V-Dory Design

9 May 2012

I am installing my last section of plywood today and tommorrow. I am ready to glass.

I am 65 years old ready to retire. I have been around boats all my life. I fished when I was younger with a man who had a dory just like the V dory I found in your catalog. This man had modified it to sail and these months fishing with him were very important in reparing my life after the war in Asia. I promised I would some day build a boat like this one. I am well on my way.

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March 26, 2008

Finally got all the frames cut to size and mounted to the building form. Still have to screw the cross braces to the frames. Also need to construct a minor form to support frame 11. Sadly this is what happens to the perfectly good work shop when you get obsessed. The transom picture shows a 32" cut out for a single four stroke with a 20" length.

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Subject: Re: V-Dory Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 16:56:05 -0700

Barry, By snail mail I am sending photos of the renovations I have done on the V-Dory I built in '94 and which you feature in the V-Dory description. The scanner craped out and I haven't replaced it. Will send a copy of this e-mail so you can put 2 and 2 together.

I found the weight of the cuddy cabin was too much and too far forward. I'm sure this center console without the cabin is going to give better performance.

Pictures on the way.

Best, Matt O'Neill

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V-Dory by Adam Machala, Pomona Park, Florida 26 November 2009 My V-Dory named "Beaujolais", began construction January 2009 and hope to have her completed by December, 2009.

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