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Thank you OJ for the sugestions on boot stripe paint. I think I will try the Rustolium this year and see if the blisters persist.

Thanks again Paul marko

I have painted (roll and tip) the cabin and deck of my cd28 with a two part polyeurthane and bright sides. The two part lasted about 7 years and began strippimg off in sheets,it did not adheare to the two part primer that was recomened . I have about 3 years on the Brightsides and it looks good. I a...

On my 1977 cd 28 I had a packing gland with flats on the nut and flats on the threaded part. I placed a pipe wench on the nut side and layed the handle against the hull , another pipe wrench was fitted to the threaded side and I pushed on the handle to release the nut. I reversed this procedure to t...

I have a CD 28/77 the only place I found some voids and water in the bilge area was from the area nearest the rudder. There was some weeping from the fairing at the rudder attachment to the keel. I put some epoxy putty from out side,faired,painted and have had no problems for 7 years. Next time your...

congratulations on the CD 28, I have a 77/CD 28 hull number 137 bought her new in 77 and have no regrets. An honest sail boat!

fair winds, paul Marko

I have a Yamaha 4hp 4 cycle est. weight about 60 pounds with oil and gas. I attach the "life sling" 3 to 1 tackle to the end of the boom on by CD28 and lift the O/B from the rail mount, ease it down to the dingy and away we go. I have a permanent harness on the O/B ,so it's just a matter o...

I just happened to have the cloth covering for my Bimini at home, the size laying flat on the floor is 42x73. When supported on the tubing the size my be reduced. It fits with a 2 inch overlap of the Dodger. It was made in NY by an outfit Named "Taylor" I bought from West Marine about 6 ye...

I am the original owner of a 77 CD 28. I have the original holding tank which is located on the port side under the v birth ,capasity about 5 gal. It continues to work well ,but is a bit limited in capasity. I did replace the head and hoses after 30 years, made a big difference, no smell! I have a b...

You might want to look at the Sailrite catalog, if you are handy with a sewing machine. In my last years catalog they have a model for boats up to 32 for $80.00 vs. about $ 250.00 for one off the rack.

Paul Marko
cd 28 Ixcatl

I have a Seafarer depth sounder that I installed in my cd28 in 1977. Its transducer is located inside the hull in a pvc tube filled with codliver oil. It continures to give accurate readings down to 200 feet. I installed a second depth sounder ( I still run aground a lot) in 2000 with its tranducer ...

Thank you for taking the time to share your photos from last summar. They were very artfully presented.

Paul Marko "IXCATL"

I redid my lose tiller on my CD 28 by filling the existing holes with epoxy and added a layer of dense fiberglass mat to each side, then redrilled the holes. This fixit has lasted 20 years and is as tight day one.

regards paul m

I redid my lose tiller on my CD 28 by filling the existing holes with epoxy and added a layer of dense fiberglass mat to each side, then redrilled the holes. This fixit has lasted 20 years and is as tight day one.

regards paul m

My 77 cd 28 has had these spider cracks after winter storage in an Annapolis Md and Vermont boat yard(gets cold in those parts). I found that the chain plates had been poorly glassed in and had some voids which when filled with water froze and expanded. Access to the chain plates is on the starboard...

I am the original owner of a 77 CD 28 ,it came with an aluminum fuel tank which I have taken out several times and pressure washed. Each time I opened the tank there was a lot of sluge in the bottom, but I have not experienced problems with fuel contamination. The tank had a few pin holes which I ha...