The Cape Dory Board

At Cooper River Marina in Charleston, SC. 1985, Hull #24. Excellent condition. *135% genny with Forespar roller furling and main 2005 *Forespar wisker pole *Bimini *VHF, GPS, depth, stereo w/CD & four speakers *Inverter *Six opening ports w/ bronze screens *Harken traveler on bridge deck *Haloge...

David, I'm also interested in seeing a pic of the base. I assume there's a knuckle/hook of some sort to hold the mast in place. Thanks, Steve

Hi Barney, I dealt with this issue several years ago. My solution was to sew a bag (from an old tarp) and attach the top edges to a pvc frame. Using a pvc "fork" to slide the bag under the motor and a short hooked wire to retrieve cords and cleat them inside the well, this project is best ...

Dear drb9, A bag like you described can work very well. I made mine out of pvc and tarp. I have a larger "forked" pvc pipe that fits over the two extensions of the square frame to help me position/retract the bag. The bag is held in place with four lines attached to the corners of the fram...

Congrats on your new boat. I've had a Johnson 9.9 2-stroke, a Yamaha 9.9 hi-thrust and my current 9.8 Tohatsu with 25" leg. They all will fit although you'll have to make some adjustments to the mounting board's position. (I would have loved to try the Tohatsu 6hp with 25" shaft but didn't...

I've got a CD26 with an outboard in the well. The 9.8 Tohatsu ran fine with the hatch closed except when I motored with the wind behind me. Then the cowl vents were sitting in still air and the motor would choke up. I connected a 12 volt fan to the exhaust (aft facing) vent and it works fine. Bit of...

Hi Melissa, Glad to hear you like the unit as I haven't actually seen one yet. Appreciate the tip re: the card. Will let you know how it works out. I'm ordering the video secu wall mount from Amazon that another CDer recommends ($25.00). Steve

Hi John, I'm interested in the swing arm mount you mentioned. I can't seem to find it on Amazon. Can you help? Thanks, Steve

Hi Melissa, I'm was very interested in this unit but came across the CPF300i which includes a fishfinder/depth sounder display that can be used on split or full screen. It costs around $730.00 inline and the transducer would run about $90.00. I have an SH vhf so it should interface nicely. Will orde...

Hi Lenore, I have a CD 26 and had the same frustrations with the mainsheet. Several years ago I bought a Harken track and mounted it on the bridgedeck. I got the mid-boat size which has blocks on either end to control the movement/location of the car. It gives me much better control of the main and ...