The Cape Dory Board

Andy,
I also turn a 12x9 propellor. I tried going a little more aggressive with the pitch for one season...but the engine wouldn't run up to it's recommended 3500-3600 WOT. I'm now in my 6th season (200 total hours) with the BZ482 and it's never skipped a beat.
Kurt

Alerion was launched this morning....mast will go up tomorrow...sailing on Sunday or Monday

I would go with either the single burner 1500 or the two burner 3000. I own an Origo and I'm impressed with it's ability to generate heat. It'll boil a quart of water in just a few minutes. I would recommend removing the fuel canisters if you plan to store the stove on it's side.

Plastic electricians tape makes an EXCELLENT masking tape. It's flexible and goes around curves quite easily. It leaves an extremely clean line as long as its put down properly on a clean surfce. It's also resistent to solvents.

I used Rustoleum Leather Brown (alkyd enamel) to paint the boot stripe on my last two Cape Dorys. No primer...I just masked off the hull, lightly sanded the original red bootstripe and rolled on the Leather Brown with a foam roller. It's been on there for 7 years and still looks fresh.

Mainesail,
I've used the bent nail technique on probably 20-25 holes that all were admitedly in balsa core. I had excellent results with all of them.

First, I drill down through the top laminate (above the balsa or other core) typically with a 1/4" drill bit. Next I put a "L" shaped bent nail into my drill chuck and work it down into the core and use the drill to grind and loosen the core creating a pocket about 1" in diameter...

First, I drill down through the top laminate (above the balsa or other core) typically with a 1/4" drill bit. Next I put a "L" shaped bent nail into my drill chuck and work it down into the core and use the drill to grind and loosen the core creating a pocket about 1" in diameter...

I whole heartedly recommend the top of the line Bosch 6" random orbital sander. It's a commercial duty unit and is the only random orbit sander I know of that has a gear driven sanding pad that's impossible to stall. I've had the previous model of the same unit for over 15 years and have done A...

After hearing the description of the problem and seeing the photos I would suggest the following. Place a heavy weight over the affected area and then wait through the winter months for the deck to return to it's original height. I would protect the deck with a piece of flexible plywood (1/4"?)...

FYI...do not use galvanized pipe for exhaust plumbing. The heat will cause the zinc coating to give off toxic fumes.

this same material is available at many hardware stores under the brand name Mortite. It's popular to use as weatherstipping around the home.

First, put a considerable amount of pressure on the end of the shaft using a large 3 jaw puller. Then, start tapping the hub of the prop with a large hammer (20oz) from the SIDE...do not hit the end of the shaft with the hammer. Start tapping with increasingly harder raps. The vibration you set up w...

What year is your boat? Cape Dory changed things from year to year. My CD27 (hull #167) has the head mounted with (4) 1/4" lag bolts that screw into what I believe to be a piece of plywood that was molded into the fiberglass hull liner.

Boyd, I'm sorry to hear about your negative experience...I believe I'm the one the recommended it to you in the first place. But so help me god...I've been using the stuff for 30 years and have always had nothing but the best of luck with it. I don't see where salt water would make it perform differ...