The Cape Dory Board

Hi All,

Germane to the post by Louish. I am lake sailing my 1975 Typhoon Weekender. The older that I get, the less keen I am about going forward and changing out sails. Thus, I am having a CDI FF1 roller furler installed. Any thoughts on a 130 vs a 150 roller genoa? Thank you!

Thank you so much! I had searched our board and Google but did not see anything about the base swelling. Just as info. for others: The base on the Barient 8P looks like Delrin to me. It is interesting that Sweet Pea is a 1975 Typhoon. The port and starboard winches have been treated to the same love...

Hi Friends, I have a 1975 Typhoon Weekender, restored to Bristol shape. My winches are Barient 8P. The starboard winch has "frozen" up. I took it apart; cleaned and lubed it. However, it still will barely turn. It seems that the plastic base has "swollen' and prevents the drum from ro...

Thank you very much. My guess was about 1000lbs. as well. Contracting Triad is a good idea. I did crawl over my trailer looking for a sticker. No luck.. Then again, it is a 1988. Thanks again. Doug Pearce

Greetings friends, I realize that our trailers are made of various materials. However, does anyone have a ballpark idea of the Unloaded Vehicle Weight (Dry Weight) of steel trailer for a Typhoon Weekender? I need to add this weight to the 2000lbs that the Typhoon (Hull# 904) weighs to see if I can s...

I don't know how much this will help. I looked into this a few years ago and this is what I took away from it. The most important thing is that the glasses block 100% of the UV light which can do all sorts of bad things to your eyes including accelerate the development of cataracts. The wavelength f...

:D Thank you. I am overwhelmed by the the help and great advice! Y'all (I am in Nashville, TN after all) have got me thinking about my question. Linda is correct. I want a summer cover. But, I want a winter cover. During the summer the the boat will be at a dock or on a mooring. (I haven't quite wor...

Good evening, I am the proud new owner of a 1975 Ty Weekender. While I am not new to sailing, I am new to CD and to this board. (My CDSOA application went in the mail at 0900!) Presently my new "baby" is under a Home Depot tarp in my driveway. Has anyone had any experience purchasing a &qu...