig. 115] shows the shape of the stem-posts to be set in both bow and stern and nailed securely in place.

Fig. 118.
Top views of dory and parts of dory.

When you have gone thus far fit in two temporary braces near the bow and stern, as shown in [Fig. 117]. These braces are simply narrow pieces of boards held in position by nails driven through the outside of the boat, the latter left with their heads protruding, so that they may be easily drawn when necessary.

Now turn the boat over bottom up and you will find that the angle at which the sides are bent will cause the bottom boards to rest upon a thin edge of the side boards, as shown in [Fig. 119]. With an ordinary jack-plane trim this down so that the bottom boards will rest flush and snug, as in [Fig. 120].