The Cape Dory Board

Tell me more.... How much work on the deck? Teak I can do, but deck core is above my pay grade. Photos would be nice. Also a general sense of what's required to make her seaworthy, as in a trip up to maine. Many thanks, Dane Anderson Swarthmore Pa CD Typhoon "ARIA" (looking for something w...

Capt Shinchman, I read elsewhere on this board that there is 6 inches of room at the top of the forestay to carry the genoa higher. He did it for visibility, but we might consider it for optimal sail shape. With the genny a few inches higher, the genny car should move toward the stern for optimal sh...

Capt Shinchman, I read elsewhere on this board that there is 6 inches of room at the top of the forestay to carry the genoa higher. He did it for visibility, but we might consider it for optimal sail shape. With the genny a few inches higher, the genny car should move toward the stern for optimal sh...

Another 2 cents on TY modifications: The sail tracks on the cabin top are for a working jib. When the wind pipes up you NEED a working jib. It's 1/3 the size of your genoa and balances perfectly with a single reefed main in 30 kts of wind. I'm sure of this. I've done it, had the bay all to myself, a...