I just finished reading a great book
"The Boy, Me, and the Cat" by Henery M. Plumber
A true story of the first sail boat to sail the East coast ICW from New Bedford to Miami and back, from October 1912 to June 1913, in an engineless, 24 catboat which was over 30 years old at the time, they did have a 15' dory with a 3 HP outboard although.
I found my used copy on Amazon.com for $7.90
Enjoy