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Northeaster Dory · step

Deck & Coamings

Decking, hatches, coamings, cockpit rim.

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Phase 13: Mast Box and Daggerboard (Sailing Kit Only)

I'm sure I'm missing a few steps in between, since I don't seem to have any photos of the interior gunnels. But moving on: this next step is specific to the sailing kit. If you're building the Dory as a standard rowboat, none of this applies to you. If you're building the sailboat, at least in the sloop configuration, you need to install the box for the mast and cut a hole in the bottom of the boat for the daggerboard.

Cutting a hole in the bottom of your boat sounds scary, but here's the approach I think works best: install the...

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Just spent a few minutes in my workshop today. Took some care of the mast thwart. The upcoming days the progress will be smaller. Since today I am back at work so there is not so much time to work on the boat.

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