The Cape Dory Board

Hi Everyone, I just looked at two 27's up in Georgetown Maine yesterday. One looked pretty good sitting in the water, the other in the middle of getting a new engine and up on stands. The one in the water had what looked like water stains down the cabin wall under the windows. When opening a window,...

Jack, I did have pot warp in mind as a factor. Does this keel shape really help that much? having the prop buried between the rudder and keel seems like a big help as much as anything else. My friend's Freindship Sloop has the prop off to the side, and we always need to be wary of lobster bouys. -Jeff

This is all good information. I thank you for taking the time to answer. We started sailing on a Hobie Cat and still have it for when we want to go fast. Presently our Catalina 22 is fun on a large inland lake (Sebago in Maine), but we want to spend some time exploring some of the islands in midcoas...

Hi Cape Dory owners. I'm looking to upgrade in size and seaworthiness from a Catalina 22. At this point, the CD27 or 28 look very attractive and we're going to look at a couple of 27's up in Georgetown, ME tomorrow. I've never sailed on a Cape Dory, but keep digging up references to how slow they ca...