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The boat
Northeaster Dory
- Designer
- John C. Harris
- Plans from
- Chesapeake Light Craft
- Length overall
- 17′ 0″ (5.18 m)
- Beam
- 4′ 8″ (1.42 m)
- Construction
- lapstrake plywood
- Started
- 28 September 2026
- Launched
- 6 October 2026
- Built by
- Denis
It is the first boat I build. I‘ll do it in my single garage and partly in my cellar.
6 Oct 2026
Strongback & Molds 22 h
Got started
Weeks ago I found a compass on the dining table of a good friend. It seemed to belong to a boat but looked pretty lonesome without. I thought why not building a boat around it. That’s why I started to look for a suitable kit that meets my building abilities and could suit the compass. First of all I found the clc Skerry but finally decided to go for the Northeaster Dory.
So far I spent about 20 hours for preparation, ordering the kit or necessary material and tools. Sure, I had to get rid of some stuff to have enough space for the project. Finally I built a cart to be used instead of saw horses.
Yesterday evening I sanded a few parts and joints, glued the first frames and mixed the first batch of thickened epoxy. When the batch was empty I ran out of clamps. All good for the warmup! It took me about 2 hours.
And then
She floated
6 October 2026
The day she went in the water.
