Dyer Dhow

dinghy over this lil about 7'11 "long. pretty rough, needs lots of TLC. any info on these little boats appreciated ...

The company is still active, allowing Midget, so I'm assuming all the special items are always available.
http://www.dyerboats.com/dyer_midget.htm ...
Mystic Seaport operates a large fleet of the largest dhow, they are a wonderful resource.
http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?f ...
Practical Sailor rebuilt one some time ago, the article was posted on the Web.
http://www.practical-sailor.com/marine/r ...
And finally, see wooden boats, both the magazine and website http://www.woodenboat.com
They are a great source of information on building and restoring wooden boats.

Fun little sailboat, tender good boat (rowing). You can find all the parts of your need to restore the boat Dyer or any marine store like West Marine.

When I made my 1960 I found mahogany dhow under layers of paint on the seats. I had to replace the gunwales, but cleaned and reused all the pieces of bronze.