Refinishing Your Boat’s Non-skid Deck
Although you can allow your varnish and hull paint to fade, crack, or peel with no more penalty than the disdain of those who...
Secrets of the Most Accurate LOP on Earth
Excerpted from Seamanship Secrets
When the two charted objects line up as viewed from your boat – say a church spire behind a tank – you...
Acrylic Gelcoat Restorers
Part of our interest in acrylic hull restorers is due to the wide range of opinions on these products. Marketing materials often position these...
Should You Move Your Boat When a Hurricane Is Approaching?
Despite the fact that modern forecasting methods are far from perfect, a large storm almost always is tracked with enough precision to let you...
Post-Hurricane Cleanup: Proceed With Caution
When people are hurt and homes and precious possessions are destroyed or lost forever, a wrecked recreational sailboat seems wholly unimportant. But for many...
Shore Ties and Accessories for Extreme Anchorange
Several sailboat equipment makers have introduced gear to cope with unusual mooring needs, but there is still a lot of improvising. In any ‘extreme’...
Boat Painting: Choose the right brush for the job
Brush choice depends on what the brush’s job will be (transferring paint, smoothing paint, etc.), the user’s preferences, and the project budget. The best...
Sodablasting 101
Sandblasting has been around for decades and is part of the infernal thrum of every commercial shipyard. At the heart of the process is...
Homemade Mildew Preventers That Really Work
If you're getting ready for sailing this summer and feel like you are still losing the battle with mildew, then you'll definitely want to...
Pressure Cookers: The Most Valuable Pot on a Boat
No kitchen pot fights a bad reputation the way a pressure cooker does. One pot of lentils exploding in someones face can quickly wipe...
The History of Cape Dory Sailboats
Cape Dory Yachts was founded in 1963 by Andrew Vavolotis in East Taunton, Mass. In the following 28 years, the company built over 2,800...
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Cape Dory 30 Used Boat Review
When the Cape Dory 30 entered production in 1976, it was the largest boat in the expanding line of the Taunton, Massachusetts boatbuilder. In...