These tenders have plied the waters of New England and beyond for many years and understandably so. Originally built in the Swampscott Massachusetts boat shop of George L Chaisson,these tenders are ranked with the most respected small boat designs of Herreshoff and Lawley.John Gardner of Mystic Seaport Museum and author of “Building Small Craft”said this about the Chaisson Dory “They tow beautifully,row and handle well and have exceptional carrying capacity and are fine sea boats. In addition they are strong and rugged...great for landing on a beach.”- We couldn't agree more or say it any better than John did.

Our Chaisson Dory Tenders are built using the lapstrake construction technique that employs meranti plywood and epoxy resins to produce an extremely strong long lasting boat that is easy to maintain and won't dry out and leak when left out of the water.

The stems are laminated using either douglas fir or mahogany.These boats are finished in mahogany. All hardware and fastenings are silicon bronze and each boat comes with canvas covered foam gunwhale guards and two rowing stations. This provides proper balance when loaded down or rowing alone.

SPECIFICATIONS:

LOA    BEAM  WEIGHT

10'2”  4'2”   85 lbs.

Base Price   $ 4450.00