16’ Swampscott Dory - Northern white cedar on white oak frames, sheer strake, rails, thwarts, sheets, and centerboard trunk finished bright in Honduran mahogany. West system and bronze fittings.
Tyrone is Sam Crocker’s design #202 launched 1939 at the Simms Brothers boatyard in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Mahogany inboard. New varnish & bottom paint. Newish 383 (500-hp). 50 mph. New upholstery. New cockpit sole. New fuel tank. New gauges. New: starter, alternator. New: injectors, plugs, wires, rotor, cap, coil, temp sensor. Rebuilt transom. New king Trailer. Ski tow-post.
The Town Class Sloop was originally designed in 1931 and built by Pert Lowell Company in Newbury, MA. The original construction consisted of lap-strake cedar planking on oak frames. The Landing School builds these boats with epoxy-bonded marine plywood and epoxy-laminated frames.
"If you want something nice, build it yourself." I've wanted a boat most of my life but was never in a position to afford or transport one. But, last summer I decided I couldn't wait any longer and attempted building my first boat.
