The Cape Dory Board

From October 2023 to August 2024, I repowered our new-to-us 1975 Cape Dory (#57) with a Beta 20. The length of time it took was a function of the fact that the boat, then located in Camden, ME, was over 500 miles from my home in DC. I completed the repower over the course of three trips north, a tot...

Hi there, We are the new owners of a 1975 CD28, hull #57. The boat came to us with a roller furled Genoa, but we’re intrigued to explore using a self-tending club-footed jib that we understand was something of a hallmark of many Cape Dory models as originally designed and delivered. That said, I am ...

Thanks so much, Fred! As a new and very enthusiastic Cape Dory owner, I am thrilled (and relieved...) that this font of knowledge is back. Thanks for all of your hard work on it.

All the best,

Peter