The Cape Dory Board

Apparently thomson has been bought by another company that no longer sells to individuals. I do have another company that sells with no minimum orders sending me some samples to see if anything they stock fits.

Having trouble finding a rudder bearing for my 1976 Typhoon. Wondered if anyone new of a source. Thanks.

I am currently pulling all the teak off the Lotis to sand down and varnish and although the fiberglass under the teak plate beneath the tiller is solid as a rock i wondered if someone had a picture or could describe what it is supposed to look like under there. Mine has a rectangular hole maybe thre...

i had really bad weather only twice on the trip. The nite i arrived at West End, it was already getting pretty rough out, so i threw the hook out, threw up the boom tent and went to bed. Wind got worse all nite, probably sustained into the thirties with very very bad gusts. Next morning when i woke ...

do you have tod mills email address? i'd love to send him a message!

the rum is mostly there so in the middle of the gulf stream, when you realize you are on a 18.5 ft boat in ten foot seas, you can take a slug of liquid courage, haha! One shot of rum is equal to about 3 ft of waterline.

yes i did a few things to the Ty in order to get her ready for the trip. Two 1 1/2 inch cockpit drains and full flow bronze seacocks in place of the tiny original ones. gusher 30 titan manual bilge pump. New standing rigging with norseman terminals. Mast compression post was added in West End (compr...

Is there a windvane small enough for the Ty or am i going to have to make one? Most i've seen seem to big and heavy for the stern.

Just finished a two week cruise in the Bahamas on my Ty Weekender. Ft Lauderdale to West End, to Bimini, and back to Ft Lauderdale. The Ty really raised some eyebrows over there as most sailboats were at least twice her size. Did get me a few drinks bought here and there though, haha. The Ty handled...