The Cape Dory Board

I'm attempting to fix a problem with the pressure water system and am looking for direction - as I have little experience with these. The pump works fine while the power is on, but when I turn off the power, leave the boat for a week, and come back and turn the power back on, the pump will run until...

Does anyone know definitively whether a 1981 Cape Dory 25 would have a lead or cast iron keel?

There seem to be differing opinions.

I'm wondering if anyone knows about the red, caulking-like substance found under and in between the exterior teak boards on my '81 CD25. I've been removing pieces so they can be refinished, and have found this stuff, I think it's original manufacture. I figure if I know what it is, I can use it to s...

Thanks for the discussion on this. Given that single-handed sailing, especially offshore, warrants the "belt and suspenders" philosophy toward safety, (the "belt" being PFD, jacklines, harness, tether), my interest is in the discussion around the "suspenders" - a way to...

Perhaps this has been discussed on the forum, but my quick search didn't uncover anything. I was wondering what people who singlehand their boats do about providing a means to get back into the boat should they go over the side. I realize that if you do go over, the chances that you are even in the ...