The Cape Dory Board

Wow, super clean installation John. Love the cookie tray!
John Ring
CD36 Tiara

Mine looked like this, and the new one H&H Prop in Salem MA made for me in 316ss, fit like a glove.
John Ring
CD36 Tiara

"You make all of us who have 27s very proud!"
(and those of us who don't, very jealous!

Well done Randy!
John Ring
CD36 Tiara

Thanks all! She balances out beautifully with single reef & staysail John. We beat all the way out of Buzzards Bay into gusts around 30kts, lots of water over the deck, and the boat never missed a beat. It was a fast and exhilarating start to the 2019 Marion-Bermuda race, and the wind held for n...

I've been using an old radiator spud wrench on thru hulls for years. It works pretty well with a pipe wrench to apply the twist.
John Ring
CD36 Tiara

Hi Jeff, I replaced the whole engine foundation on my '85 CD36, and it was a beast of a job. My foundation wasn't bolted, just glassed directly onto the hull. I had to remove the Perkins & cut the frame away from the hull with a Dremel and their #543 bit. My foundation was rusted paper thin on t...

Tiara powered up for the starting line.

Quick update, now that the Board is up again. : ) In my post above, I mentioned clearing in at Shelburne as an official port of entry. During Covid, Shelburne was closed as a port of entry. This option may have re-opened now that Covid restrictions are largely behind us. The real news is the new &qu...

WooHoo! Well done!
John Ring : )
CD36 TIARA

I've done that crossing a few times, takes two days generally. Expect the fog/drizzle to start about half way across. You can clear in with Customs at Shelburne yacht club, just tie up to the dock & call Customs upon arrival. The club is friendly, and be sure to check out the dory museum before ...

That was a GREAT sailing day!
John
CD36 Tiara

Engine Bed, old small file.jpg Engine Bed, new small file.jpg My experience with engine beds is similar to Matt's. About 10 years ago I lifted the Perkins out & blocked up in the salon, then cut the old bed out with a Dremel. I had a local shop make a new bed from 316ss & I tabbed it in on ...

3.jpg 2.jpg 1.jpg While it was good advice, the spinnaker halyard may have been wrongly accused. I pulled the spinnaker halyard down and it was clean, no scars at all. A closer look at the roller furler's top swivel tells an entirely different story that does not involve spinnaker halyards. That fi...

Update: I'm starting to think my furler failure was operator error. It's a brand new Harken MkIV that I just installed a few months ago, complete with halyard restrainer on the mast to keep the jib/genoa halyard from wrapping the swivel/foil up top. I'm thinking it was actually the spinnaker halyard...

At the start of the race, it was all sunshine & soft wind, really nice for a change beating out of Buzzards Bay in 12-15kts. We cleared Sow & Pigs about 7:00 pm, but couldn't hold the rumb line for Bermuda due to SE wind, so we slacked off a bit, reaching toward Noman's Island. After sunset ...