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she looks great. where were you sailing? i stretched my season to mid november but godspeed (cd27) is all bundled up for a long winter's nap.
steve tompkins
cape may, nj

if you have solomons in your sites, you can't beat zahniser's. our stay there could not have been more pleasant. knowledgable staff, clean facilities, great service. restaurant on site has great food. easy access to the open water. and this is not to take anything away from spring garden. just anoth...

clint, got your inquiry. godspeed is still for sale. in cape may with her winter cover on, but showable. she goes back in the water in april. glad to answer any questions you might have.
steve tompkins

tim,
thanks for the compliment. i owe the previous owners for the care they took. it was an easy decision to purchase
'godspeed' and a difficult one to sell her.
come east and i will put some salt on your sails.
steve

1978 cd 27 #71 for sale. well cared for and maintained. actively sailed out of cape may. very reliable original ysb8 yanmar diesel. self-tending jib, easily single handed. wheel steering. new standard horizon chartplotter and vhf. all original interior features make this a classic. all original manu...

thanks for all your replies. lots of good information that i much appreciate. my sailing is open atlantic out of cape may. a variety of wind and wave conditions, both of which are motivators for the switch to a furler, so i won't have to go forward, usually under less than ideal conditions. tim, you...

john small world. i happened to be sailing the bvi on a "moorings" charter, a 50' beneteau. we were anchored at great harbor, jost van dyke, on the december 27. happened to see a boat named 'far reach' port of call swansboro nc. so i paddeboarded over to take a look. nobody on board. the p...

my cd 27 has the original hanked on headsails. looking for suggestions in changing the headsail to a furler system . any suggestions as to manufacturer and ease of installation and use. what do i need to order the correct size. i assume i will have to have my sailmaker convert the genoa to the parti...

here in new jersey we have our own version of 'flooding.' its called nor'easters and hurricanes. so we are familiar with letting out lots of line both for the high and the low tides. is Slainte still in the water? how far above the lock and dam at alton are you?

i have a 1978 cd 27 with the original ysb8 and a three blade prop. is it original? your guess is as good as mine. i don't experience any vibration nor loss of power that i can attribute to the prop. the reversing issue is endemic to the full keel. there is an old post on this cape dory website offer...

cathy- we are beyond watching. we have had winds here in cape may for the last two days blowing northeast steady 20=25 with gusts to 40. the walk out the dock to check on godspeed at high tide was an adventure. the tide has not gone out to normal in a week. the hurricane is not even a concern. welco...

There is no October sailing along the southern New Jersey coast. we have gone from bad to worse: a week of small craft advisory to gale warning with gusts to 45. i crawled out the dock at the marina last nite just to check the dock lines and double up on the windward side. the weather will subside j...

i was below at the base of the mast; hoisted my son in the bosun's chair with the main halyard and winch and my wife on the jib halyard as a secondary line. we were more anxious than my son who took the pictures after the job was done.

thanks for the cross section. the hard work is always the planning. that makes all the difference. well thought out plan. looks really nice.

view from the top of the mast. changing the windex on our cd 27