The Cape Dory Board

Sometimes liquid fabric softener will work on scaly,mineralized deposits. Pour a little on and let it sit .

At most fishing villages and ports there was a beach,sandbar or a small island that was exposed at low tide. They were traditionally used to beach the boats to allow them to work on the exposed half-hull. The area had to be solid enough so the people did not have to slog around in mud and but free o...

How about a "Y" valve connected to the raw water intake with the alternate intake to the bilge. It seems that most intakes are raw water as opposed to fresh water-closed cooling systems. An extra pump and system adds more weight on the stern and is another system to maintain. The "Y&q...

Wonderful pictures!!! They just confirm that the CD25 has the sweetest lines and is just about the prettiest boats ever launched.Pure Classic!. Bob

I have an 11 gal(US) tank and try to keep it reasonably full.Do I need to add Sta-Bil over the winter. I run the motor at least once a month and will keep the boat in the water this winter in a fresh water lake in Georgia.

I have a Bayfield 25 with an inboard yanmar diesel.So it's similar in size to your CD25.A PO put a real teak swim platform on the boat .It is a hard mount and has a swing down 4 step ladder. I can't begin to tell you how much we have enjoyed the platform.It really makes swimming easy-getting in and ...

Product will stabilize and preserve the wood as well as provide a good "base" coat for top coat adhesion.I've never used it but the mfg.website and description is very detailed and informative.Sounds like a good product.

Replacing missing plugs.Do I need to seal with 5200? No leaks noticed at presant. Bob

Try looking for a system called the Flake-it. It consists of two small pucks of a nylon material mounted on the side of the boom and a flexable,removeable fiberglass rod .The rods act like "wings" to keep the sail from falling off the boom when lowered.Tie off the sail to the boom and remo...

Try NCWaterways.com Good general info and boating maps for coastal NC.These are not Nav charts but provide info and contact numbers , email addresses,etc.

Don't want to kill the fish in the boat basin! Apparently the PO did not "blow out" the yanmar often enough and it was rather smokey.I now run it up to max RPM for a couple of mins prior to shutdown. Also motor at max occasionally. This seems to have practically elininated the smoking.The ...