Building the Bouchie Dory - Part 37 - Sea trials

[@TrapShooter68]

As Bob would say "if you're going to make it; make it beautiful". And you did! Thank you for taking us along on this journey and looking forward to the next. All the best to you!

[@jaselrod]

Congratulations!!! She looks beautiful!!! You're right: no paint!!!

[@gentlemenharry886]

Thank you it was a pleasure watching you build the dory

[@billmeldrum2509]

Fantastic series. Looking forward to the next project. 🇨🇦

[@ChathamJackTar]

Terrific job, and your presentation is flawless. Thank you very much.

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

You're very welcome!

[@mastheadmike]

Really really impressive build. I think that the balance of the customer needs and design demands with the traditional considerations came out really well. It was fun to see it from concept to splash too.

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Thank you again Mark. A beautiful boat for sure.

[@stevecopley2897]

Great job Mark and I really enjoyed the videos.

[@rick91443]

Looks GREAT....Super job and wonderful to sea out on the water....cheers...rr

[@marshwood6945]

Excellent series - enjoyed and learned a lot. Thank you!

[@eddybear771]

I took a time out to watch this series. Awesome work Bud. Now back to the Catalina. New episode is up. See ya on the next series.

[@timothyflood1423]

Beautiful!! Great job

[@myssadonno2759]

love her!! verry nice build!! inspiring

[@soylentgreen326]

Here we are ☺️ Details are what separates a good boat from a great boat. And that's a great boat. I think you'll get work off this boat 🎯

[@parkerbrothers75]

Great looking boat! I enjoyed the series!!

[@codfishdory3016]

Beautiful Dory 💯🎆🎆🎉Congratulations 🚣‍♀🚣‍♂🚣 Looking forward to the next project⛵

[@petevonschondorf4609]

sorry had to chuckle about your time est. I build canoes and for myself they're rough because I use them and know in a year or 2 it will be time to fix things or refinishing. Canoes for friends or others border on furniture and as you noted, it takes time. Loved the series

[@goosecoveboatbuild5466]

Really nice looking boat. Back in the day, when we built wooden longliners, they included a Grand Banks dory. Well done!!

[@lunkydog]

I like the floor boards and the way the color difference in the boards is mirrored. Also kind of ties in with the darker strake on the sides of the boat.

[@enginerd1985]

Can't wait to see you present the Catalina Wherry.

[@granvillew12]

Super job.

[@kiwisailor80]

I really enjoyed this build series. This boat is great and I'm sure the new owner is very pleased. I was wonder if there will be an update on the 2.4 in your up coming videos. Looking forward to the next build you are inspiring, and your tips along the way are so helpful for anyone looking to build something.

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

We will definitely get a 2.4mR update. Just need to clear the decks of some housework first.

[@g.m.fallon8908]

Congratulations Mark. She’s a beauty and I loved every minute as you demonstrated the love of your craft. I learned so much and look forward to your future projects. BTW…it took longer because you were working half the time with only 9 fingers. Bwell

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

Yes, I hadn’t factored in the one digit handicap. That certainly did slow things up a moment.

[@MikeAG333]

Bloody hell, it floats! Well that was a bit of luck. Great video Mark, and a great series. It'd be nice to see a similar video of the 2.4m thingy.

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

Yah, I know. Who saw that coming?!

[@johnszpak1512]

The part about owning something “too precious” to the point where you’re afraid to use it really stuck out to me. I’ve made this mistake with some hand tool purchases lately where I bought something too nice to the point I don’t use them. End up needing a whole other tool to do what I bought the original for. The boat is beautiful. Is was nice seeing one go in the water this time. Hopefully get that delayed gratification for the 2.4m someday.

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

I know what you mean about the nice tools but think of how nicely a nice tool ages with use. The shine is long gone off my Starrett and Veritas tools.

[@CrimeVid]

I’d like to see how she gets on in a short steep sea. Very pretty.

[@ReiMonCoH]

It’s beauty 🤘🏻 What’s next?

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

Wait and see!

[@andreattazanella]

Mark, thanks for another great series. Awesome boat, beautiful videos and amazing instructions. You're incredible! Please, which books, texts or PDFs would you recommend for oar construction? Thanks!

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

There aren’t many texts out there regarding oars but Pete Culler - “Boat, Oars and Rowing” is one of them. Not a step by step guide but does have some measured drawings. That title is now bundled into a newer publication called “Pete Culler on Wooden Boats”. A worthwhile read. Mystic Seaport had a publication on oars and rowing but I think it’s out of print. Pete’s specifications are pretty much the standard and you can adjust length and proportions to suit any average row boat.

