The Cape Dory Board

This boat is still for sale, as I have not had time this year to respond to inquiries due to a complicated family situation. If you inquired and I didn't get back to you, please contact me again. Also, I'm lowering the price -- really must get this sold asap. Let's say $5700 as a starting point. All...

Hull #21, needs some TLC. Health forces sale. $8700 or make an offer. Please see details at http://cd27.pmcallister.com. Thanks.

Pam

I've posted some pictures of the bow roller on my boat at http://homepage.mac.com/pamela57/Naupak ... 9969).html. (Please no comments on the condition of my teak.) Pam

My 1977 CD27 has an anchor roller on the bow, but as the nth owner, I have no idea when or by whom it was installed. Would a picture of it be useful to you? If so, I'll try to remember when I'm there later today. Pam

Bob, Here's how it's been explained to me by various people over the years: If you tie the reef around the foot of the sail instead of around the boom, most of the force of the sail continues to be held by the slides on the foot (or by the tack and clew if it's loosefooted), which are attached to th...

Neil, it's nothing to do with aesthetics. I don't like tying the reef to the boom because it puts so much pull on an area of the sail that really isn't made for that kind of stress. I've seen torn mainsails from doing this, although not mine thank goodness. Tying the sail only to itself means no str...

I'm agreeing with this course of action, and am going to order slugs as soon as I can get to the boat to see what size will fit in the track in the boom. I'm switching to slugs in order to reef, as you note. I live in Burien, which is indeed beautiful (even when it rains, IMHO), but don't know of an...

I think I'll go with what I'm familiar with -- and is least complex -- and add the slides. I can't stand the thought of tying reefs around the boom and wonder why one would have a mainsail with a boltrope at the foot. But I'm sure there are good reasons I just don't know about. Thanks for all the in...

Any other change to be made to the sail to use it loosefooted, or do you just not run the boltrope in the boom? I've never had a loosefooted mainsail -- is there any difference in how it handles? Thanks. Pam

I want to put slugs on my CD27's mainsail foot, which currently has a boltrope -- so I can tie reef points properly. Can anyone advise how many slugs to use? And if someone knows what size they are, that would save me some time! Thanks.

Pam

I'll be putting TeaQua on at least some of my exterior teak in a week or two. The wood is completely bare now, so it's gotta be an improvement. I'll report back on how it fares. First post in at least a couple of years, btw. Been off the water for a while because of other things -- glad to be back. ...