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We set our CD 27 up this way when we rebuilt everything. I have the drawings and some photos of what we did. You'll get varying opinions about where the anti-siphon goes, especially on the raw water side. Our raw water goes from the through hill to an anti siphon to the head. The head pumps to the t...

Hey everyone. Last week, after 3 years of work, we finally splashed out CD27. Her name is "Peponi" which means "paradise" in Swahili. There are still some details to iron out and a few more projects to clear up, but we're in the water and in our slip at the marina. http://capedor...

The filter SHOULD be below the tank. It will work if it is above but you increase the risk of air in the fuel. Just get it as low as you can and know that you might have to bleed the system more often than usual. I built a new bulkhead under the fuel tank shelf in order to attach the filter. Of cour...

We just splashed our 27 with a new Beta 14. A few observations. 1. If you can get the whole re-power done for $8,000 you should jump at it. Be sure that price includes fuel system, raw water, and drivetrain modifications, though. 2. Unless the engine compartment on the 30 is a lot bigger than on the...

Hey everyone. I'm getting ready to put our CD 27 in the water and have a few rigging questions for all the experts out there. First, and this one makes me feel stupid, but I can't recall which way to install the masthead truck. It is assymetrical and for the life of me I can't remember which end goe...

Don't listen to any of those complaints. They are all based in curmudgeon-speak. Having all of your lines run to the cockpit makes everything so much easier that the occasional hangup is nothing more than a nuisance. Turning blocks at the base of the mast, organizers at the turn, and a nice winch an...

Hello everyone. It's been three years of off and on work and just a few dollars invested, but we should have our CD 27 in the water early this summer! We are prioritizing the work that needs to be done just to get her in the water at this point and will focus on some details and rigging work once we...

Hard to say exactly what you'll find. When we replaced the through hulls in our CD27 we came across all sorts of interesting issues. A for the old Datamarine instrument transducer, I seem to remember it having a little bevel on it and it was fared in with filler. As you say, there wasn't a backing b...

Don't know if any of you are following our blog about rebuilding our CD 27, but we came up with a pretty decent solution for the bilge pump arrangement that includes both a manual and an electric pump.

http://capedory27.blogspot.com/2010/08/ ... place.html

Cheers.

-g

Hi all. I've been away from the boards for quite some time, we are getting very close to launching our refit CD 27 (officially to be named "Peponi" which means "Paradise" in Swahili). One of the last major purchases before we haul her to the yard and put her in the water is a new...

I have not. I take it by the recommendation that I should?

Hey there everyone. I'm pretty deep into the refit of our still un-named CD 27, and am just about ready to lay down the big cash for the new engine. We're going with the Betamarine 14. I've been chatting with some folks on the board about the engine and the mounts, and have read all the repower thre...

Yes, it is technically the lightning ground. But in the Pacific Northwest lightning is so rare it might as well not exist. Most boats here, as far as I have learned so far, are grounded through the engine for both the DC any lightning protection. I should probably also add that I have replaced all o...

Hello everyone. I have trolled around the board and read most of what has been posted about bonding, isolating, lightning, stray current, corrosion, ground plates, and the everpresent whatnot. I am in the process of completely rewiring our CD27 (no small job given that the old wiring is glued to the...

Here are some pictures of our rebuild of the standard CD27 galley. Enjoy.

http://picasaweb.google.com/10443006960 ... directlink