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Hi, Maurice... if you give want to e-mail me directly, I can send you photos of the rear of my engine - tranny, muffler, removal of same, replacement of damper plate, etc., when I did all of the above to my Universal. You most probably also have the Hurth Model 100 tranny. My CD-33 is hull # 73. I h...

On Bandolera II, a CD-33 with a Universal 5242 M-30 and 100 Hurth tranny, you do not need to lift the engine to remove the tranny. The rear motor mounts are not on the bell housing and they do not interfere with the bell housing or tranny at all. The big bolts that hold the tranny to the bellhousing...

Ahoy, Cape Dory fleet... don't wait one more second and get those boats out of the water if possible; if they have to stay on their moorings or at their slips, really prepare them for what's coming! Double and triple lines, remove all sails and canvas. This is a deadly hurricane. Good luck to all.

Rich: some months ago, a beautiful CD-33 "Serenus" went up for sale in mid Florida due to the death of its owner. Maybe it is still up for sale. Might as well find out, callling 772-538-4452.

Here we go again! I spent from 8 am to 3 pm at the marina getting Bandolera ready for another blow. Katrina came around here last month. We had gusts of 92 mph at the marina. I had removed bimini and dodger, had double storm lines on all my cleats and spring lines ( 5/8" 3strand Premium Nylon)....

Ed, which brand heat exchanger you currently have in Mokita? I see your PO upgraded to a 3" tube. My 2" is giving me overheating problems. I have the Sendure 2". Just today I spent entire day with my mechanic working on engine overheating, although we did find the raw water impeller h...

I've been watching the storm that does not want to move away, battering the coasts of the Carolinas. My prayers to all of you Cape Dorians over there. We faced the same situation here in Miami during Katrina's initial run, but fortunately she left us rather soon. Ophelia is being stubborn. I hope th...

For your first few times out on your new BIG BOAT CD-25 :D take her out on nice, fair weather. Get her two sails up and get used to how she handles. This boat will TEACH YOU HOW TO SAIL! She is sooo forgiving of mistakes... Buy one of those small inclinometers that you can screw right there by the b...

Hi, Marc :D Glad to see you on board! How did Defiant make out with Katrina? Bandolera came out intact. Only the Carry-On A/C which I had left on the boat -properly secured, of course- suffered a minor problem, the condensation nipple which lets the water out through the drain, broke. It's being rep...

IT HAPPENED TO ME TOO! :roll: As always, when working on my engine, I keep the locker cover open with a bungee cord tied to the bimini frame, EXCEPT THAT ONE TIME! Don't know what I was thinking, but down there I was, with no tools at that moment, with the engine cover on, so I could not even try to...

Finally got to the marina yesterday, and found my "Bandolera" just the way I left her, i.e. FINE! HOWEVER, lessons learned: never again prepare half-way for a hurricane, or tropical storm. Go all the way in your preparations. There were MANY tragic outcomes in our marina, all terrifying to...

Neil... Here from Miami, I can tell you that last night was extremely frightening. We were warned about a possible 60-70 mph tropical storm coming, and if anything, a Cat. 1 Hurricane, and on the TV the forecasters were saying it was not necessary to put up storm shutters on the homes... Katrina was...

Dana... FWIW... I sailed a wonderful CD-25 for 18 years. Many times I wished my 9.9 Evinrude (when they still fit somewhat in the lazarette) was transom mounted, simply because for me it was rather difficult to get it out of the well for maintenance and to get it back in there, which I did every yea...

Make sure the fresh water pump is working properly. If you have an air bubble in the fresh water system, the pump will not work as it should, and engine will overheat. You may need to prime the fresh water pump.

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