The Cape Dory Board

The Cape Dory 27 is a very seaworthy blue water boat. The boat is fitted out for cruising and made an off-shore round trip between Port Lavaca, TX and Key West, FL. It includes a Windpilot steering unit and mounting ($4,000 current price) and a Raymarine electronic tiller steering unit. It also incl...

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I had installed a Speedseal cover so that if I had to replace the impeller at sea it would make the job easier. When I recently replaced the impeller it worked as expected.

Here is the website:

www.speedseal.com

I recently got an engine light motoring back to the marina and had to get towed in. It was the impeller. Three of 6 wipers had failed. One of the failed wipers broke off and clogged the output port of the pump and blocked all water flow. I replaced the entire water pump and impeller about 5 years ag...

Once again, I seek the wisdom of the Cape Dory Board. I have a Typhoon on a trailer in storage. My CD-27 is on the local lake. I can't stand to sell the Ty. I have a buddy with a boat slip and a Hydra Hoist. The rails are close together near the keel of the Impulse that is now on the hoist. I am thi...

Neil: I appreciate your post. What it says to me is that competent sailors should understand forces that move the boat. I certainly agree. However, "totally" is quite a strong word. There is very little in nature that is totally predictable - unless you have lots of accurately measured eve...

I have been plagued with problems backing my CD-27 for years. To echo the observations of others, the action of the boat is unpredictable. Recently, I read this post and experimented with Warren's backing method for several hours. I will never try to back the 27 out of a slip again unless it is rigg...

I posted a topic “Row a Typhoon” in January 06. Recently, I was greatly surprised to discover that it has drawn over 1800 views. Since there is this level of interest, I thought I would share my experience for the benefit of those who might have an interest installing oars. Let me preface, by saying...

Dear CD Board members: I was looking over the posts that I made and was quite surprised to see that my question on Dinghy selection and the knowledgeable comments of members drew over 1600 hits. So, I thought I would share my experiences, which may be a bit unique. I was looking for a cheap dinghy t...

In my last post, Texas to Key West with Pictures, I discussed LED lights and several people on and off the board ask for more information. Unfortunately, this post is a bit tedious, but so is the process of making LED navigation lights. For those who want the bottom line, I find that LED lights appe...

Mark:

I am about to head out of town for a couple of weeks. When I get back, I would be very happy to share my experiences. John Vigor and I installed Windpilots at the same time and it was quite interesting. The posts are probably still on the board.

Regards,

Bob

Dear Barfwinkle:

The festoon bulbs semi-encircle the PCV piece. (sewing thimble in the photo) I plan on going down to the boat in 2-3 weeks. When I get there, I will be happy to take a detailed photo of the LED light fixtures that I fashioned and post it.

Best regards,

Bob

I think that the originals were 1156's, but I am not sure. It has been a couple of years. I have the incadecent bulbs that I replaced in a box, but there is no number on the replaced bulbs. They are single element bulbs with two lead contacts on the bottom. I have a spare LED replacement bulb and it...

Warren: I do not have an actual pic. of my LED lights but this photo should illustrate it: <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img width="540" src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/kq5k/100_1155.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sha...

I sent a msg asking how to limit width to 540. I finally figured it out on my own.

Please disregard my question.

Thanks

I finally made the blue water trip that I had dreamed about for several years. A friend and I left Port O’Connor on the Texas Gulf Coast and spent 6 weeks sailing to Key West and back. The map shows the route. The red dots are arbitrary fixes, not necessarily 24-hour runs Map of Journey <a href=&quo...