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Northeaster Dory · new build

Launched

Northeaster Dory, built on a porch

by Example Logs · boatbuildlog.com

An example log built in a space that was never meant for boatbuilding. Shows that the shop matters less than people think.

This is an example log, not a real project. It exists to show what a useful build log looks like — dated entries, tagged to a step, with hours recorded and mistakes written down. The technique in it is illustrative; don’t follow it as instruction, and check anything structural against your designer’s drawings. Its hours are excluded from the site’s median figures.
6
Entries
48
Hours
210
Days elapsed
6
Photos
Mar 2024
Started
Stitch & Assembly 10 h

Lapstrake panels wired up

Glued lapstrake, so the planks land on each other rather than butting.

The laps want to slide while the epoxy is wet. Clamp more than you think, and check the sheerline from a distance every few planks.

Illustration — example log, not a photograph.
Illustration — example log, not a photograph.