The Cape Dory Board

Would any of you folks who have owned or sailed a variety of CDs like to comment on the sailing characteristics of various CDs up to 30 feet. I have decided to move up from my 25 to something larger in the next year or 2. I have owned the 25 for three years and am pretty new to sailing. I liked the ...

I think I'm going to pass on this 27 and wait a year or so. If anyone would like to pursue this let me know and I can pass on contact info.

I believe I have stumbled across a very good deal on a CD 27. Price is $7k, maybe less. The boat is currently sailed, has the original diesel in working order, good sails, needs a lot of interior work (dingy but not cut up), and general sprucing up. I see 27s selling for twice this price. I currentl...

I'm a new sailor and single hand my CD 25 quite often. The previous owner equipped the boat with Lazy Jacks. Since I single hand I have difficulty keeping the boat heading into the wind while raising and lowering the main, and end up with battens tangled up in the lazy jacks all the time. I'm thinki...

Hows this for a possibility - could there originally have been plastic inserts in the slots of the teak rails that hold the hatch cover and allow it to slide? Plastic inserts may have taken up some of the "slop" I'm seeing, and could have deteriorated and been lost over time. It just seems...

If this is caused by the bulkhead becoming detached from the hull, how can I inspect this? Do I need to cut away the liner? If the bulkhead tabs have come loose, how much to fix?

I am in the process of purchasing a Cape Dory 25. The only odd thing I can turn up on a close visual inspection is that the sliding companionway hatch cover can fall out of its teak slide rails. Its almost as if the top of the companionway has "opened up" allowing the sliding cover to fall...