Saturday, September 30, 2006

An Elegant Dory



I've built a dozen or so of Phil Bolger's Gloucester Gull (or Gloucester Light) rowing dories but none of them as elegant as Grace. Like all of my dories, she is made with okume plywood, fiberglass and epoxy resin to which we added a tasteful amount of varnished mahogany trim. The colors used are not exactly traditional but the owner has a creative imagination and a good eye for color and came up with a winning combination. Kirby's of New Bedford, MA. produced them. (Photo by Peter Spectre)