The Cape Dory Board

I replaced mine last year with a Scheafer. The later 28s came with a simple track an pin stop slide car mounted on the rear deck. There must be more rear deck room (smaller cockpit?) on the later 28s. I purchased the traveller through Rigging Only and had them bend it. I preferred the aesthetics of ...

Jack -- Did the Dwyer halyard organizer plate fit your mast step? I was thinking of installing one last winter, but the 4.4" width measurement for the flat base seemed just too narrow for the mast step casting on my CD 28. I'm thinking about mounting halyard lead blocks to the deck, but an orga...

Mike, Last spring I serviced my winches. The grease had dried out, hardened and had a fair amount of salt impacted in it. The hardened grease was very difficult and time consuming to remove from all the gear teeth. After finishing one winch, I soaked the next in white vinegar. The vinegar dissolved ...