Just want to show off a decent picture of my NE Dory. I started it at the dory class in Annapolis in Sept 2012 with David Fawley, instructor. I slowly completed it and got it wet in June 2015. Since then I've enjoyed sailing it and tweaking it in South Florida. Two major things that I added and can highly recommend are spacered inwales and lazyjacks. I'd like to thank CLC for a great design, a great kit and great support.
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George C
Yes that's a chrome cleat and chrome guides on the breastplate. That's what I had at hand at the time, I found that with a decent paint and varnish job it's really hard to make the NE Dory look ugly. I did resist changing from traditional fittings but got to the point that I wanted to get the project finished. I found that the boat still looks great. I modified and added several other things such as attaching blocks and cam cleats to the mast partner to run the sail lines aft. Again, the boat looks great and I get numerous compliments whenever I take it out. By the way, I found most of the ideas on the forum so kudos also to those that have posted details on their building experiences.