The Cape Dory Board

My plan was to give Gabbiano to a good friend’s son that I had known from his adolescent days. He worked at Flag Harbor Marina and performed many repairs to Gabbiano, including the deck, installed a new engine, barrier coated the hull and many more operations. The plan went out the window when he ov...

You know what Yogi Berra said:

"If you come to a fork in the road, take it. "

I have the original bill of sale for my 1982 Cape Dory 30C. The price of the boat was $45,000. In today’s money that would be $115,579.15. I can’t understand why potential buyers insist on “low balling” the asking price for a superb quality sailboat. I paid $28,500 for Gabbiano in 2006. That would b...

Have any of you folks ever seen this system?

https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/u ... ?pid=63463

There is one on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1983-Cape-Dory- ... qJ&vxp=mtr

Try STONINGTON BOROUGH, CONNECTICUT.

Rent a crane to take it down. You are going to get hurt along with others helping you.

Found his on eBay for $25.00. Only had to change the name plate for $14.00.

We went through Cape May, NJ a few years back and Sea Tow sits on their cabin top like a vulture.

This guy really had a good life sailing by himself.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/worl ... -back.html

Yes on V-drive. Been very reliable.

Flag Harbor Marine in St. Leonard, MD installed the Beta for me. This is the 2nd install from them. The 1st was my Cal 29. When we took boat out after install, we buried the stern. The engine beds and detailed measurements form Ben made it so much easier for the yard.

After over 30 years sailing the Chesapeake Bay, it's time to retire to dry land. I am the 2nd owner of Gabbiano. She has seen many upgrades as you can see by the inventory list.

http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/65659

Check out Ben Thomas at Oregon Marine Industries. Ben’s email is omi@integra.net. I bought my Beta BD722 from Ben a few years ago for my Cape Dory 30C. Ben provides detailed engine bed measurements and two stainless steel engine bed adapters.