The Cape Dory Board

You'd be hard pressed not to enjoy a day or so on the island, and Donna Hunter is quite a Cuttyhunk character. Her lineage goes back several generations, and forward at least 2 as I recall. My Mom has cousins who were also Donna's cousins :D . She was raised there, attended the little schoolhouse, a...

If any of you CD friends from New England find your self stopping by Cuttyhunk Island this season, I have a request. Send me a nice round beach rock from the Southwest Beach for my Florida Rock Garden please? I have spent countless hours beachcoaming those rocky beaches, listening to the sounds of t...

I've been able to squeeze the contents onto 'pocket CD' size, which is small enough to fit in a standard envelope with a cardboard liner. That means only $.39 stamp and another $.25 for the disks (I buy hundreds at a time). So far I've sent out 10 of these to folks who've PM'd or e-mailed me with th...

I've got a dozen made up - simple copies was all we could come up with for now. Eliminated some duplicates, and organized folders a little though. There's some really neat pictures in this CD, and some great ideas for modifications, specifially teak hatch covers over the cabin :!: Very Pretty look! ...

Already have a few requests for copies of the Cape Dory 25 CD I got from Carl. I teach computer science at a local college and have got students that make web pages in HTML and XML. They might be able to dress it up a little bit and they'll get a chance to play tomorrow. Then I'll be banging out cop...

Carl,

Just sent a PM - I'll burn a couple dozen and post when they're ready to go.

strike the second paragraph!

Dan

EDIT: Monday 7/24
Per the 'originator' no stipends to Didereaux please...

Dan, I agree with you, this site is a source of a great wealth of information. My findings have been that if you don't get answers here, you won't find them anywhere else. Water can be a great substance for distributing weight. Fresh water weighs 8.34 lbs per gallon. That means an extra 20 gallons o...

Dick, The other issues that affect the RPM's of your motor include, but are not limited to: 1. Prop - If your prop is not tuned and balanced, this will affect the efficiency of grabbing and throwing water. A simple thing like a 'ding' which looks like a little dent will drop several hundred RPMs fro...

That was just too easy for me to figure out myself.

I was looking for some kind of switch, or cam, or dual positional bi-directional integrated doohickey. I looked around, and there it was, down where something that simple should be!

Dan

Roy, Thanks for the reply. I think you might have hit it with the roller furler idea. The forestay was missing when we got the boat, and I suspect someone had made off with the roller furling assembly, and it would make sense to have a spare stay for use with a quickie storm jib. I'm going to see if...

Play it Again Sam is Getting down to the nitty gritty now. When we dragged it home in March, there was a 1994 Evinrude Yacht Twin 9.9 hanging off the back of the boat on a retractable kicker bracket. It sticks way out off the transom, creating an ugly profile for an otherwise beautiful hull. I've g...

The new mainsail is due to be delivered this weekend and we can hardly control our enthusiasm. Up till now it has been a hole in the backyard that we throw money into. Once we have a real SAIL, it will be a SAILBOAT! :D The new SS tabernacle from Dwyer Masts was a cinch to install. I put together a ...

First, in my humble opinion, the words, "Investment", and "Boat" should not be used in the same sentence. Although we always justify expenses on our boats with "it improves the resale value", it rarely happens. I have been adopting old (sometimes ancient) boats for year...

I have installed the same configuration on my power boat. Additionally, I keep a short length of hose aboard that reaches the bilges from the freshwater flush side to provide for an emergency bilge pump as well. All you have to do is run the motor and open the flush side of the ball valve and you ca...

Actually Troy, that could work. The electical current is produced by windings passing a field. As I see it though, there would be several issues to address. First would entail the logistics of fitting those windings inside an alternator housing. Second, coming up with a bracket or mounting assembly ...