The Cape Dory Board

Boat is no longer for sale - will keep it. I'll take it up the Hudson and Champlain Canal this summer to Lake Champlain!
-Alec

Old head, Groco HE, needed a rebuild - but I found a good deal on a new and current-version HF, so I just ordered one of those - will go in the boat this spring.
So - brand new Groco HF Head to be installed this spring.
-Alec

For Sale: 1984 Cape Dory 25D “Rhythm Changes”, USCG No. 1251240, located in Portland, CT $13,500 Engine Yanmar 1GM (1984, but not original to the boat, rebuilt and installed on boat approx. 2015) Transmission fully rebuilt by Rick Neary (East Coast Marine Transmission) in 2019 ($1200) Hitachi 40 am...

Ah, Guest Dynaplate... you learn something new every day...
Thanks. I'll figure out what to order over football and Turkey!
I really do appreciate this message board and the help it offers - it was part of the reason I decided to bite the bullet and buy a CD!
-Alec

I pulled the hull zinc (CD 25D) this past weekend for replacement. On the inside of the bilge, there's what looks like a plastic-covered something - gray plastic, through which the hull zinc bolts stick into the hull... what is that??? Does it also need replacement? Any good lines on the right size ...

OK - I checked my damper disc - everything looks good. No looseness in the spline part, springs look OK - not broken, not loose in housings. Should get my trans back in the next week+ and will reinstall!
-Alec

I just sent my KM2A trans off to Rick at East Coast Marine Transmissions in NJ for a rebuild... I didn't pull the damper disc - started to, but had trouble with the disc spinning which made it hard/impossible to get the bolts loose... as he hadn't said to send him the damper disc, too, I gave up. (t...

I need to send my KM2A transmission out for rebuild... wondering if i can buy one that has already been rebuilt and do a swap instead of being without a transmission for a while... leads? Other ideas?
Alec

Still only one bid on ebay currently, for $1!
-Alec

https://www.ebay.com/itm/ECHOMAX-EM180-Passive-Radar-Reflector-Great-Condition-for-Sail-or-Motorboat/173956343643 EM180 Passive Radar Reflector ECHOMAX. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. I believe this is the EM180 - measurements match what Echomax lists in this brochure: For sale ...

I'd like to mount my Davis Echomaster to a stay... I have the mounting kit from Davis that allows me to assemble the Echomaster around the stay, but am not sure how to get the completed piece to stay where I want it to... lash it to the stay? (how?) Wire clamp of some kind? (which) Other?? Ideas? Vi...

Flouride!

I have a Yanmar 1GM with a Kanzaki KM2A trans that says it needs SAE 20/30 HD oil. I reached out to Yanmar through their website to ask about current oils for the trans, and they wrote back: "The KM2A gear will use an SAE20 or and SAE30 HD (Heavy Duty) engine oil. Back when this was written, th...

Thanks, everyone - some interesting possibilities here...
-Alec

Dreaming of Spring...

When sailing around Marblehead last summer, I noted a beautiful bronze-colored bottom paint on many of the sailboats. I'm having trouble finding this online - any leads?

I currently have Bottomkote NT on the boat, so it will need to adhere to that.
Thanks.
-Alec