I bought a Cape Henry 21 from Phil Hitchcock. Phil and his wife, Margret, live in Michigan and towed this sail boat across the U.S. to us. During their week and a half with Jody and I, we got the “Slough Coot” launched and moored on Welcome Slough and have been tour guiding them around our beautiful Oregon and Washington…
Month: July 2015
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Finished!
The dory is complete! The next time you see her she’ll be at the Cathlamet Boat Show. The young Osprey couple have two baby chicks. I had a friend come that had a zoom lens to take some close up shots. They are growing like weeds!
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Installing Hardware
Today I completed all mounting of the hardware and added a couple more coats to the brightwork. Now I’ll add a few more coats to the brightwork, do a little touch up here and there, build a couple of oars and then go fishing😎.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Finishing the Build
The last couple of days we’ve pretty much completed the build. Other than mounting the hardware and adding a few more coats of cetol on the brightwork, she is complete. Next week, I’ll build a set of 9 1/2 foot oars.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Back to Work
It’s been a long while since my last post on the Dory. Since then, I started and finished building a campground/marina that will serve as a vacation rental. During the latter part of April, I had major back surgery. It’s not like I was on a real long vacation! Back to the Dory. Over the last 4 days, with some help…