The Cape Dory Board

Peter,

If you haven't already, follow the "Where to look" then the "parts and supplies" link from the main page: http://www.capedory.org/cdsoalook.html

Sounds like Spartan Marine is the place to start looking...

I followed suit on the hanging-halyard-coil after the surveyor did it on the first sail. What I didn't do religiously was manage the docklines well. Judy and I were coming back from Bath up the Pamlico to Washington in a 20-25kt wind - beating the whole way. It's worthwhile to note that we had recen...

Having not laid eyes on anything below the water line since the original survey, I often wonder what my propeller looks like. The visibility in the water here near Washington (NC) is very poor so I have to ask - what did you use for dive gear? Any kind of breathing apparatus? I have a feeling the sp...

Can you include a pic of the threaded holes near the winches?

I'm with Neil on this one. While a locked propeller with enough bearing play can still rattle, it's jut not that likley. You almost have to be dragging something. Well, there's always play in the rudder gudgeons... but I think you'd feel that in the tiller and arrest it somewhat by steering.

What is the "frequency" of the slapping (approx. one each second? more)? Does the frequency change with speed through the water? Any additional water coming through the stuffing box? Is there any vibration transmitted through the tiller handle with the noise?

(20 questions here).

That's what i thought. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing part of some oil removal system. think I can handle the 'cool one' step.

OK, It's time to change the oil and it will be the first time I'll be doing so on this engine. With these black rubber drain hoses that are permanently attached to the oil pan (I assume, I can't get a good angle to actually see it), is the objective to attach a hand pump to this? or set a container ...

http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/

Because you know, with horsepower, "if some is good, more is better".

Not much to do with buoys, but I know the author (my brother)

http://www.lobstermanspage.net/

I'm just wondering if I'm not doing the Italian-stereotypical hand gestures at the right time.

A little over a year ago the bug once again bit me to buy any and all sail boat magazines and just fantasize about the kind of boat I might have if I had the resources. This time in my career however, I did have some resources. I rentes a Catalina 22, the biggest boat I had sailed to date. Judy was ...

I meant to mention that I receive transmissions fine. For clarification, this is the handheld VHF with its factory "rubber ducky" antenna. I agree, I should have been able to raise someone 1.5 miles offshore of Ocracoke, let alone the Coast Guard. The batteries were fresh, the antenna was ...

About mid-season last year, we noticed the on-board VHF transceiver was not putting out a very strong signal (it was working fine on the survey-sail). It became obvious when we needed a tow (used cell phone) and couldn't seem to communicate with the towing vessel until they were almost alongside, th...

Ahh, that kind of grounding. No, there isn't a tidal range to speak of this far inside the outer banks.

If I go to the boat this weekend, i will gladly measure it for you. I'm sure that even at 6'1", you'd still have some room.