The Cape Dory Board

I can tell you what has always been an issue for us is the stacking of the chain in the locker, once you have brought in a fair amount of chain someone has to go below and open the locker and knock the chain down. This can be anywhere from a pain to downright dangerous in a crowded anchorage or a st...

We were in the Bahamas one winter and a norther passed through, it was a crowded anchorage and bout 1 am some of the new arrivals from earlier that day began to drag. Spreader lights were coming on and motors were starting. One guy and his attractive young 1st mate who had been having issues when an...

I think the concept of attaching directly to the rudder post has merit simply because even when a cable fails in the wheel steering you would still have steering as long as you had power. The emergency tiller is still onboard our boat, has never been used, and would be awkward at best to actually us...

Where did you get the bracket that attaches to the steering quadrant ? Was it necessary to extend the drive arm in order to reach the drive arm on the quad or was there an alternative ? Thanks Steve

Has anyone installed one of these new Autopilots ? I'm gonna have the Garmin GHP Reactor unit installed in our boat. Hull # 105 which is an 84,CD 36. Just wonder, what if any, issues that you ran into ? I am pretty sure we're going to have Sailcraft in Oriental NC do the install here in a few more w...

Fantastic to see the Family is back together again, it means so much to have those terrific memories that they can carry with them for the rest of their lives. Good Luck and keep the updates coming we all love them !

Hey John, anymore updates and pics ? I was just wondering how Y'all were doing down that way. I'm not sure if there was another thread to keep us up to date or if you still had your Far Reach homepage active. Hope all is well, good luck in your travels.

Geez....There goes the Neighborhood

Sweet ! Finally a downwind ride...I'm not sure who the guy is on your boat, doesn't look like the guy I bought the main from. I found a webcam that is showing Cruze Bay and I figure Far Reach is the one with the tall stick over behind the powerboat to the left of the ferry docks looking in. Hey give...

Greetings John, You are in a beautiful part of the Carrib, as you discovered getting ashore is about meeting some interesting folks and not the fancy restaurants. I guess you'll be bouncing around the BVI for awhile loads of good anchorages anywhere from minutes to hours away. Anchorages have evolve...

Cheers mate glad ya made it, hope you and the family enjoy the Virgins, time to slow down....keep us posted. Steve

Hey John, wish we would have had more time to chat, glad your onboard and ready to head out. Hopefully you'll catch a light norther to ride down. Please keep us updated once you get there. Sail On ! Steve

Well here is what I've found so far... https://store.marinebeam.com/led-bi-color-navigation-light/ Replaces the bow light Bicolor and says it meets Colregs. https://store.marinebeam.com/led-stern-light/ My original lenses were pretty much shot here are the lenses for the 41's if you go that route ht...

The "icebox" on our 36 was and still is woefully inadequate, we cruised the Bahamas and the Windward/Leewards back in the 80's and we were always disappointed in the amount of engine run time that we needed, at least twice a day. We have an engine driven system and we all know how tight th...

Great replies and thanks for the links, that makes things so much quicker. We all appreciate your sharing your knowledge and experience , lotsa people don't post but (they/we) bookmark the link which makes everybody's life so much easier !