The Cape Dory Board

Hi Steve, No one else seems to be giving you any feedback, so I will share my experience with you. I replaced the yankee and staysail on my 30c about four years ago, through the local Hood loft here in the SF bay area. The sailmaker also asked me if I wanted to enlarge the yankee over the factory si...

I'm thinking seriously about accepting a job offer in Madison, Wisconsin. I'm wondering what to do with my beloved CD30c. Needless to say my preference would be to bring her with me from San Francisco, but I have no clue at this point where to put her, and whether or not she is the right tool for th...

I have a Force 10 Kerosene heater on my CD30. Works fine, puts out plenty of heat......although because of the pressurized fuel supply, it does make kind of a hissing sound. I installed a PVC fuel tank in the storage locker under the starboard settee. If you have any specific questions, you can eMai...

Any of you who have recently visited the Rig Rite website may have noticed that they had an apparently serious fire at their facility. As my luck would have it, I shipped them my Nicro-Fico traveler car to be modified / attached to a line control conversion kit the day before the fire. Needless to s...

Craig, I've tried sailing my 30c without the staysail. Doesn't work for me, at least when sailing to weather. First, you need the sail area for balance in the foretriangle. Second, furling the yankee and sailing on the staysail is part of the logic of reducing sail as the wind increases. I feel your...

I have read about jackline installations that place the lines down the centerline of the boat. Problem with lines run down the side decks is that you are probably over the lifelines by the time the jackline starts to feel the load. You're going to get wet, and have to deal with getting back on the b...