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I am unable to find construction drawings with a detail of the mast collar on the cabin top for a keel step CD 33. I would like to remove it in order to have it cleaned and refinished. However, without removing the interior liner, I cannot tell whether the bolts holding the collar in place are "...

I am finally getting ready to step the mast after repainting and re-rigging. Does anyone know of a tuning guide for a CD33? I cannot seem to locate one on the site. Maybe a sailmaker CD owners tend to use?

Finding the right dinghy for our CD 33 was important to us. We considered an inflatable and also hard dinghies (both fiberglass and wood). We did tons of research. We wanted something affordable, that would tow easily, and had a classic look to it (to match our CD). We had two bonus criteria, some w...

Here is a stupid question. We have a CD 33 and there is a piece of canvas (about one foot by four feet) screwed into the plywood base of the starboard settee/berth. The canvas is secured on the inboard side of the settee with screws. The other side lays on the berth unfastened with grommets sewn int...

I have been searching the web for some current photos of a CD 10. Does anyone have any photos? I am considering purchasing one as a tender for my CD 33, but was hoping to get a look at the design. It seems many CD owners use the CD 10 as a dinghy, but I cannot find any photos on the web. Thanks! Tgi...

We have transfered our Cape Dory 33 from the Great Lakes to Puget Sound. Since it has always been a freshwater boat, we are now making the modifications for saltwater. Besides the heat exchanger, we have installed a shaft zinc. The local yard believes that a second zinc, on the keel, should be insta...