The Cape Dory Board

Many thanks, Jean, for the response!
Yes, there is a manual pump in the cockpit.

Best,
Patrick

Hello all, I have a 1988 CD36 that I purchased this winter, sailed down to the Boston area from Maine in June, and have been sailing (very happily) this summer. The previous owner has only one automatic bilge pump installed and am wondering what others use for their CD36 (and if you had any sample p...

Thanks John! Not argumentative at all! I appreciate other's perspectives (especially where I am lost). I am familiar with those nesting dinghy's from Chesapeake Light Craft (I am fond of the PT 11 Nesting Dinghy in particular), and it is on the "to do" list (though likely far beyond my cur...

Thanks, John. My understanding is that a CD10 weighs about 150lbs, which I believe is relatively close in weight to many 9'6" inflatables. My concerns was less with weight but more with the length (and whether anyone had ever tried to put one on davits). I'm in a tough spot in that I have a gag...

Hello all, I am a new member and now (somehow) the very recent owner of a 1988 CD36 (#154) and CD10 (#1097). The CD36 has dinghy davits by Atkins & Hoyle. I am hoping to be able to use the CD10 as a tender. I am wondering if anyone has ever used a CD10 as a tender and if/how they secured the CD1...