The Cape Dory Board

It is a Cape Dory 25D. Click on “About Cape Dorys” above for all the details.

Steve Kuhar
Southeast Fleet

On Cape Dories built within your time frame the last four places of the hull identification number will give you a good approximation of the build date. Your HIN should be CPDY0057M82J or K. M is always in the 9th place, the 82 is the model year and the J or K is a code for the month of production. ...

Tom, The temperature sensor on the 1GM is on the port side of the cylinder head, 90 degrees from the thermostat housing. As long as you are in there, the small plate on the block directly below the temp sensor is an anti corrosion zinc, odds are it could stand to be replaced. Good luck, let me know ...

Tom, You may not have an overheat problem. The 1GM temperature sensor tends to build deposits that cause a false alarm, if that is your problem it is an easy and relatively cheap fix. I once had a really good diesel mechanic who said to forget the temperature gauges and warnings, instead put your ha...

Click on the flashing yellow banner at the top of this page to join the Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association. The Chesapeake Fleet has a good number of Typhoon owners among their membership.

Steve Kuhar,
Commodore, CDSOA

Due to uncertainty over the covid situation it has been decided to cancel the 2021 Annual Meeting scheduled for October 31st and November 1st at the Rappahannock River Yacht Club.

Steve Kuhar
Commodore, CDSOA

Registration mailed today. Looking forward to seeing you all, should be a great meeting.

Steve and Sue Kuhar

Keith,
The article is about a third of the way down the recent posts list, titled CDSOA Job Descriptions.
Thanks,
Steve

An important message concerning the future of the CDSOA has been posted in a protected article in the Masthead. Please read the article, and if you wish to make an input please do so by contacting your fleet captain or myself. If you forgot the password for reading protected articles it is on the ba...

A brief report of CDSOA 2020 events has been posted in the Masthead along with minutes of recent Board of Directors meetings. The password for reading protected (member only) articles is on the back of your membership card. Remember that all CDSOA memberships will expire in two weeks. Click on that ...

To bring the subject close to home go to "Alberg Fellows" from the CDSOA homepage and read the writeup for Greg Fuquay, 2015 inductee.

Steve Kuhar

Checks were mailed today to all current CDSOA members as explained in the Masthead "Dues Reduction" article previously referenced. When you get your check please cash it promptly. When the void after date is reached checks will not be honored, and they cannot be reissued. Sue Kuhar CDSOA T...

The Board of Directors has approved a plan that changes the procedure for submitting membership applications and for paying your annual dues. A protected (member only) article has just been posted to the Masthead ( https://cdsoamasthead.org/ ) with all of the details. It is important that all member...

The processing of new member applications and renewals includes trips to the post office to mail membership packets and to the bank to deposit checks. Since both the Membership Chair and the Treasurer are well into the high risk category for the Covid 19 virus (read "really old") we are de...

The first batch of 2020 Membership Directories have been delivered to the sweet little old ladies who run the post office annex out of a back room of their antique shop in the village of Pace. They can only handle about sixty or seventy a day, so it may be a few days until they get around to yours, ...