The Cape Dory Board

Be aware that the 3M tape you all may want to be using is the RED 3M for stucco, not the blue or green. Check with John R. if interested, he has been testing it and has all the results.

WOW! La Vida is making Bandolera II turn green

Hi, Susan.... if you ever get down to Miami, you can hitch a ride on a CD-33 and try her out.

Thanks Diana, my order is in the mail!

I've been trying to buy one from the Chandlery, but have received no answer to my inquiry. Are they still available? I want to varnish it into my cockpit table. Thanks.

Hi, Ed... This is to verify that the best way (and probably only) way to do this if the tranny is in place, is with a small Jabsco pump inserted in the dipstick hole, like you have been doing. The drain hole at the bottom of the tranny is not accessible in our boats. Even if it were, we run the risk...

Hi, Paul...

Any pictures during the crossing? Would love to see some of the 33 in action.

FYI all... This is a very different way to replace the backing plates on my CD-33 seacocks. I used 3/4" marine plywood with three coats of epoxy and a final coat of varnish and squeezed lots of polysulfide to give it a solid seal with the hull.-Three years later, this is how they look. I used t...

Brian... you can forget about calling in a surveyor and save the $$ for something nice for the boat. Once the dents popped back to their original form, that's how it stays! Bandolera II has never had any recurring problem again. Happy sailing!

Maybe we can start a thread and exchange tips and experiences and we can all benefit. My Patty comes sailing with me at all times. When under sail, he is attached by a line to a small ring on my traveler and wears his PFD always. He has not gotten used to doing his business on board and we have trie...

[img]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid165/pbccc4012980ba33e2a0964a18c31621e/f45f0000.jpg[/img] Hi , Brian, this is "Bandolera II" my CD-33. Six years ago I had a similar problem at the yard. After about 10 days on jackstands an indentation became obvious on her port side (the galle...

Nancy, FYI, my CD-33 does not have a fiberglass shaft log. Instead I have the regular bronze stuff box, that connects to the stern tube with a thick rubber hose. The cutless bearing is inside the stern tube. When at the yard, they used 5200 to seal the stern tube, and then found out they could not a...

Nancy, if I remember correctly you guys just changed to a dry PSY seal to replace the regular bronze stuff box, installed a new cutless bearing and a new ss prop shaft. If the yard who did this work damaged or cracked the hull, they must fix it at their expense. Hold them accountable and fight for y...

Brian... here is a photo of the coupler, shaft and stuffing box. You can see that also on my CD-33 I don't have much room either. But if your coupler has the two side slits where the bolts are, once you remove both side bolts, with a heavy duty screw driver, pry open just a bit those slits... they D...

Bandolera II rafted up with friends for a lazy weekend off the ICW by Ft. Lauderdale. It was blowing too hard on the bay, so we stayed put.
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