The Cape Dory Board

Had a Ty and an Ensign. Both came with a feature your mainsail also exhibits - it's blown out. Please note the crease along the line connecting the front of the battens, and the very deep draft. It's time for new sails. When I replaced my sails the difference was incredible. Usually best time to buy...

If he's still working, you might try Mark Beaton. He's had a good rep on the Bay. Beaton Sails, 72 Beaton Rd, Brick, NJ 08723. (732) 920-6638 I had a reef in my Ty's main and used it frequently in the summer afternoons. The Ty is a slow boat (or even immovable) in the usual lighter morning bay air, ...

When I had my Typhoon the rudder post leak was quite regular, even under sail in choppy Barnegat Bay. What worked for me was a thin walled flange bearing at the top of the rudder tube. Had to buy a dozen, so I sold most of the extras here on this board (Hey, it was the 90's. Anything was possible......

Have you considered a sight tube instead of the monocular you have now? The monocular is great for sun & moon shots, but a pinpoint of light (stars) magnified 3 or 5 or 10 times is still a pinpoint. The disadvantage of a monocular is the loss of light and contrast in an already marginal situatio...

Mine (696) had spot areas of hardened foam (polyester) between the deck and the interior liner. Not solid everywhere.
Bill

My Ty had a packing sleeve. It turned out to be the same thing as a flanged truck seat bushing. I ordered a sample pack from a manufacturer (25 pieces) and sold them to people for the 4 or so years it took to dispose of the extras. That was several decades ago. Take some measurements, and google it....

The last illustration in the instructions (http://www.xylemflowcontrol.com/files/4 ... 761-GB.pdf) show arrows that appear to indicate the flow direction.
Is the tank full, and possibly overflowing when you pump the head?

You are completely right, Russell. Unfortunately, for many people that's not important. I'm an Instructor for the North River Power Squadron in Manhattan, and last year we put together a seminar on Ipad navigation. The seminar addressed navigation fundamentals, evaluation of a sailors requirements f...

Then again, there's this story from Latitude 38.... After the Ventura-based Nordic 40 Seaquel was driven onto the Kona coast late Sunday night, there was initial hope — at least among some observers — that she might be salvageable. But after several days of grinding in the surf on a rocky ledge, tha...

I used a 45 degree elbow to ease the flow of debris through the system. Here is an extract from my original repost of improved parts: Try this: All sizes are ¾” West Marine Part # Part 402570 bronze thru-hull 8672735 Groco IBVF-750 106783 45 degree bronze “ell”, Female to Male 195420 “Apollo” brand ...

The reason I had converted my right angle connected gate valves (other than the gate valves being a bad idea) was to make a smoother path for the pine needles that clogged my scuppers and the rest of the flow path. The needles, a product of coastal flora and some wind, hung up at the right angle. Th...

OK, time to fix this before the controversy starts again. [quote="Paul D."]This is from a 1998 response to a posted request when I needed to replace my Typhoon HORNET's gate valves. Try this: All sizes are ¾” West Marine Part # Part 402570 bronze thru-hull 106783 45 degree bronze “ell”, Fe...

You can see updated Sandy geoearth images, and compare them with before-Sandy photos at: http://google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy Look for the Post-Sandy Imagery check-box in the right-hand column (scroll down) and after you have selected an area, toggle back & forth. I saw the pictures before I w...

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Where were you in 1995, OJ? My hand smelled like grease for weeks.