The Cape Dory Board

Tetherford 135 fit in there nicely.

Neil, what sort of features would a Cruising Deluxe model sail have? It sounds like just the sort of sail any self respecting Cape Dory should wear. Lose footed, bolt rope or slides, length of battens, leach cut, number of reef points, material? I have two older mains that are serviceable and there ...

If you only need a small peice you might try a shop that makes signs. They are all done by computer now and they have all sorts of vinal colors to chose from that get cut out to form the letters. I went to our local shop to inquire about boat names and they also had better prices than the on line su...

Early in our first season with the Typhoon we found of all things, a little rubber Dutch boy on the beach. He was only about an inch and a half tall but was kind of cute and he wound up stuffed in that crack at the head of the combing board. He kind of became a good luck charm. Thinking about the le...

I did all the sanitation hose on my CD-30 this past winter. What a bear of a job!! I got the white hose because I thought it looked better and hey it was a little bit cheaper. There are some increadibly tight bends onto the fittings at the holding tank on the CD-30. I finally had to get some black h...

I am at the final stages of restoring a CD-10 hull #63. It has wood gunnels and I have considered the foam and canvas stuff. There are two profiles 1/2 and 3/4 round. Seems like the 3/4 round stuff would work for you but you know what you have. I being cheap and not wanting to cover up all that wood...

You could get some of that spray paint for lower units and spray the prop, shaft and through hull strainer. The stuff is pretty expensive but is supposed to stay on the prop and other meatal surfaces. My surveyer told me to epoxy coat the through hulls then bottom paint them. You do not have time fo...

I am looking ahead to August and the Perseids meteor shower at it's peak on the 11th thru the 13th. I am considering an overnight cruise offshore to see the meteors and some deep blue water. It would be a bit like sticking your toe in to test the water as far as offshore sailing goes for me. We have...

I bought a a Typhoon a few years ago with a 9HP two stroke on the stern, 80LBS of lead in the bow and the waterline raised over the top of the factory bootstripe. The PO was definitly struggling to ballance things. The boat sails well enough not to need much of a motor, Steve.

Stanchion bases could need rebedding. We were getting water in the starboard cupboard last fall. After rebedding all is dry. Wetting down the deck may show if it is comming in from that area. A check of salt or fresh water might also give you some clews. Best of luck, Steve.

I always thought that if I was healthy that I could somehow get back aboard my boat if I fell over board. That was with the Typhoon. I now know that if the boat were at a stand still and I could get to it I can climb into the CD-30. My son and I were out swimming off the boat on the mooring. We had ...

I always thought that if I was healthy that I could somehow get back aboard my boat if I fell over board. That was with the Typhoon. I now know that if the boat were at a stand still and I could get to it I can climb into the CD-30. My son and I were out swimming off the boat on the mooring. We had ...

I too had been looking for a bail or crane before launching. It seems like a pretty common peice or fairly interchangable hardware that is rather hard to find. What I have now is a block bolted in between the head stay and the mast. This does not seem like an ideal set up but I have seen it on other...

My son likes to troll while we are sailing and has caught a few fish. The biggest problem is trying to stand and stay in the boat while you are fighting the fish. Most fishing boats have deep sides to stand against while fishing. The Typoon would like to send you in after the fish as you try to stan...

When I was back in high school. Near th middle of the last century, I used to polish lots of brass. It was when there was lots of time, working with a machine was fun and having the power to change something was rare. Mostly I think it was because I had a bunch of old harness buckles and they looked...