An introduction to Dory designs and plans with Louis Sauzedde 

could you say that you're.....finding your dory?

Been waiting for you Captain. Love your videos and your work. Don't keep us waiting too long. Thank You very much!!! Vinny 🇺🇸

This series is going to be a blast. I like small, agile boats. They sum up the joy of being on water for everyone.

Thank God, forgetting 'Game of Thrones', this 36 episode Dory build is going to be the best thing on TV and RU-vid for the rest of 2017! Can't wait! Thank you!

I've been on a boat only twice in my life, but I assure you I will watch every episode.

Lou your a wood wizard i can't stop watching all your detailed tips they get my juice flowing.

On this rainy Friday early afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting Louis. Like you would expect, if you've been drawn to his videos by his talent as a Craftsman on all things "wood boats", well let me share a bit. As a general contractor doing cabinetry for 25 plus years I ended up in a difficult place. At 55 years old I had few options in life, so I thought! Not to be to sappy, his voice, demener and passion has inpacted me unmeasurably. I guess what I'm trying to say is, watching a man do his trade in the respectful an honest way has brought me back trying to do the same in my work as he does in his. Thanks Greg

Lou's back!!! if i learn half as much from season 2 as i did from season 1 my life will be so much richer!!! bring it on ...cant wait!.

What a fantastic taster for the upcoming series, I for one can't wait to see it happen. I learn so much and forget most of it ! Thank goodness for the power of the Internet!

Lou, You bring a smile to my face. Thanks, I can't wait.

Welcome back, Lou. It is amazing that every video is full of new things to learn and think about, whether it's technique with a saw or naval architecture. I am grateful that all of this is being preserved.

Awesome.glad your back.always have my attention.ready for you to build.brings back memories from barharbor growing up 🙂

we all cant wait to get started. love your vids I watched them multibel times. keep them coming . thanks lue.

Thank you so much for doing the plans this time. You have made my day sir.

Glad you're back to another project!!! You're pure inspiration! Thank you!!!

Add me to the vee bottom skiff list! Keep that beautiful little model in some videos. I've been squawking about it since I saw it in one of the last skiff build videos. Reminds me of a great old lake fishing boat from northern Minnesota. So glad to see this whole adventure starting again, Lou and Halsey!

My heart jumped when I saw this video posted. Great stuff, can't wait for this series.

Having enjoyed the last boat build immensely, I'm delighted to find a new video from you, so soon after release. Pure enjoyment after a working week.

Dories have always been some of the prettiest boats on the water,having Lou explain the differences is like a bulb lighting up, so many subtle small points and the reasons for them most boatbuilders let alone laymen would not notice them.Thank you Lou for doing our thinking for us and explaining so we can enjoy your new series even more Neil Ryan.

This is amazing! I have wanted to build a dory for years. I am so excited!

Great to view the starting of the project and why it is built for a specific task. Thanks for the great videos. Thanks for sharing

Welcome back Louis! I'm ready to watch this boat come together. Glad to see this.

Great introduction to the basics of boat design including terminology and plans in the context of the Dory. Thanks Louis!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge Louis. Great stuff, you are a natural teacher. Blessings from New Zealand.

This was AMAZINGLY informative. The bit about 3 planks in radius and 2 in deadrise was brilliant.

what an amazing way to start your video ^^ already hooked after first close up shot of the pencil "sharpener"

There's just something with me and blueprints/drafting. I just love them, simply can't get enough of looking at it. Really looking forward to more of this series!

I'm looking forward to this new build. It's gonna be a great summer !

Glad to have you back, Lou! Here's to another great series!

There is something fascinating about how he explains everything. Just love it and am learning so much from him.

Just love the way you explain things!

Bravo that you are learning and imagining. You are a true creator. All new ideas started with accidents or by maniacs with a vision. You are a true maniac. God speed.

thank you Lou. looking forward to the design and build

Awesome, new season! Can't wait Lou!

Very interesting information well articulated. I learned much from your introduction. Looking forward to the next episode

I'm really excited about the new project and can't wait to see you get tucked in.

This is quality, fascinating, captivating, wholesome viewing. Absolutely chuffed that Louis is sharing this with us.👍

Looking forward to the new series! Wow - it seems this was done with one long take!! You have a talent for teaching and communication; thank you Lou (and your filming/editing crew) for creating this series!

I just watched the entire series of video's on the Work Skiff build, looking forward to watching the you design and build the Dory, it's fantastic to see and learn from a true craftsman at work.

Beautiful!!! I look forward to this new adventure!!!

Feel like a kind on Xmas morning. Welcome back Louis

I can't wait for you to get started as well. Glad to see you back.

WOO HOO! Here we go again. LOVE this channel.

Welcome back Lou, can't wait to see this, I hope the plans are going to be available for sale. I love your old school style great !!

Welcome back Lou! Here we go again, another trip down memory lane! I learned to row in a 12' Lowell dory-skiff in the late 40s and lived near Fred Dion's boatyard and used to say good morning to John Gardner as he walked to work at Dion's before he went to Mystic Seaport. Very familiar with the hull type you are going to design. Looking forward to what ends up on the lofting floor!

...can't wait, Louis! But, like everyone, happy to have something so incredible to wait for : ) ...was great seeing you at the Wooden Boat Show - would love to see the finished oars someday : )

So looking forward to this new series. It's going to be real interesting to follow the dory taking shape.

