The Cape Dory Board

You make a good point. Everything is a compromise from the ideal. I think in the context of bilge pumps, we are looking at a screen for objects large enough to jam the pump in some way, not a filter to clog with microscopic particles. The ScotchGuard is not a filter than can clog unless a lot of pap...

John, I am fairly well convinced that the pressure water system on Parfait adds quite a bit of water to the bilge over time. It is especially annoying when the boat is hooked up to shore water and the hot water inlet valve is on. I also think that the mast contributes rainwater. I don't know how muc...

Parfait's bilge is relatively clean, not loaded with junk, just water. It has been scrubbed since I owned her. All sorts of items came up. I'd not want any of them trying to pass through a diaphragm pump that might just put it out of commission by holding a check valve open. Having a filter that nee...

Dick,

Thanks for that suggestion. It is much better than the perforated PVC housing I made. I've not had a pump failure, just switches and human, but I really like that idea especially since I have a large inventory of Scotch Brite.

The engineer in me wants to invent a better/cheaper Ultimate Switch, your toilet float reminds me that I have a spare sump pump in the garage. I'll probably just buy and ultimate switch and a Blue Sea switch for the control panel. A redundant system seems prudent too. The 14 is still awaiting some m...

One of the features of the back stay tang is that it will keep the boom from moving horizontally. This is an advantage when you want to keep the traveler from sliding back and forth at anchor or in the slip. Parfait's makes a lot of noise, so now I have to find ways of tensioning the traveler. If th...

Some may remember that several years ago I was on a trip to design and build the world's greatest bilge pump system. Well, I am being less ambitious this round, but I do want one that works and then another just like it and totally independent. My bilge filled with shore water on Saturday night and ...

Parfait had both a wire to the masthead and a tang to the back stay. Each are inconvenient, but in different ways. The masthead topping lift is adjusted at the mast via a block at the foot of the lift and end of the boom. The tang was just a clip that was convenient if you were at the stern, but I s...

The Car Guys, Click and Clack, like brownies.

Having gotten past the question of should I polish or not (yes), but not having implemented same, I am thinking that a readily cleanable day tank might be in order to ensure that the day goes well and we aren't powerless at some critical point, like approaching a hard surface. Has anyone done this o...

If experience changes your mind about SSB, I have an Icom M700 and tuner I'd let go for a reasonable price. Why? Because I need something I can use in the motor home and, if I go cruising, also on the boat.

Andy,

I am just now coming across your posting, I guess I have been busy elsewhere.

May the wind be always at your back!

Ken

Carter, You might want to take a look at this on Torreson's site: http://forums.torresen.com/sailing/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1701 Someone there claims that the slinger keeps the water away from the bearings which are not "waterproof," whatever that means. Maybe it keeps the bearings from r...

From
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/sailbo ... 492-5.html

Alberg Sea Sprite AVS = 138.6°

Alberg Cape Dory 28 AVS=133.3

Alberg Cape Dory 30 AVS = TBD

Practical Sailor might have some info.

Andrew,

You have to be kidding us. You have a paying job at Mystic??? That sounds fabulous. What will you be doing?

I'd be lobbying for a mooring or dock space near the museum, but you have probably already started investigating those possibilities.

Keep on sailing,

Ken