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Gary, your builds are never boring. I’m looking forward to this one. As said above, you are the master. 

Looks great! 

Hi Gary, Thanks so much for the kind words. - Paul

Thanks Bob!

Thanks so much Ryland. 

Thanks so much Melissa, Jeff and Chris!

Chris, I’m going to take a break until after the holidays. Hopefully, my next project will be under the tree 🌲😊

Okay, I am finished. If you've been following you'll know that this was my first plank on build. This kit was overall a fun build. I believe I learned a lot, as I seem to do with each build. I guess time will tell. I'm not completely happy with the final shape of the hull. I was afraid to sand too vigorously when attempting to fair the hull, as the planks were very thin and I was afraid that I'd sand through them. Ih hind sight, I probably wouldn't have. Anyway, the following images show my result.

Thanks to those who followed.

Nice job on the life rings!

Thanks Melissa,

I thought it was strange too. No matter how many positions I tried to place the cloth, I couldn’t even cover the main sail! I was pretty upset, as the cost of providing a bit more fabric couldn’t be that much. I’m just glad that we had something similar here to use, so it all worked out. 

Sails are finished. The instructions say to use a sewing machine to stitch the hems and panels. I cheated and used my wife and her sewing machine, but they came out very nicely. 😊

So, I have cut my sails and waiting for a coat of varnish to dry before sowing the hems and panel lines. 
 

I am a bit disappointed that there wasn’t enough sail cloth provided in the kit to make the main sail given the required hem. Fortunately, I found some similar cloth, albeit a bit thicker in my wife’s sowing stuff. 
 

Thank you Melissa!

I’ve been pretty diligently working on my Dory. I finished my planking and trimmed the shear line. I built and installed the center board trunk assembly. I added the rails, added the seat risers and the rudder and tiller. I also built the mast step.

 I glued the seats in, but left the forward seat unattached waiting to attach the mast step and step the mast before glueing the seat in place. 
 

I also painted the inside and hull of the Dory. I found a picture on the Internet that I liked and tried to replicate the colors. My hull color came out a bit more blue than I was aiming for, but I like it. 
 

Don’t look too close, as there are a lot of errors 🤔
 

Now I’m getting ready to work on the mast, boom, sails and rigging. 
 

Gary and Bob, thank you both for your kind comments. I appreciate your support. 
 

Paul

I am currently shaping the last of the planks pairs. I’m a bit nervous how the planking is shaping up. There are a few bulges and the last planks are going to be attached a bit higher than the plans show. I overlapped each plank by 1/16th of an inch, per instructions. As this is my first attempt at planking, I’m not sure what to expect. However, I’m enjoying this build and will keep moving forward and see how it goes.

Absolutely beautiful! Fantastic job!

Looks great! Looks like it’s ready to go fishing!

Really nice work. Looking great!

This morning I turned the build over, glued it to a building board and then heated a wet towel in the microwave, laid it over the hull bottom. I then added weight to either end to help curve the bow and stern down. 
 

Okay, today I checked my (hopefully careful) measurements and glued the frames, stem and transom to the hull bottom. I also made and glued the floor cleats to the bottom, as well. 
 

My next step is to glue the assembly upside down to a board and begin planking. 
 

Melissa, just catching up on this. Wow! Fantastic job. She looks beautiful. 
 

I totally understand the summer time slow down. I live in Maine and our summers are so short, we make the best of them. 

Okay, today I checked my (hopefully careful) measurements and glued the frames, stem and transom to the hull bottom. I also made and glued the floor cleats to the bottom, as well. 
 

My next step is to glue the assembly upside down to a board and begin planking. 
 

Hello All, I am starting my third build and my first "plank on". I'm looking forward to this build, but have to admit I'm a bit nervous about the planking part.

I have been spending some time reading over the instructions and looking over the plans. I really want to get a strong start, so that when the planking step comes the planks will fit with minimum issues.

I have cut out and primed the frames. I primed as I have decided to paint the interior instead of staining/varnishing the wood.

I then painted the frames and glued them together. I then started to layout the hull bottom using the plans, a divider and ruler to mark where the frames will go.

This looks interesting. I didn’t know Bluejacket offered a limited edition. 

Looking good Mike. Nice progress.