The definitive look at dories, their history, and construction. Besides valuable building instructions, there are plans and offsets for all of the various dory types. This is the most comprehensive book ever published on the subject, and is noted for its clear Sam Manning illustrations, as well as its clear writing.
Table of Contents:
History of the Dory
A Search for Beginners
The Batteau Ancestor
The Bank Dory Emerges
How to Build a Dory
Dory Laydown
Dory Construction
New Materials
Dory Plans
The 32-Foot MaineRiver Driving Batteau
The 18-Foot Light Batteau
The 19-Foot Heavy Batteau
The Banks Dory
The St. Pierre Working Dory
The Hammond 16-Foot Swampscott Dory
Fred Dion's Swampscott Dory
The 17-Foot Nahant Dory
The 18-Foot One-Design Swampscott Sailing Dory
The Chamberlain Gunning Dory
The 19-Foot Surf Dory
The Beachcomber-Alpha
A 12-Foot Semi-Dory
A 14-Foot Semi Dory
A 16-Foot Semi-Dory
A 19-Foot, 8-Inch Semi-Dory
The Chaisson 10-Foot Dory Tender
A 12-Foot, 6-Inch Swampscott Dory Tender
The 13-Foot Chamberlain Dory Skiff
A 14-Foot Dory Skiff
A 14-Foot, 4 1/2-Inch Outboard Flatiron
The 14-Foot, 9-Inch Lowell Dory Skiff
by John Gardner, illustrated by Samuel F. Manning
275 pp., softcover
