Team Northern Atlantic 2011

I have not sanded this much since trying to remove paint from my in-law’s beach house, which had not been painted in like a thousand years.  I’m trying to remove as much paint from the interior of the Dory as possible, although I am not entirely sure why, nor am I sure if all this work will make much difference in the end, as far as overall appearance is concerned.  What I do know is that the site and feel of bare wood is rather pleasing to the eye and hand, and that’s one thing that keeps me sanding.

Another motivator is thinking about how this Dory might one day look.  Don Chapin, the guy I bought my Dory from in Cape Cod, is a boat builder.  He built a custom Whaler he hopes to row on a 100nm trip up in New Foundland this year or the next.  He also built the Wherry shown in the pictures below.  These are beautiful boats, which help feed the imagination.  I also recently started receiving my issues of Wooden Boat Magazine, which is just a tremendous resource for wooden boat enthusiasts.

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