Well, color scheme is pretty much up to . he user, but I built a lot
of dories at one time, and left to myself I used SG white for the
outside, some kind of medium buff for the interior, and dark green
(Nantrucket Green) for the rail. Many of the Banks dories (which is
not what you are building) were painted buff inside and out.

Michael Porter



"Mike Brannon" wrote:

Greetings to the group,
I'm building a dory from a John Gardner book. It is a simple swampscott
tender model. I have done a ocean of research on these craft and have yet
to come across a description of the paint color scheme. All the pretty
coffee table books with wood boats show few dories. All the old photos that
I have found are black & white. So folks, what traditonal colors would look
good on my dory (inside,outside,trim)?

PS. I picked up a new Jet 14" bandsaw recently. It is the deluxe model with
a 1 1/4hp motor. It is plenty powerful for oak and is remarkably quiet.
The "do it yourself- backyard boatbuilder" this is about the largest saw to
own without going commercial. For those of you that may be hunting for a
wood band saw I rate it tops. Unfortunately it doesn't come with a fence.
The Jet folks need to step up and offer one with the saw. :-(

Best regards,
Michael Brannon


Michael Porter Naval Architect / Boatbuilder
mporter at mp-marine dot com
www.mp-marine.com