Dory
- For the fish of this name, see Dory (fish).
A dory is a small shallow-draft boat of approximately 15 feet in length. Lightweight and versatile, these boats are used both in the open sea for commercial fishing applications, as well as in interior river white water rafting versions - which usually seat three to four including the oarsman.
The hullform is characterized by flat sides angled approx. 30 degrees from vertical and a bottom that is transversly flat and arced fore-and-aft. The stern is frequently "tombstone shaped". Nested stacks of dories were frequently carried on the decks of fishing schooners out to the fishing grounds, where they were then deployed to lay longlines or tend nets.
