The Cape Dory Board

Ron -
If you can let me know the location of your Ty, I'd love to have a look. My hull is 1974, not sure if there is a difference between those two years. Anyway, OOB is close enough that I'd appreciate being able to swing by and compare notes. How should we connect?
Thanks,
-Chip

Hopefully this will clear up the confusion and not just make me seem more crazy. Mine are situated same as the others described here in what I believe is the original configuration. The seacock is installed against the pan in the convenient location just below the companionway as you describe. The i...

By the way - I love my TY, and the self-draining cockpit! The weird thru-hulls always have been the one chink in the TY's otherwise unassailable armor for me and I am trying to remedy. Any insights appreciated.

I have never liked the thru-hull arrangement on my Typhoon for draining the cockpit, and I am wondering if anyone has ever devised a better solution that is easier to inspect and has easier to access. I am considering eliminating the original thru-hulls and re-plumbing both scuppers to a single thru...

Thanks for the replies......My mast and boom are rigged likewise to those others described (boom attached to aft stay, etc.), but boat is self-bailing and is absent the tent and fastening points......We're thinking of locating our attachment points on the toe rail, or somehow using the genoa leads t...

Anyone out there have samples, experience or specifications for a typhoon weekender boom tent, simple or elaborate? We're trying to create a little extra room for the occasional overnight. Thoughts?