The Cape Dory Board

Pagoo has a new Beta Marine engine so I have some old Yanmar YSM parts including the service manual. If anyone wants it, email me and I will send it to you. First one gets it.

Warren,
Remember Yeats -
"An aged man is but a paltry thing,
a tattered coat upon a stick, unless
Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing,
For every tatter in its mortal dress..."

Steve, sounds really fun. We were down in Stonington Sunday and saw a number of boats out - a beautiful day. I can only dream of next season
Bill Chapple

Dick, I am in the process of repowering my CD27 in Noank Village Boatyard. You might check the thread "repowering a CD27" on the Web site. In my case the Yanmar YSM had a corroded governor and would no longer start; rebuilding a 30 year old engine did not seem feasible. Pagoo is out of the...

Many thanks to you all for your advice. It looks as though the Beta Marine BZ482 would be fine. Thank you John for the advice about the propeller pitch. I am really interested, Kurt, about the problem with the high rise exhaust. I will contact you about your installation; I would love to get photos....

My CD27, circa 1980, has developed engine problems. Specifically the governor on the top of the engine is worn so that it is difficult to start. In talking with the mechanic in the boatyard he said that it is difficult to get parts for the YSM8 engine, that even if a new governor could be obtained o...

Warren, I have had this problem on occasion on Pagoo, our CD 27. I believe that it is a temporary blockage of the raw water strainer because I don't see water coming out of the exhaust. Shutting off the engine and waiting for a bit often helps; when you start the engine again, it runs normally. It m...

Joel, I use a Delta 22 with about 20 ft of 5/16" chain and 300" of 1/2" nylon three strand. Mounting it was a problem until I put in a short bowsprit with a Sparten bow roller
Bill