The Cape Dory Board

In response your questions & comments- It seems that there was no tape across the top edge of the rudder - this is where it split - about an inch deep. I knew water had gotten in there and that is bad so we cut the rudder open with a sawzall and pried it apart. Haven't inspected the metal too ca...

Hi Guys, My rudder of my CD30 was badly split, so I removed it, split it open, and chiseled out the filler. [img]http://www.capedoryaja.com/swrudder1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.capedoryaja.com/swrudder2.jpg[/img] Lots of fun. [img]http://www.capedoryaja.com/swrudder3.jpg[/img] I was surprised to see ...

I don't know - but maybe someone out there has seen this before. On the hull and deck of my CD30 is a thin, medium gray colored coating between the gelcoat and the first layers of the matte of the fiberglass. I have not seen this before on other CD. I saw it on the hull first - thought it might be a...

What is that hard, gray/black cement that Cape Dory used to bed the ports?

What should I use to fill holes where it's fallen out?

For rebedding portlights, is silicone the best adhesive?

Thanks for you advice,
jf

I have removed my portlights to replace the teak interior panels and was planning to clean off the old silicone and other dirt/gunk. I did notice that the old silicone had green patina powder under it, making the silicone pop right off. I hadn't thought about getting the patina off - but now that yo...

I need to replace a broken bowsprit on my cd 30. Does anyone have the original dimensions? The end is missing, so I can't measure.

Suggestions on beefing it up?

Would oak be better than the original ash?

Thanks for any advice.

We have counted 5 bilge pumps so far: 3 electric and 2 manual during our exploration of our "new" CD30. Of course this could be because some of the thru-hulls were actually hand tight! No, you can't just slap more silicone around the edge of a thru-hull - they actually have to be tight!! :...

Yes, I have been thinking about that - but was worried about how much power consumption it would take. I think a 1 or 2 burner stove and a microwave would do nicely. I will also consider Corian counters - but I'm not sure if it will be worth the expense. I was amazed at the amount of space available...

Steve, Our 30C is a 1978 and the alternator is facing aft. We are also going to repower and were wondering if later 30s were built with the engine reversed - (alternator facing forward). If this is true, is the basic difference that the engine compartment comes out farther into the galley? Or is the...

To all you CD30 galley slaves... If you could rip out your galley cabinets, counters, etc, and rebuild them to a dream configuration (realistically - I know there's no room for a walk-in)... What would you change? We have a new (to us) CD30 and just ripped everything out and we want to put it back w...

Did your motor have a v-drive? If it did, did you use the same v-drive or did you have to buy a new one?

I am going to be repowering my CD30 and am wondering if I have to change the v-drive too?