The Cape Dory Board

Have you considered a smallish dinghy or a nesting dinghy that mounts on top of the cabin top like the Pardey's do? (did)

I am in the market for a simpson lawrence hyspeed for my CD30. its manual, but with a smallish 30 foot boat, I would imagine sufficient battery power to run an electric windlass would be an issue. have you considered a hydraulic windlass run off a pump on the engine?

Incidentally, Port Townsend foundry makes some great hardware for boom gallows:

http://www.porttownsendfoundry.com/boom.htm

Its on my project list. I acquired a pair of ABI bronze upper gallows fittings, and will cast a pair of bases to match the cabintop. I wanted to use silicon bronze pipe for the uprights but the are not available, so I will likely use red brass pipe, unthreaded. I am gonna use a piece of 6/4 burmese ...

They look a lot like a portapottie.... Is it essentially a permanently mounted portapottie?

I am looking to install a boom gallows on the cabin top of my CD30. has anyone else done this?

I have a cape dory 30 with the volvo md7b with a freshwater system on it that came from the factory I am told. The dealer down the road said a few came through like that. I took it off last weekend because access is very tough for mantainance. I was curious how many people out there have freshwater ...

silicon bronze plate can be bought at atlas metal sales in colorado. atlasmetal.com

yes, me. or any other bronze foundry that does sand casting.

I won't be down on the boat for two weeks, but its a fiberglass casting the the engine panel is mounted in. on the 30 it is on starboard just forward of the back of the cockpit. I have only owned this boat for 3 weeks.... so I don't know what other cape dories its on. I am thinking about 1/8 inch th...

I have a small bronze foundry in my shop and I was planning to cast a replacement for the fiberglass piece that the engine panel mounts to. I also own an Endeavour 37 that I am trying to sell. I have cast a bunch of parts for Endeavours, such as this Endeavour builder's plate: https://www.facebook.c...

I purchase holly from the local sawmills, but you can also get it through Hearne's http://www.hearnehardwoods.com/

They also sell teak.