The Cape Dory Board

I have some inside photos which I will email to you if you will send your email to me at jvanghel@hotmail.com

1981 Cape Dory 30 sloop/cutter $15,000. Located on Magothy River, Pasadena, MD. New North sails with "Quick Cover", main and genoa only used two or three times High cut Yankee and staysail never used Harken Mark IV roller furling Bimini Volvo Penta diesel Autohelm 3000 Cockpit cushions Av...

According to the owners manual your mainsheet should be 75' of 7/16"
prestreched dacron.

Dick,

Do you have a furling headsail?

Jim

I have a CD 30c also, #179 and it has a compression post also. Only downside I have seen is crazing in the fiberglass gelcoat above it.

Jim

I believe the picture in the article is a photograph not a painting, and if you look closely with a magnifying glass you can see the lower unit of an outboard motor. I have never been on that particular CD, but I believe the outboard sits in a well with a hinged cover.

Jim[/i]

I am also on the Chesapeake, Magothy River, I have been hauling every other year with no problems. It saves on the winter storage charge. Now that I am retired that is becoming more important. I am even thinking of going to a summer haul for a couple of weeks every other year to avoid the storage al...