tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post1554922211746336736..comments2024-01-20T00:42:01.826-08:00Comments on DoryMan: Doryman's Boatyarddorymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-50189141808940536462013-03-16T09:49:35.905-07:002013-03-16T09:49:35.905-07:00Well, Doryman, I just can't stop thinking abou...Well, Doryman, I just can't stop thinking about the Mellonseed! Thanks for letting me fondle her yesterday.<br /><br />I do think you need to come up with a better name. I mean, the boat is so much bigger and better than other mellonseeds. Pumpkin seed? Seed of Light? (She will be fast, no?) Maybe a contest on the Doryman Blog is in order.<br /><br />I do think she would be an ideal boat for almost anyone, but she would work especially well for a couple of former kayakers with one or two little kids. That would be a good target market.<br /><br />Speaking of which, if there were hundreds or thousands of these boats built and used, the world would be a better place.<br /><br />BrandonBrandon Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223983548272037752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-83135200407419079022013-03-12T22:59:06.592-07:002013-03-12T22:59:06.592-07:00Paint in the hand is worth, well, whatever you pay...Paint in the hand is worth, well, whatever you pay for paint at the store, which is generally a lot. Blue and on the water sure beats red and hanging in the rafters of my garage.<br /><br />We'll see about this summer. If Oyster hasn't sold it would indeed be good to get her out on a trip. I should take it as a win-win, no? Either I sell the boat (preferred outcome), or I go sailing- one could find a worse second choice!laingdonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-59240918562883897282013-03-11T21:36:18.781-07:002013-03-11T21:36:18.781-07:00I think I told you last fall of my red aversion. B...I think I told you last fall of my red aversion. Besides, I had a gallon of this blue and I'm afraid a few of my boats ended up that color.<br /><br />Including the Stone Horse. I know most Stone Horses are green but a friend who is an investor in that project has an aversion to green. Different strokes for different folks...<br /><br />If several stars align properly, I will be cruising the Salish Sea this summer in Belle Starr. I think you should launch Oyster and come along, if she hasn't sold.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-70910134725406152972013-03-11T21:06:45.922-07:002013-03-11T21:06:45.922-07:00Not fan of red- now I see what happened to Finesse...Not fan of red- now I see what happened to Finesse! <br /><br />I'm hoping that the current sell off of Doryman's fleet is to enable you to concentrate on Belle Starr- last heard, you were thinking to spend a chunk of the upcoming season up this way aboard said vessel- is that still the plan?Laingdonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-55192412660997855482013-03-11T14:31:28.338-07:002013-03-11T14:31:28.338-07:00So, Patrick, you need this boat!
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Her number i...So, Patrick, you need this boat!<br />;-)<br /><br />Her number is 11533 and I haven't been able to discover how she came to be in the US. I restored her for a friend who's father bought the boat as the second owner. Don't know if the number is the original.<br /><br />When I started working on her, she was red. I'm not a fan of red for a boat color.<br /><br />I don't know how much latitude is allowed in the racing rules, but I would make a few rigging changes. For now, I left everything as I found it and concentrated on the soundness of the hull.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-31194695358019140052013-03-11T13:41:28.142-07:002013-03-11T13:41:28.142-07:00In the early 1960s I owned and sailed Enterprise 7...In the early 1960s I owned and sailed Enterprise 707. It looked exactly like yours - same colour, even.<br /><br />My crew became my first wife. I sold her (the boat, obviously) to the Netley Sea Scouts around 1972 when class numbers had reached 15000 or so. My hull was still at class minimum weight, but the wooden mast was falling apart due to ageing glue.Patrick Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090255988359454330noreply@blogger.com