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When we were finished, he handed me all of his notes (237 pages of material) and said “Here, go fix my poor grammar and make a book out of this.” And that is exactly what I did….
I believe I even got one note on the back of some “sail cloth” . He left nothing out He listed every single material used so that you know exactly what to buy before you start building.
Then, I took pictures of it all. I even took pictures of the screws he used so that youwould know exactly what to buy He discusses glue in detail and explains all you need to know about where and how much to use it I took pictures of each tool he used so there would be no guess work He made sure every building piece could be purchased from any local lumber yard and hardware store so that you can get materials easily Wilbert then began building his boat and wrote out step-by-step, everything he did He included all the special tips and techniques he has learned over his 66 years of building He included a list of things you should absolutely avoid doing.
I hoped on a plane, flew to Colorado Springs , rented a cabin in the mountains and wrote this impressive dory building plan… Well, that’s a flat-out lie… I wanted to see if you were paying attention… But there is an [...].
Back to our dory building project … Wilbert Built a 16’ Dory From Start to Finish He’s Single-handedly Built 54 of them in the last 8 years alone But This Time He Wrote Down Everything He Did … and I Mean Everything E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G He gave me pages and pages of notes and measurements written on everything from yellow notebook paper to small pieces of plywood.
And I took Crystal Clear Digital Pictures of every single building step, Just for you! You will build this dory so quickly and easily that you'll feel like you were born to do this.
He’s made all the mistakes so you don’t have too . You benefit from his 66 years of effort. He drew up pictures of exactly how each timber should look He explained how he makes every cut, no matter how simple or complex Wilbert wrote up pages of notes on what tools he uses, which ones he no longer uses and why He drew up an image of the stem so that you could see how each cut looks, and included exact measurements Wilbert explains how to build your dory in almost any location He went from a pile of lumber on the floor to a fully completed 16’ grand banks dory boat (one of his best) and documented not only everything he did but also explained why he did it ( that's super important ) ...