The dory book / by John Gardner ; ill. by Samuel F. Manning.
| Author/creator | Gardner, John |
| Other author | Manning, Samuel F. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Mystic, CT : Mystic Seaport Museum, 1987. |
| Description | xi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. 1. History of the dory. A search for beginnings -- The batteau ancestors -- The bank dory emerges -- pt. 2. How to build a dory. Dory laydown -- Dory construction -- New materials -- pt. 3. Dory plans. The 32-foot Maine river-driving batteau -- The 18-foot light batteau -- The 19-foot heavy batteau -- The Bank dories -- The St. Pierre working dory -- The Hammond 16-foot Swampscott dory -- Fred Dion's Swampscott dory -- The 17-foot Nahant dory -- The 18-foot one-design Swampscott sailing dory -- The Chamberlain gunning dory -- The 19-foot surf dory -- The beachcomber-alpha -- A 12-foot semi-dory -- A 14-foot semi-dory -- A 16-foot semi-dory -- A 19-foot, 8-inch semi-dory -- The Chaisson 10-foot dory tender -- A 12-foot, 6-inch Swampscott dory tender -- The 13-foot Chamberlain dory skiff -- The 13-foot Lawton dory skiff -- A 14-foot dory skiff -- A 14-foot, 41/2-inch outboard flatiron -- The 14-foot, 9-inch Lowell dory skiff. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| ISBN | 0913372447 |
| ISBN | 9780913372449 |