The Cape Dory Board

Adding 2 fuel filters in line will reduce your fuel through put if there is not sufficient capacity of the filter system to your engine burn rate at full throttle. Also make sure your primary filter is clean and check your fuel.

Bob M.
Ranger

Contrary to common belief, most marine (or automotive) alternators are not designed to act as battery chargers, rather to maintain a charge while the motor is running. Although it will work, it is not good for the battery or the alternator. A Starting Battery should be the one you use for starting ...

I guess I just use one for the starting battery out of habit. I see it is better to alternate them. Question: If the house bank is down 50%, and I want to start the engine. Should I switch the battery switch to all or to just the other battery?? I was thinking that by switching it to all it was equ...

After enough nights listening to the wires in my mast torment me with the rythmic banging noise I am now resolving this problem. New wire for mast lights, new coax for radio, new sail slugs (which were never there to begin with ergo the noise) I have now questioned myself as how to stop gravity fro...

Hi Steve, The weather can surprise you, sometimes it will defy the weather forcasters, and any winds above 30 kts can make towing a dinghy of any kind risky. We learned this firsthand while sailing home in 45 kt winds on Raritan Bay. (This was when we were still working, it was Sunday and we had to...

Rick: Should not be a problem provided it was not stored in extreme heat for long periods. We also have an Achilles inflatable which must be over 18+ years old as we bought it when we acquired our Cape Dory. With proper care and cleaning the dinghy will last many years and it does not matter how lon...