The Cape Dory Board

Sad to say but I sold my ty yesterday. She went to a good home in Boston.

I am considering selling my typhoon. Just so much work to do on my farm I may not have time to use it. I paid 6000$ and would like to get that back. The boat is in Stonington now. Send an email and I can give you all the details.

On the CDSOA home page there is a link for Mystic Marine Stainless Inc. Charlie does excellent work and has done custom work for me. He is a friend and former coworker of mine.

I am not familiar with the stuffing box on a Cape Dory. How do you tighten down on the packing? I have repacked many stuffing boxes on larger boats (shaft and rudder). Usually adding a ring of packing stopped the leak for me. The only time I was concerned was when I had to remove all of the old pack...

The February issue of wooden boat magazine has a section on dinghy selection. Looks like some good information.

If you can find one of these gems, you can mount any kind of camp stove under it and have a fine stove for a small boat or heavy weather stove for offshore use. http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/showtopic.php?tid/10141/ On a Ty an extra weather board would make a nice mount that could be turned ei...

My Ty came with an aluminum ladder that hooks over the rail. That ladder would work but I think it is to bulky to fit my needs. I have plenty of rope wood and a wood shop so I will most likely make my own rope ladder. I will also take another look at some of the newer style anchors. I was hoping to ...

I will have a mooring in Wequetequock Cove (Stonington CT) this summer as my home port. My plan is to sail Long Island Sound to the west and east to the Cape. I work 3 weeks and then have 3 off so I plan on spending a few nights on the boat and I'm sure I will get caught in some bad weather. Hopeful...

Thanks Robert, I subscribed to the magazine and ordered the February issue. Unfortunetly for me I had all my nautical books on Staten Island in storage when Sandy hit.

Thanks for the recomendations. My danforth anchor looks small to me and I would not sleep well if I was using it. My plan is go to the marine consignment shop by me when I get home and see what they have. If nothing looks good there I can buy a new 16.5 lewmar claw for 55$.

I will try Mystic Marine when I get home. Thanks for the tip

I'm at work now about 125 miles up the Mississippi River laying at anchor. Think the anchor we have out now is about 1800 lbs.

This will be my first year sailing so I have not used my danforth anchor. It looks small to me maybe 10-15 pounds. I think I'm leaning towards a 16.5 lb lewmar claw anchor. The Mantus anchors jump from 13lbs to 25lbs. The 13 is rated for 14-20 foot boats under 2000lbs. The 25 might be a little overk...

I'm trying to finalize my list of things I need. I have a danforth anchor now but I want to have 2. I'm thinking of getting a bruce anchor in either 16 or 22 pounds. Is that a wise choice for new england waters or should I consider something else? Thanks Doug

I will start working on the catspaw. It is just a fiberglass hull with no wood. I would love to know it's history. I caught the intact hull in my net 80 miles south of Montauk. The only info I have is it's name on the stern. HMS Guppy

Does anyone tow a dinghy behind their Typhoon? I'm looking for something practical. I currently have a 14' Recreational kayak a 16' dory and a catspaw dinghy that needs work. It seems a little impractical to tow a dinghy almost as long as my boat so I'm thinking of getting a SUP. Has anyone else tri...