The Cape Dory Board

Thank you all so much for your help. So after reading these suggestions I think I am going to tackle refinishing/refurbish myself. I got a quote from HatchMasters and for the 139Medium they want $502 just to replace lens and gaskets, they do not do the metal refinishing. After looking at the suggest...

I have a Cape Dory 33 1981 model. The hatches need some attention. How do you determine if they are worth refinishing? Some say they can be removed and sand blasted and Powder coated. Does the aluminum reach a point to where that is not going to work? Will refinishing lead to leak issues? I checked ...

Has anyone ever removed your cabin table? We are trying to remove ours and have the nuts and washers removed from under the sole but it still won't budge. The flat head screws are not releasing on the top. These were machine type bolts and seem to be all thread very long. I don't think it has ever b...