The Cape Dory Board

I have a new Fatty Knees dinghy but have had difficulty getting it on and off the cabin top alone. I thought davits might be a solution for short inland sails but have heard different comments on having davits on any boat. does anyone out there have experience with these on a Cape Dory 36? Many than...

Has anyone replaced the water tank hoses and/or the tanks themselves on the CD 36? I have reseated the deck fills and extended the truncated air hoses but still my bilge pump comes on after filling the tanks. Also, has anyone just taken those space consuming tanks under the settees out and replaced ...

It's time for a windless, second anchor and rode. What I think I am looking for is a versatile windless that can be used manually until I am able to have it wired correctly with a designated battery, etc. It would need an extra long handle to make it easier for me to manage alone. Maybe I just need ...

I have just discovered that a fitting to one of my water tanks is leaking. This is easily fixable, but with this discovery I found that there is no drainage from the tank area to the bilge. On the older Cds access to the bilge is quite limited. I am extremely hesitant to start drilling so close to h...

I have lived alone aboard my CD 36 throughout this winter in Norfolk...Well, we're actually still having winter. But on the few nice days I installed a larger bilge pump (with a little help from my friends). The old one had not been connected to the bilge pump switch, so that was taken care of this ...