The Cape Dory Board

Can a sailboat older than 1990 still travel through Florida?
If the answer to that question is yes, then can someone recommend an up to date cruising guide that can help me navigate the regulations and marine industry that has conspired to keep us out?

Dixon, could you post some pictures of your engine / interior layout. It sounds like your Dory doesn't have the bridge deck that mine does.

Actually Kevin, I cut away part of the shelf below the galley sink and installed a new seacock there. I used the old seacock to supply a pump that provides a deck wash and cockpit shower. The steps didn't need much modification. They drop in place as before. The counter is held in place by a lip aft...

Thanks for the encouragement. This is a great site for ideas and I have learned a great deal here. Sea Otter has been hauled out at my shop for about a year while I gave her a make over. I am most comfortable working with wood so that's where I began. I modified her interior to suit one full time li...

Hello all, My name is Jim and I've been a member of this forum for about two years but have preferred to follow President Lincolns advise and remain silent rather than be thought a fool. But now at last, I think I may have something to offer. My CD28 "Sea Otter" is my first not-a-dinghy sa...