The Cape Dory Board

Very cool. What a great community that these boats and this association bring together.

My family has had this engine in one of our sailboats for over 25 years, which overall has been very good, dependable, venerable motor. However, we have had to replace the exhaust manifold twice due to carbon build up. We used to "baby" the motor by starting it and letting it warm up at lo...

John, I think this is Mariposa that used to be moored in Camden, Maine. A long-time acquaintance of mine, the late Leonard Lookner, owned her, and had her repowered with a ~40hp Yanmar and repainted. She was a first generation 36 if I remember correctly. I sailed with him one day when I was looking ...

Free. Condition is good. Pick up in Maine, or we can arrange for shipping. Yankee has bead for roller furling. Staysail has grommets for hank-on clips. Brown sunbrella on leech. Private message me if interested.

Congratulations to John Stone for publishing the first in a series of his rebuilding the CD 36 Far Reach articles in Practical Sailor! https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/diy-projects/rebuilding-a-cape-dory-36 . And thank you John for sharing this and so many sea stories. We are all ri...

Ted, pick 2-3 local, disinterested brokerages and ask each for 2+ names of independent surveyors. There has been some turnover locally in this small cottage industry. Good luck!

Interesting question posed here. My answer is, A, if it looks good, it is good; and B. Benjamin Mendlowitz's explanations of marine photography is the best I've observed, one of which can be found here: https://www.offcenterharbor.com/videos/marine-photographers-eye-benjamin-mendlowitz-in-new-zealan...

Fair Winds, John! Looking forward to your posts.

Congratulations, John! I hope to see the Far Reach some day. This has been a great thread to follow. It must be one of the longest on the discussion board. I hope you enjoy the fruits of your design and labor for many years to come.

Dolphin at Portland Yacht Club, Falmouth, Maine, pre-Thursday night race series, 6/17/21. We won second in cruising that night.

I have the same issue. the boatyard saw spot rust on the engine mount crossbar under the water pump. I am going to watch it as I always have. Its dripped for 5 years, about one drop every 45-60 seconds. I plan to wire brush the crossbar, and as Dave Perry told me once, give it "a spraypaint tun...

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Private message me if you'd like more local knowledge.

Have fun planning your trip, and happy birthday.

I'm across the anchorage from you. I get Sea Hawk Monterrey at Hamilton Marine, which I use for two seasons.

You could try it for 3 or more seasons and see how far it goes. good luck.

see also https://www.seahawkpaints.com/bottom-paint-selector/ .

I keep all of mine going, and have replaced one backer plate with g10. I love that these are serviceable. The lapping kit and grease from Spartan is a great "tool for the job."

I know you got an earful already on this, but my two cents is to go sailing on a 36. If you want to crew one evening race next season in Casco Bay, private message me.