Constructing, Rowing & Sailing a Nova Scotian Grand Banks Dory 

The instant you finished unfurling the jib, reminded me of the classic paper boats I made at school. The color of the boat just enhanced that image.

Well done. Flat bottom boats are great. I am currently building the Mini Grand Banks dory for my grandchildren for summer.

i took a halifax dory off a deserted schooner in lieu of payment. great little boats. i'd row all over boston harbor in that little guy. got years of use out of it. thanks for sharing!

I'm an amateur builder, so I'm interested in why diffrent boats have diffrent shapes (not interested in power boats however) The point of a dory shape is that it is sliperry (narrow bottom, but also very seaworthy.) The narrow ends means they pierce the waves, and the flared sides mean they knock down the waves. And the most important thing about them, they are meant for carrying a lot of weight, e.g. dead fish. The more loaded down they get, the more stable they become.

What a beautiful little boat.

Nice build John Stewart

great work. that looks like a lot of fun.

Love the project. What about capsized recovery? Small boats routinely capsize and may turtle. I would assume that you would have flotation onboard and maybe a mast floatation to keep from turtle?

Beautiful boat! It appears to heel quite a bit before it stiffens up, how do you feel it would handle offshore with moderate waves? The images of the fishermen and their boats at the beginning of the video made me wonder.

Beautiful, how long is Daisy Lu?

Love the JJ Cale's Song.

JJ Cale baby. Awesome boat needs awesome music!

So cool

Do you have A plan for me

Could you build a Keel for this boat to make it a little more Stable with a sail setup?