Spira international wooden boat plans. following are the stock plans available for the various types of boats, separated into the different categories. many, like the carolina dory, midwestern drift boat or pacific power dory are named after the areas where they were first developed. this doesn't mean that they are useful for only that area.. A small rowing dory is hard to design well – a sailing dory is much more difficult as it sails on its stability. there are no absolutely good types of boat or bad ones – but it is important to pick the right one for the use. enough rant! the story of the 20lb dory. i mentioned this article to my boatbuilding mate peter hyndman.. Easy to build by a novice who has never built a boat; the echo bay dory skiff combines the spirit and versatility of a traditional dory with the performance of a small sailing dinghy. designed to be cartoppable, the echo bay is lightweight for her size, tipping the scales at only 85 lbs when built from a kit..