I am SO stoked about this series! After watching THIS, I am going to pay attention because you are going to be explaining information that is SO much better than any class you could ever take. THANK YOU SO MUCH LOU!

I've been sooo looking forward to this! Great way to start the build. Without being able to understand plans it is really hard to build a boat. Starting from the beginning, right down drafting the plans, is a great idea!

Great to have you back. Looking forward to another build.

I like this man. You´re genius Mr Louis.

So glad to see the series is back! Hope it'll be a sailing dory!

Woohaa! Really looking forward to this 😃. Excellent that you take it all the way from the absolute beginning ... 🇸🇪

Oh, What a treat. Fab video - Very interesting, creative and inspirational. Thank you.....all the way from London !

Well you sir are a inspiration. I am 59 and I would like to build a boat when I retire. Watching you break down the steps makes it seem achievable. I hope I can do it with your attention to detail, which is what I think makes it all worth it. Thanks for your videos.

Welcome back Lou! I can't wait for the new series.

15 minutes with you flies by. I could spend days with you, Lou. Fascinating to hear about body design. I can't wait to watch the rest of the series

Sir, you're the most enjoyable/knowledgeable 'RU-vid Teacher'! This is already an appealing video series. I'm glad to see 'The Master' back!!!!!!!!! ....13

Great job. As alwaysThanks, Lou.

Oh this is gonna be great. I am so ready for a new project/series. Can't wait!

Yay, another boat build series. Starting from designing and designs. Sweet.

Do you know having watched Lou for a long time I don`t think I have ever seen a bad word said about him or his program, well done Lou good to see you back. Best regards from the UK.

This is exciting. I'm sad that it took me so long to find out about wooden boat building, but I'm here now. :-)

Amazing, Louis. Probably won't be drawing my own for a long time, but fantastic to see and understand the thought process.

I am excited. This is going to be amazing. Thankyou Louis :)

So cool! Great to hear your thinking.

Boy,your back just in time with the perfect project. Just got all inspired to build dory after visiting Lowells boat shop. Only six strakes. Really looking forward to your level of detail and simple technique. You're our modern day John Gardner

Great to have you back Lou. Can't wait for your Dory series. Too bad I don't live next door.

At LAST! From design to finish. This is going to be so very good.

This is the kind of stuff that makes America great

I have no idea what half these words mean but I'm excited to see you get back to work on another project. Didn't miss a single video of the last one and won't for this one. Can't wait.

I like this! I only seen the one boat work skiff from.start to finish. I wish I knew this was here!

Very nice Lou! I like your trick with dividers to determine deadrise and radius from the sheerline.

G'day Lou, looking forward to the new series. Enjoyed the plans chat. Cheers from down under. Ken

Great video and very informative, thank you so much for making and sharing this

Can't wait to see you get started. Good to see you back.

Yea! Lou is back! Aw man have I been looking forward to your return and another fun nd interesting project! it sounds like it's going to be a good one!

Certainly looking forward to your next boat build.

Great to see you back, let's get on with it!!

I remember my time in the boatyard...you make me feel dumb and inspired at the same time...keep up the good work.

Excellent, here's to Season 2!

welcome back missed your videos going to enjoy this thanx again and be safe ehhh

Great to see you back Lou!

Hello...Interresting introduction...Thank You Lou. Barely an appetizer...Looking forward to More...! See you in August.

Very informative basic naval architecture topics , lines plan , midship section fairing , sheer , 22 degree dead rise , bilge radius . Then table of offset result in every frame where true measurent to actual mould lofting . Hat off to you sir .

Maybe I'm a geek but I love that you're starting with the drawings. Can't wait to see your design.

Yes! Looking forward to the next series!!

Great to see you back Lou. It's fascinating to me how the dory hull shape has evolved independently in different seafaring cultures. I'm currently designing a traditional Vietnamese sailing junk which seems to me to have been lifted straight from the Bank Dory design book. This will be an interesting and timely series for me. Thanks.

Excellent starting point for the uninitiated like me. Thanks for helping us understand the terminology.

Thank you so much for this explanation!

Oh boy this is going to be a great ride!

Thank you. I'm starting on my building adventure. Had no clue what the drawings were showing till now

soooo glad you are back....

Nice to see you back Lou.

Lou, I very much enjoyed your first TotalBoat series, and am looking forward to this one, as well. I have no experience with the type boats you are building, and also have no knowledge of nautical or boat-building terms, words, and phrases. Therefore, it is difficult for me to keep up with your use of such terms-of-art as, "rocker", "sheer", "knuckle", "duck gunning", etc. I think there are probably other viewers who are similarly "terminology deficient". It would both helpful, and very interesting to have you define and elaborate on the specialized words that are so much a part of your vocabulary, but which are foreign to the newbies, such as I. I enjoy your work very much. Thank you for considering this request.

Nice to know there will be nine months of a new series Louis.... looking forward to the next video on your drawing details.

Once again, well worth watching.

Brilliant way to start the series sir , love the descriptions and explanations regarding the various subtle differences in designs and their uses ... :-)

please please start building as soon as you can; I've been waiting for this for months

Lew, you ROCK! I am hooked again!