The Cape Dory Board

Hi rollo, You can check out a the Macgregor 26S mast raising. I'm sure the Mac is a lighter mast section but the basic technique is the same. I've lifted solo a 30ft mast of a 6600lb catamaran using a gin-pole, 6:1, temp shrouds, no problem. Be careful, lot of potential energy there to bite if not t...

Hi Steve, as I recall the deck had many cracks all over, but nothing that screamed mast step issue. I was thinking more a thick 34 year old gel coat issue. I looked and departed, not a serious survey. At this point I'm looking for a pretty nice boat, and this one was a project boat despite the ad. B...

Hey thanks for those insights. SPIBob, your right this would have a big price impact. If the mast step is mild steel then any 30 year old one would be suspect. From your description it sound like major deck work is involved to replace/repair. Anyone know of a site where this work has be documented? ...

Hello All, I just started looking at CD28s and like what I see so far. I've gotten a lot of info from the board and owners sites but can't find any info about the mast step. I guess lack of info might means no problems but I just looked at a 1977 CD28 and the area under the mast seemed compressed, t...