[@andreattazanella]

@@Nomadboatbuilding thank you very much, mate! All the best!

[@timlewis9286]

Nice work Mark! Did you say it was 12’? I agree, 14’ might have improved stability feel. All in all, it’s really a pretty boat, I appreciate your “after action” debriefing, yes, there were things you might have saved some time on but, the attention to detail sets you apart from a lot of builders. Small craft have a raft of (often) unexpected hiccups which you think through maintaining an eye for the fairness of line and lovely shape. The details are where I think you exceed the normal and make the art in the design show to its best advantage. What’s next? The SOF kayak?

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

Up next will be about caulking and some canoe repair subjects. I don’t know if I will do an SOF kayak video just now. I don’t want to slow down the process too much.

[@mogliilgom5055]

Love your work, and the dory turned out beautiful. One question, have you included the filming in the 250 hour estimate? I'm guessing that would slow you down considerably.

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

Well the filming certainly slowed down the build and while I try to separate it out from the building time, there’s no clean way of doing it entirely. We could say filming makes up half of that overage maybe. I did so things nicer than intended though.

[@johnwinkworth3284]

Hi loved the build what’s next 👍

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

It will be a mishmash before the next full boat build series.

[@fonhollohan2908]

She's a beautiful boat looks like she can maneuver on a dime. These boats were safe to use back in the day they new what they were doing when they built these things. If I got you to build one for me I'd want at least a sixteen footer. That would be the perfect size for two men fishing.. I think the standard sizes of these dories were from 15 to 20 feet in length. Nevertheless, as I said she's a beautiful boat.

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

This was definitely at the small end of the scale. 16’ at least would have been better.

[@RC-bl2pm]

Are the lengths of your projects related to the size of your shop?

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

Time length or physical length?

[@RC-bl2pm]

@@Nomadboatbuilding yeah the physical length. I followed the last two projects and they were shorter boats. Curious if it was a constraint, a choice or coincidence. Boat looks great by the way.

[@bkormoski1]

Wahoo

[@nordbaracuda]

Dude, you're really cool! you've reached the end. It turned out to be a great boat. I've been waiting for this video for a long time. What will be the next project?

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

We’re going to have random one-off videos for a while before pulling together the Catalina Wherry series.

[@nordbaracuda]

@@Nomadboatbuilding U-aah, this is a very cool project. I've seen a couple of videos about her. The boat is beautiful. And it is very good that I will see the promotion of this project. I really like wooden boats. And now I'm also picking up a project. Most likely it will be a canoe. I press five! MASTER!

[@papajeff5486]

Measurements, ratio of length to beam, weight, oar length? Will it ever be sailed? I moves nicely. Do you know how to scull? How tippy is it when you’re standing…for sculling? Looks like it’s built for double rowing…3 - 5 knots?

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

It's only 12' long, 4' beam, about 120 lbs and fairly tender so sculling would happen while seated but the notch was added more for looks than use. Not going to be sailed. Dories don't sail worth a damn. The two rowing stations are just to balance out a passenger. Couldn't speak to exact speed but you make hull speed with little effort.

[@PaulDeCamp]

She's a beauty just as she is; a coat of paint would do her no harm either. Looks like she'll handle a chop pretty well. What might swamp her is a heavy wake from some joker racing around in the harbor. Have you thought about safety straps for all the stuff that might fly out when (if) she gets rolled?

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

The owner is planning to use her on a slow moving river near his home. No jokers buzzing around in power boats there.

[@dennis6325]

Beautiful dory. I am not sure why, but it seems you are only able to take baby strokes with those oars. Perhaps the thole pins are too far aft? Oars too short? I'm not sure what it is, but something with the geometry seems unnatural.

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

The oars are really short but to be honest, those short strokes gets the boat up to hull speed perfectly well. Any harder pulling and you'll just be wasting energy.

[@dennis6325]

@@Nomadboatbuilding I don't doubt that one bit. For me it's all about the frequency and not about pulling harder. It's better to have 18 good, strong strokes per minute than to have 30 weak strokes. Different strokes for different blokes. I'm sure your customer is super happy. The Bouchie dory is super sweet for sure. Check out minute 7 thru 9 of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2HKq3SPmNSqh6c

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

@@dennis6325 Those were just junker oars I had on hand. The customer acquired longer ones.

[@TimothyBarrymusic]

You’re making a great case to charge TOP DOLLAR for the work… the money’s there and someone will be easily willing to pay it…