The Cape Dory Board

Additional thoughts appended to the above posting: (1) Using my suggested method, you can easily increase clearance from the backstay by a smooth (big radius) bend of the upright legs aft just above the top bar of the stern pulpit. (2) I'd further suggest that the upright legs of the panel mounting ...

Bill, After our telecon & looking at this picture I believe you don't need bracing but can simply tie the legs of the "U-Bracket" to the vertical stanchions of the stern pulpit. Somewhere I've seen fittings that do just this. These essentially sister the two pieces of side-by-side 1&qu...

Bill, You've got the right concept with this. I'm trying to get pix now of my setup -- boat is 3,500 miles from here but I'll post them when they arrive via email. Meanwhile, here's my stern rail setup before this addition. Several considerations here other than the obvious ones: (1) Keep the stern ...

Bill, After designing a system for a client and seeing that it worked well over their 4-year cruise, I decided to copycat it on Rhiannon . I'm a systems guy and these components are selected because they work well together with maximum efficiency and minimum maintenance. The contrast is that buying ...

Okay, david, To address your question I'll give you my opinion from experience as a sailmaker. With their relatively small foretriangles, a 150% genoa is a good sail for the CD-25 -- providing you use it within its design parameters. It will work fine up to ~15 kts before reefing the main and a seco...

I don't mean to insult your intelligence here but your own words say you're new to sailing and the boat. It sounds like one of your problems might result from improper setup. Set the car by bisecting the clew angle and moving it aft one hole. This is the initial position and it should be close to co...

Bill,

I may have one of these but it's in my stuff in North Carolina and I'm in Washington (state). I'll be visiting back there in September and will look for this if you haven't yet found one.

Andy

Robert, Arthur was not a strong Cat 2 storm in NC - it barely made it to Cat 2 before getting to the NC coast. This storm brewed off the Florida coast, a group of thunderstorms that found themselves bunched together and developed some rotational motion that built up steam when they hit warm Gulfstre...

Excerpted from my post in Cruisers' Forum: "Claiborne and I go back to the formative days of the Salty Southeast Net. We met several times in Oriental to discuss format, software limitations and affordability, information sources, and the like. His aim was to provide current and relevant inform...

Many ICW cruisers use Claiborne Young's Guidebooks as information resources for cruising the Intracoastal Waterway and regularly check his blog site, Salty Southeast Cruisers' Net, for real-time information about the ICW, Florida Keys and Bahamas. I am saddened to report that Claiborne died yesterda...

Hey, Mike, I have the older versions for the 176/C and 182/C gps and plotter but I think you're looking for the newer versions. I don't think they're compatible. I am totally relocated to the Pacific Northwest -- Snohomish, WA, about 8 miles east of Everett but you can still get me on the old email ...

Adam and "the girls," Glad to see you guys are having good adventures with your boat. Lots of places to sail up there but nothing matches the peace, "undercrowding," and serenity of the NC destinations like Ocracoke, Cape Lookout, and even South River and Broad Creek. I see all t...

At the very back of the wood rack I found a teak bifold door that was removed from Rhiannon's head compartment when she was first commissioned. This is a solid panel door (not louvered) and measures 57-1/2" tall by 18" wide. There is no attached hardware. This is perfect for someone who wa...

Trinidad works for me -- for 30 years.

Shinook,
Please read the very first posting. The $2.00 is roughly what the postage costs in USD. The brochures are free for the asking but you'll need to send me a large self-addressed envelope with $1.22 minimum postage.

Got your name on one.