A note
about dory sizes:
There
have
been many types of dories made over the years,
like the Swampscott dory, McKenzie River dory and the Banks dory among
others. Often these dories become modified too, with transoms or
sailing rigs, so sometimes
understanding
how they are classed, organized or named can be
confusing.
Banks dories are one class of dory, the Lunenburg dories are Banks
dories but with the naturally grown "knees" or frames made from the
trunk/root junction of the Hackmatack tree instead of the frames made
from three pieces of straight wood clipped together as most other Banks
dories are made. These dories are also made in many different sizes.
Each
size, measured by the length of it's bottom, has it's own name. Below
is a list of the names and sizes of the Banks dories class in the
Lunenburg
dory style.
- The
Little
Sister dory, bottom length: 8 feet.
- The
Admiral's
dory, bottom length: 10 feet.
- The
Black
Rocks dory, bottom length: 11 feet.
- The
Lunenburg
(size, not referrring to type in this case) dory, bottom length: 12
feet.
- The
Handline
dory, bottom length: 13 feet.
- The
Bastard
dory, bottom length: 14 feet.
- The
Trawl
dory, bottom length: 15 feet. This is the type of two-man dory used on
the Bluenose and which this
Small
Art Works kit represents.
- The
Fishmaker
dory, bottom length: 16 feet.
- The
Fortune
Bay dory, bottom length: 17 feet.
- The
Seine
dory, bottom length: 20 feet.