Happy New Year! It’s been awhile since I’ve had time to work on the dory. The last few days I’ve built the removable 1/2″ plywood soles. I also framed in the removable rowing bench seat. This bench is framed with full 1″x4″ reclaimed Fir that were Columbia River drift logs. Milled right here on Puget Island. I plan to…
Category: Wooden Boats
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Motor Well
Today I did a little sanding and then gave the motor well a coat of epoxy.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Fiberglass
Yesterday I lifted the boat to fiberglass the bottom of the motor well to the bottom of the hull. Today I fiberglassed where the interior of the well and the hull meet along with glassing the knee to the well and the hull.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Framing Motor Well Sides
Today I completed the framing of the motor well sides so the motor can turn from side to side and keep the wells freeboard the same all around. As you can see the framing for the planking that will act as the bench seating on both sides of the motor was framed as well. Tomorrow…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Outboard Motor Well
Today I nearly worked all day calculating the outboard motor well. What is left to design and build is the removable tunnel baffle that will start at the bottom “V” of the motor well and come up to the bottom of the rear notch. This will force the prop wash to propel the boat naturally….
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Decking the Gunwales
The last couple of days I decked the port and starboard gunwales. Early Sunday morning I unfastened the decks and refit them with glue.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – In-Wales
You’re probably wondering what’s on the wood stove? My close friends Henry and Craig shot two elk. I run the hooves thru the bandsaw and boil them in saltwater. They make wonderful chews for my 4 legged supervisor “Josey”. Today I skinned the forward bulkhead and fit, glued and fastened the in-wales.
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Sealing Interior
Today I sealed the interior of the dory completely with thinned epoxy. I simply mix the epoxy and then add acetone. This allows you to paint it on easily and the bare wood sucks it right up. Applying it this way also cuts way down on drips. It is then easy to sand and then two part truckbed liner…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Sanding Interior Seams
Today I spent about 3 hours sanding the inter plank seams fair. This job is tedious at best. But doing this job correctly and carefully make for a professional job or one that looks likes it been done by a weekend amateur. Next I will seal the top strake along with the area under the forward deck with epoxy…
20′ Banks Fishing Dory, USCG – Inside Stakes
Today I spent a couple of hours filling all the inside stake seems with fairing compound. Once it dries, I will sand the interior fair.