long line fishing dory

[Paul Payne]

Some years ago I built a Midcoast Models dory kit. The instructions suggested a yacht tender but- since I grew up in Gloucester, Massachusetts, I decided to build a working long line dory instead. I have a copy of a book about the schooner Adventure, the last long line fishing schooner, with a lot of reference photos. Their last trip was in 1953, same year I was born. The first picture is a typical build- the others are my build.

[shoopdog]

Very a nicely built.

[mustang1989]

Nice work bud. This turned out very well.

[Slimguy]

I agree...really nice build

[cobraman]

I also agree, nice work.

[Paul Payne]

Thanks all. I discovered several of my photos were saved as bitmap format. I am working on resaving them as jpegs to post. 

[Mike999]

Looks great!  Especially the accessories.

[PappyD340]

Extremely nice, well done!

[Paul Payne]

Thank you for all the positive comments- this was my first experience with weathering. During a move, a few items were lost, including the dory torch and a knife. A dory torch was a can filled with kerosene which could be lit for setting at night. The tubs of long line were made from thin cord and thread, with very small dry fly hooks. The marker buoy was formed using a Monogram beer wagon beer keg covered in wood staves cut from scrap. I am still working on converting some pix from bitmap to jpeg format, and plan on building replacements for the lost parts.

[Cpt Tuttle]

Lovely detailing and weathering.