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- Oct 6th, '24, 13:01
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: 8-Brait Anchor Rode
- Replies: 1
- Views: 364
8-Brait Anchor Rode
We just replaced our manual anchor windlass with an electric one. Age is creeping up on us. Thanks to Paul Danicic for his very useful advice. Of course, like any boat project, it is more complicated than anticipated. We have 100’ of chain spliced to 200’ of three strand nylon rode. The nylon is old...
- Apr 22nd, '24, 18:50
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: CD27 mainsail traveler stop
- Replies: 3
- Views: 629
Re: CD27 mainsail traveler stop
It was many years ago, but we got some Nicro-Fico traveler parts from an outfit called Rig-Rite. You might see if they are still around.
- Apr 7th, '24, 13:20
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Advice for refurbishing teak
- Replies: 6
- Views: 902
Re: Advice for refurbishing teak
I think Semcoe would work well if your boat is used seasonally. Our boat is in the water 12 months, and we found it was difficult to keep it looking good through the winter. When new it was very nice, but it became blotchy with time. We’re now leaving it gray.
- Dec 2nd, '23, 20:19
- Forum: Cape Dory Project Descriptions & Project Photos
- Topic: New Forum
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1841
Re: New Forum
My old bookmark still takes me to the dead forum. I got to the new functioning one from a link on Facebook. Perhaps a lot of old users are unaware that it is back up because their old bookmarks don’t work.
- Jul 4th, '23, 22:33
- Forum: Buy/Sell CD Boats & Gear
- Topic: CAPE DORY 30c "DE LA MER" is for sale
- Replies: 2
- Views: 908
Re: CAPE DORY 30c "DE LA MER" is for sale
When we bought Rover in 2002, there was no-one who provided more long distance support (both advice and boat parts) than Larry DeMers. In our experience, he was the definitive voice of Cape Dory boats. This boat will be a bargain for the lucky new owner, as I can’t imagine that it is anything but to...
- Feb 27th, '23, 16:05
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: how to handle a CD 36 in reverse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1068
Re: how to handle a CD 36 in reverse
Trying to back a Cape Dory into a confined slip is a fool’s errand. Go in bow first and back out. How you back out will change with the wind, the current, and the geometry of your slip. Your best assumption is that the bow will blow off downwind, and your job is to figure how to deal with that, and ...
- Feb 27th, '23, 15:44
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Polished brass
- Replies: 4
- Views: 606
Re: Polished brass
The green color is normal weathering of bronze. Many of us prefer this color, and wouldn’t dream of trying to polish them.
- Feb 27th, '23, 15:41
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Water under engine in molded pan.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1187
Re: Water under engine in molded pan.
A properly adjusted stuffing box should slowly drip, and this water will unavoidably end up under the engine. It is a pain to remove this water, and as mentioned, if it overflows into the main bilge it will carry with it any oil as well. It is pretty difficult to avoid getting oil down there on occa...
- Sep 7th, '22, 15:21
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Inner Genoa Tracks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 509
Re: Inner Genoa Tracks
The only use we have found is hauling one of us up the mast. We run the main halyard through a block on the foredeck and back through a block on that track to the genoa winch. Otherwise we remove the block so we don’t trip over it.
- Jul 3rd, '22, 18:04
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Drinking water additive
- Replies: 6
- Views: 710
Re: Drinking water additive
We treat our water system with a heavy dose of bleach every spring, and then leave it alone. We reason that we are filling the clean tanks with potable water from a municipal system, so it shouldn’t need anything else. The spring treatment is 1/2 cup bleach in a 20 gallon tank, fill with water and s...
- Jun 21st, '22, 13:19
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Disappearing Fuel Mystery
- Replies: 3
- Views: 367
Re: Disappearing Fuel Mystery
Steve you nailed it with the senior moment suggestion. I went back over the log and realized that I had forgotten that our engine hour meter was inoperative for much of our Feb 2020 cruise. I had forgotten that. So the missing fuel is more like 3 gallons, and I can believe that 3 summers of evaporat...
- Jun 20th, '22, 22:05
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Disappearing Fuel Mystery
- Replies: 3
- Views: 367
Disappearing Fuel Mystery
Jean broke her leg in 2019, and, due to COVID closures, our boat was stuck in Canada for 2020 and 2021. So this weekend was our first cruise in a long while. Just after motoring through Dodd Narrows at slack water, while passing a huge log boom with three tugs, we ran out of fuel. There was enough w...
- May 27th, '22, 17:31
- Forum: Cape Dory Project Descriptions & Project Photos
- Topic: Off season project: prop replacement
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2017
Re: Off season project: prop replacement
When we bought Rover 20 years ago, it was our first boat with an engine. We had it in the boatyard, where we were living on it, replacing the engine mounts, cutless bearing and prop. We read up on removing props, and learned that we should put a prop puller on it, and if necessary heat it and hit it...
- May 27th, '22, 17:15
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: Battery boost starter.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 621
Re: Battery boost starter.
We carry one on board. Have never had to use it, and it seems to hold its charge a long time. The idea that you’ve never made a mistake or had a problem with your batteries, so you don’t need a backup is not a good approach in my opinion. We have never had a problem ourselves, but we have used our b...
- May 27th, '22, 15:33
- Forum: Cape Dory Sailboats
- Topic: 12v Refrigeration Input Sought
- Replies: 56
- Views: 3834
Re: 12v Refrigeration Input Sought
We use a portable Engel on Rover, and it works extremely well for us. It lives securely in the quarterberth. The routine when cruising is to buy our meat/poultry/seafood, vacuum seal it, and put it in the Engel overnight to freeze. Then we turn up the thermostat to frig temperature, and put in milk,...